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Mobile

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Preserve file Creation Dates(and other metadata) in mobile app versions
The ability to preserve, view, sort by, etc the original Creation Dates(and other metadata) of files is missing or severely limited in the Dropbox mobile apps. People who don’t use Dropbox primarily for business purposes on a computer but, as many of us do these days, use our smartphones as our primary(or only) method of keeping track of media/documents/audio files/etc are having to deal with the frustrating situation of trying and failing to backup/reorganize/download to another mobile device/etc our files without losing this extremely important file metadata. I can’t even view ANY file information on non-photo files, and the photos are difficult to even upload with a title that reflects the actual creation date. If not uploaded at a painful 1 image at a time (and many times not even then) the file name will be changed to the upload date/time. The creation date is ALWAYS listed as the upload time or the last time that it was moved, downloaded, re-uploaded, etc. There’s no sort by CREATION date, only sort by Modification date which is just a complete denial of basic file management for those of us who manage all of our files on mobile phones and tablets. We desperately need full file information accessibility for Dropbox mobile apps… ESPECIALLY the ability to preserve and sort by the ORIGINAL file creation dates… and to not lose access to those creation dates when moved, renamed, downloaded, re-uploaded, etc, but to keep them intact despite all modifications. Creation dates and modification dates can be preserved separately without sacrificing one for the other, as long as the files’ metadata remains intact.
AgentOrange
3 years ago Place Ideas
6.8KViews
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Automatic Upload of Live Photos
I want my lives to automatically save on DropBox and then when I come to DropBox and download it to my apple products I can still see them as Lives.
TaliiBee
4 years ago Place Ideas
6.4KViews
16likes
25Comments
Can we have an option to add a new folder upon saving a file on the iOS app?
When saving a file or a URL on the DB iPhone app, thx for making it somwhat easier to navigate to when the user wants to save the file. (Though it could be better w options for sort by most recent, alphabetical, etc). But the biggest issue is the user can’t create a new folder within the selected folder while still in the save mode. User has to drop the new file loose and then go back and create the new folder and then move the previously dropped file into the newly created folder.
FollowThrough
8 years ago Place Ideas
5.8KViews
6likes
17Comments
Playing audio while using another app on mobile devices
Please allow audio from Dropbox to be played/listened to while using another app please, and thank you. Allow audio to be used in the background.
JayJayPayDay
3 years ago Place Ideas
5.1KViews
10likes
25Comments
Allow sort by name reverse alphabetical (mobile)
Mobile currently only allows A-Z sort by name. Please allow Z-A sort option. With date naming A-Z always displays oldest files first. Please allow a swap!!
Ebiss
4 years ago Place Ideas
4.8KViews
12likes
19Comments
On iPad, adjust column widths, or allow line wrap, to show full filenames
Is it possible to prevent long filenames being shortened from the end? My filenames need to have the whole name displayed, rather than having the end characters chopped off. These "end" characters identify the various versions of the same file. Many thanks, JohnF
littlefellow
2 years ago Place Ideas
3.5KViews
27likes
13Comments
Mobile app (iOS): Having the option to open unsupported file types as .txt
As there are more file extensions than Dropbox recognizes, I have previously suggested that Dropbox examines the file content for ascii. As no action has been taken on Dropbox side to resolve, I now suggest a simple pop-up window that allows the user to select preview type. As a user/programmer ( in many languages) , I know what my files are, as I have put them in my Dropbox. I am best suited to know how to preview. This would allow me to review/edit files on mobile devices without temporarily renaming to a .txt file extension.
TWillis
2 years ago Place Ideas
930Views
0likes
5Comments
Please remove the scroll bar on the mobile app
Could you please remove the scroll bar? It gets in the way. When I open Dropbox to download a file I just uploaded, I have to wait a few seconds for the scroll bar to disappear. It's a mobile app for touchscreens. Why do we need a scroll bar, anyway? The entire screen is a scroll bar.
Mikeylectro
2 years ago Place Ideas
721Views
0likes
8Comments
Automatically delete a photo from phone, after it's been uploaded to Dropbox via camera uploads.
Less risk of filling up the phone storage
konstantin-ik
7 months ago Place Ideas
645Views
2likes
6Comments
Playing audio files consecutively in the mobile app on iOS
I don’t know about you, but I Dropbox to store many things, including audio files. I’ve been trying for years to get Dropbox to add at least away to play multiple files inside a folder. Currently, we can play 1 track at a time and we can loop that 1 track. However, we’re not able to play one track after another or to loop several tracks inside one folder. The excuse is always that dropbox is Storage cloud service. I still believe that it would be a great feature to have so that way I don’t have to use a third-party app. In my humble opinion, I think it would highlight and take Dropbox to a whole new level. Anyone else here would like to see these features? I hope so. cheers, claudia
Claudia_sf
11 months ago Place Ideas
407Views
3likes
9Comments