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Unable to download Dropbox Paper Android - Was made for an older version of Android
Hi - I have a Fairphone 5 on Android 14 and I recently went to install Dropbox Paper, but the Play Store says that the app was made for an older version of Android and thus am unable to download it. I have tried joining the beta program to see if that changed things, but it did not.
Is this a known issue? Is Dropbox releasing an update soon?
How can I install Dropbox Paper?
For any that are also wondering about this, I have received a reply from Dropbox on a ticket I raised and they mentioned they are aware of this issue with the Dropbox Paper app being unavailable to be downloaded on Android 14.
However, they have no timeline to when they plan to resolve it.
Quite disappointing considering Android 14 has been out for some time now...
- Mark
Super User II
Is Dropbox releasing an update soon?
I doubt it - the last update on most of the apps was over 2 years ago.
If the app store wont let you then I'm not sure its possible. I think you'll just need to use Paper via the website.
That's a bit worrying.
Would it be wise to even consider migrating my cloud storage to Dropbox? I was not aware of the lack of any sort of development with the service...
- Mark
I was not aware of the lack of any sort of development with the service...
I think its probably worth considering them as 2 totally distinct services if I am honest. The cloud syncing stuff has had loads of updates and upgrades recently - and its continuously happening. Its the other stuff that's floundering a bit...
This is a good place to go and look at whats changed in Dropbox recently.
Hopefully Paper will see some action soon as it seems like migration of docs has recently restarted (just based on posts here) from the old to the newer system (called Paper 2020.... yes, its now almost 5 years late....) but if we ignore that the fact its happening and started back up again seems to be a good thing....!
