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Pierre M.'s avatar
Pierre M.
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

PDF files open as read only on Acrobat Reader (on Android)

I haven't had any problem editing PDF files on my Android tablet until now. I simply opened dropbox, and opened the PDF in Adobe Acrobat from dropbox. Lately, when I open a PDF in Adobe Acrobat fro...
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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    7 years ago
    Hey peeps, sorry to hear about this. 
     
    In order to have a better look into this matter, I’d recommend continuing this discussion via email. I’ve sent thus an email to the email address associated with your Forum profiles. Please check your inbox for my latest message. 
     
    Cheers! :grin:
  • Juliandel's avatar
    Juliandel
    7 years ago

    I was able to use an app Xodo and it seems to work just fine for me. I will use this for the time being until this bug gets worked out.

hacohen's avatar
hacohen
New member | Level 2

Same problem here, on two Android machines. 

Lusil's avatar
Lusil
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 years ago
Hey peeps, sorry to hear about this. 
 
In order to have a better look into this matter, I’d recommend continuing this discussion via email. I’ve sent thus an email to the email address associated with your Forum profiles. Please check your inbox for my latest message. 
 
Cheers! :grin:
  • wwaltab5's avatar
    wwaltab5
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Same problem here...I was editing PDFs last week no problem.

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
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      7 years ago
      Hey wwaltab5! 
       
      Are you also having trouble with this? If so, I’d also recommend continuing this via email, in which case you can either contact our Support team or I can contact you directly to your email address associated with your Forum profile. 
       
      If this is not the case, let me know a bit more info on this so as to have a better understanding of the behavior you’re experiencing. Thanks in advance!

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