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ElaM
Dropbox Product Manager
Dropbox Product ManagerHow user-friendly is Dropbox on mobile, and how seamless is your collaboration with your team?
Hey everyone! I'm Ela, a Product Manager at Dropbox. Our team is dedicated to improving the Dropbox mobile application to ensure a seamless and user-friendly experience for efficient team collaborati...
Hi there. I've tried several times to get a response from support so hoping you are listening...
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Why can't you chose the PDF viewer rather than force users to hard code to open Adobe's Reader on iOS. Please add this as a feature request. Indeed, back in the day Apple received a lot of stick as emails had to go thru Apple Mail, essentially this is the same... let the users define the PDF tool they prefer!
Saying this when navigating within the Dropbox app a simple in-built no frills PDF viewer would be useful to avoid opening further apps - please also add this as a feature request.
Thanks for a response ERs from product management.
To 1.
Why can't you chose the PDF viewer rather than force users to hard code to open Adobe's Reader on iOS. Please add this as a feature request. Indeed, back in the day Apple received a lot of stick as emails had to go thru Apple Mail, essentially this is the same... let the users define the PDF tool they prefer!
Saying this when navigating within the Dropbox app a simple in-built no frills PDF viewer would be useful to avoid opening further apps - please also add this as a feature request.
Thanks for a response ERs from product management.
emilyc123Hi! Thank you for the feedback. To view a Dropbox file in your preferred PDF app you can go tap Share > Export a copy > select your preferred app from the list.
I hear what you're saying though that it's not intuitive to figure that out. If you don't mind sharing, what app are you trying to view the PDF in? And is there functionality you're trying to use in the other app that Dropbox does not provide?
