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AndyVRD's avatar
AndyVRD
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

Background activity iOS from the mobile app.

Hi, Just notice that Dropbox keeps active in the background on iOS, even if i disable it in the settings from iOS. After some testing I found the problem, the integration with the files app causes...
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centvin's avatar
centvin
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

Dropbox iPhone APP uses a lot of battery despite "background APP refresh" is OFF. see pic.

To avoid long disscusions with Dropbox-Support, I uninstalled Dropbox on my Phone. Just to let know, that even if "background APP refresh" is OFF, it uses the biggest part of background activity.

 

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