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AndyVRD
5 years agoHelpful | Level 5
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...
AaronPowellDesign
Explorer | Level 3
I’ve already tried that, which are basically the first things I tried... I have recently upgraded my iPad’s OS, so again, doing the most common troubleshooting does nothing to help me.
The application is faulty.
The application is faulty.
Pieroman
5 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Same thing for me (iPadOS 14), Dropbox is getting hours of "background" activity in the settings>battery section. I tried uninstalling, rebooting and re-installing (because the other infamous "disappearing favorites" iPadOS bug), but it's still using battery like crazy (and the other bug is still there :dizzy_face:).
- AaronPowellDesign5 years agoExplorer | Level 3Ahhh I’m glad I’m not alone on this one..
I now panic when I realise that I’d forgotten to quit the app before putting the iPad away, since then I dread to see what reaction that follows..
It’s really chronic on the power use since when this has happened my iPad feels like a toast straight out of the toaster!!!!
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