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Ian_A6's avatar
Ian_A6
Collaborator | Level 9
7 years ago

Get rid of preview pane in iPad app!

New iOS version today says I can now get rid of the Preview pane but HOW? Waited so long for this and now I can't work out how to do it!!
Mobile
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  • Maple's avatar
    Maple
    7 years ago

    Hi Ian,

     

    The feature is still rolling out. You'll see it soon as a X button in the top left of the preview pane.

JohnTheGeek's avatar
JohnTheGeek
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

The mobile app has been falling behind in usability for a while now, but a recent update completely removed the ability to close the primary image view and make the thumbnail view full screen on my iPad.  Now I'm limited to only 3 thumbnails per row which makes browsing in thumbnail view so much worse than before.  I *much* preferred to be able to close that primary view and let the thumbnails fill the entire screen until I needed to view one of those images.

Please spend some time improving the iPad app.  I've reluctantly stayed with Dropbox through the years and I'd love to promote you more, but you can't keep taking away things we used and expect any positive result from it.

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    6 years ago

    Hey there JohnTheGeek, 

    Welcome to the Dropbox Community!

    Initially,  could you please clarify if you don't see the option to preview your files as a list instead of a gallery, which is like the grid-like template that you see as you describe?

    The option should be visible on the right-hand side of your screen.  

    Let me know what you find!

    • JohnTheGeek's avatar
      JohnTheGeek
      Helpful | Level 6
      6 years ago
      You misunderstand. I can see them in icon view. Icon view *used* to fill the entire screen. But now only fills the left column even if there is no content to display in the much larger right column.

      A month ago that was not the case, and I could close the right column to expand the left column to full screen.

      This has nothing to do with icon vs list view in the left column.
      • Lusil's avatar
        Lusil
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        6 years ago

        Ah, I see! Thanks for clarifying that for me, JohnTheGeek. 

        When you preview a file, are you able to click on the X mark that should be on the top left corner of the preview? 

        Let me know of any updates!

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