iOS app: "Convert all to classic integration"

[anmipo]

I have noticed that Dropbox for iOS (v358.2) has a new action in the settings. Under `Native Files.app integration`, there is a button titled "Convert all to classic integration". But it is not documented anywhere.

What does it do?

How is the "modern" integration different from the "classic" one?

[zacw]

I'm looking into updating the documentation, I think it was an oversight that it wasn't created, sorry about that.

There are now 2 mechanisms for how the app talks with the Files app (or other apps interacting with Dropbox files):

• Classic, what has existed in the app for several years
• Modern, which is a new implementation using newer File Provider APIs

In all cases, Modern is going to give you a significantly more reliable experience as well as enable things like using Dropbox as a "Downloads" destination in Safari or folder selection in other apps.

[puchat]

Hi @zacw,
I just wanted to point out that actually the Modern implementation seems to be somewhat buggy.
When using it, other applications (such as Keepassium) do not automatically see that there’s a new version of a particular file in my Dropbox. I have to manually perform some steps (like refreshing the file via the Files popup with Dropbox integration).
However, when I switch back to the Classic integration, everything seems to work fine (meaning other apps can automatically detect when a particular file has been changed and use the new file version right away).

Please take a closer look at the integration, as this feature seems to be incorrectly implemented in the Modern option.

[nascent666]

@puchat and @zacw

I, too, was trying to use the modern implementation with Keepassium and I could never get it to see my Dropbox sync. The .kdbx file was updated everywhere -- on my desktop, then synced with the cloud -- but when I went into Keepassium, it would "download" the .kdbx only when initially setting up. It never synced after that until I switched the setting from Modern to Classic. Now it works great. I've been trying to fix this for weeks. There is definitely an issue with the Modern API.