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nuwen
7 years agoNew member | Level 2
iOS Siri Shortcuts, Using “Get File” With Dropbox
I’m trying to use Siri Shortcuts on iOS 12 to share photos using a shared Dropbox folder. I’ve written a workflow that successfully saves selected photos from the iOS Photos app (or elsewhere) to a s...
- 7 years ago
As we expected, IOS 12.1 update has solved the issue.
Now, in Shortcus app, the action “Get File” with Dropbox, woks fine, as it dit in Workflow app in IOS 11.
Great!!
limbusnl
Helpful | Level 6
It is the same issue as the OP has posted. I have some images in dropbox folder which I want to copy to ios album via shortcuts
palcaide
5 years agoHelpful | Level 7
One picture at a time? Or a group?
- limbusnl5 years agoHelpful | Level 6I want to copy every picture in the dropbox folder to ios album
- palcaide5 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Yes, you're right. Shortcuts access to Dropbox folders is not working right now. Sorry. It seems to be a bug derived from the update to IOS 14.
I found several commentaries in reddit forums reporting the same problem.
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/iyvhq2/ipaos_14_how_to_get_files_from_folder_in_dropbox/
https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/ivgxp3/get_random_item_from_dropbox_no_longer_works_in/
This kind of bugs use to be quickly fixed. I hope so.
- RichTack5 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I have been having the same problem. It started in the first public beta of iOS 14 and it continues today - both in 14.1 and in 14.2 Beta 4 for the public.
When using the "Get File" action in Shortcuts, the action only returns the name of the Folder that was originally selected. I have tried Signing Out and Signing back in through Shortcuts. I have also tried signing out, deleting the Dropbox app, restarting the device, redownloading the app, signing in on the app and then signing in through Shortcuts. Nothing so far.
Would love any suggestions. I'm getting ready to move everything over to iCloud, which I would very much prefer not to do - it's why I decided to pay to upgrade Dropbox earlier this year! :-)
- AlanWd5 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I have the same problem, which arose also with an iOS upgrade a year or two ago. That time is was fixed in the first ".1" update I think - this time its still not fixed in 14.2. My most useful shortcuts no longer work and I have had to stop using Dropbox - again.
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