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73 TopicsMake offline files visible in the android filesystem
I think you should make files stored offline on Android available in the file system. As it is now, the dropbox files marked as 'available offline' are hidden from the rest of the operating system. This gives a number of problems: 1: When opening a file in an app, that app may put the file path in its 'most recently used documents'-list. However, since the path it gets from the Dropbox-app is not long-lived, the 'most recently used documents'-list becomes unusable, since the links on it become dead rather quickly. 2: It makes using browsing apps, like photo viewers or podcast players, on your offline files impossible. 3: Some apps expect content to be found on the file system. For example, the samsung app used to download content onto a samsung smart watch, expects to find files in the file system. It cannot be used to download files from dropbox onto the smart watch. 4: Sometimes a smart phone is used a bit like a computer. Like uploading files to an FTP-server and the like. A FTP-client typically expects to find files on the file system, and allows them to be selected and uploaded. This does not work with Dropbox. A possible work-around is to export the contents from the dropbox offline folder onto the phones regular file system. This is unsatisfactory because: 1) It feels cumbersome. The number of clicks to send a podcast episode to a smart watch, or to download a .pdf from dropbox and upload to an FTP-server, becomes a few too many. 2) For files which can be edited (like password manager saves, various profiles, text documents etc), the user needs to remember to copy the file back to Dropbox, which is very error prone. Dropbox obviously already has technology to synk a file system folder with dropbox. Could not this functionality be offered on smart phones also?20KViews87likes82CommentsCan this app be used on my Android phone in 2025?
I need all the help I can get. Can someone answer this question. I have a android phone Galaxy A53 5G that I bought 2022-2023. I have alot of videos on there that my phone storage can no longer maintain. No I can't use the ones from Google they only do photos. Also I have don't have an computer at all only my phone. I'm trying to be a new upcoming youtuber. So yes I will be making alot of videos. Will this app work for me or not? I haven't used this app before this so I really don't know? Someone please help?24Views1like4CommentsUnable to download Dropbox Paper Android - Was made for an older version of Android
Hi - I have a Fairphone 5 on Android 14 and I recently went to install Dropbox Paper, but the Play Store says that the app was made for an older version of Android and thus am unable to download it. I have tried joining the beta program to see if that changed things, but it did not. Is this a known issue? Is Dropbox releasing an update soon? How can I install Dropbox Paper?58Views1like5CommentsApp not work on device Galaxy S23 Ultra
Good day. I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra device, and the dropbox application behaves very unexpectedly on it, I cannot use it. Below is a link to a video with details of the problem. The screen blinks and then nothing loads. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m75dre15q5tpd60x1ymjk/Screen_Recording_20230915_114124_Dropbox.mp4?rlkey=nfuvxlvbw0ayzukl5jqk2ckkw&dl=0Solved2.2KViews1like2CommentsPhoto Location Information in Android App
When viewing photos it is possible to look at a subset of the 'Exif' data associated with a photo by clicking on the appropriate symbol (ⓘ in the Android App). The Android version shows the location (GPS) data. However, this appears to be wrong and in some cases, nonsensical. As an example, one photo is reported to have Latitude 108.035 N, Longitude 21.2805 E. Windows file properties and other apps report the correct location (approx. geo:51.951 N,1.348 E). Obviously 108N does not exist in the real world! Anyone know what is wrong with Dropbox?1.7KViews1like7CommentsAndroid application doesn't work on latest android (Samsung S23)
Hello! I'm trying to install the Dropbox application on my smartphone, but unfortunately something goes wrong. First, as usual, I enter my credentials, then 2-step verification code, application seems to be started, then asks a permission "allow notifications": allow or disable. But then, regardless the choice, the screen starts blinking and does not react on touches. Then I stop the application manually, and when I try to launch it again, only bluescreen with dropbox logo appears and lasts forever. I've installed the android application many times on different devices, all worked fine. But this time with this phone something is definitely wrong. My device is Samsung S23 Ultra (SM-918B/DS 512Gb). Latest updates, Android 13. Latest Dropbox application from Play Market. I've recorded the video with this bug (10 Mb, 1 min): https://www.dropbox.com/s/r9prndfmpgyf47e/video_2023-02-09_00-22-26.mp4?dl=0 I really enjoy using dropbox, so if it's necessary, I can provide additional information to make it better. Thank you!Solved3.4KViews1like9CommentsDropbox not working on new Android phone
Hello, I just switched to second phone after first one didn't support DropBox now another new phone does not opening DropBox app. This is what is happened on both phones, after installation of DropBox app, and fill up user and pass app start process of login and than phone start to blinking around 20sec and return to main screen, a put down DropBox app. I received after that email security notification about login which is mean I'm logged in somehow but my phone is not. After that when I try to open DropBox app then screen is just blue for 10sec and again app is turned off. As I can see this is not only my problem, already bunch of people left 1 star review on google store for the same reason. It's sad how we got to the point where such a good app can't even run anymore on android phone, -10 stars for engineering in DropBox team.2.2KViews1like6Comments