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Jensen_G
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

unable to play back Dropbox MP3 files in iPhone web browser

I have a client who is using Dropbox to share MP3 files of his radio show. When he shares an mp3 file (e.g. https://www.dropbox.com/s/a788cb7ogkmr3tf/blainesworld-20170927.mp3?dl=0 ) the mp3 will pla...
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    behzod
    8 years ago

    Hi,

    It is super easy to "fix" this issue and listen to the audio you shared on iPhone's Safari browser.

     

    Just delete dl=0 at the end of the link and replace it with raw=1 

    Your link that you gonna share should look like this:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/a788cb7ogkmr3tf/blainesworld-20170927.mp3?raw=1

     

    Basically, what you are doing by adding the raw=1 to the end of the link is hotlinking it. That's is sharing direct download link to the file. Anyone who clicks on hotlinked file will not see any of the Dropbox frames, logos, etc. It works for any type of file that you share.

     

    I just opened that link on my iPhone's Safari as well as on Chrome browser on my laptop and it is working with no issues. Here is the screenshot:

     

     

    Hope this solution helps.

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behzod
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Hi,

It is super easy to "fix" this issue and listen to the audio you shared on iPhone's Safari browser.

 

Just delete dl=0 at the end of the link and replace it with raw=1 

Your link that you gonna share should look like this:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a788cb7ogkmr3tf/blainesworld-20170927.mp3?raw=1

 

Basically, what you are doing by adding the raw=1 to the end of the link is hotlinking it. That's is sharing direct download link to the file. Anyone who clicks on hotlinked file will not see any of the Dropbox frames, logos, etc. It works for any type of file that you share.

 

I just opened that link on my iPhone's Safari as well as on Chrome browser on my laptop and it is working with no issues. Here is the screenshot:

 

 

Hope this solution helps.

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Maple
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8 years ago
Hi behzod,

Thanks for your comment! This is great work around.

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