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Share links don't work on Android
For a while now, I've been sharing Dropbox documents in PDF format via email. Once in a while people tell me they "can't open the links." I always just assumed they didn't know what they were doing, ...
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3 years ago Place Create, upload, and share
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Re: Share links don't work on Android
If anyone has received private help from this thread that has resolved their issue and wants to report back here what general steps were taken, that might be helpful.
6 years ago Place Create, upload, and share
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Re: Share links don't work on Android
The device I was testing on does indeed have a PDF viewer, which works fine with other PDF files (I checked). And my Dropbox links open fine on iOS and in the desktop browser... so I know the file co...
6 years ago Place Create, upload, and share
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Re: Share links don't work on Android
Lusil, Surprisingly, even that doesn't work! If I use the dl=0 option, nothing happens, and if I use dl=1, the file downloads but won't open (other PDF files on the device do open).
6 years ago Place Create, upload, and share
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Re: Share links don't work on Android
Unfortunately, that's not the case... the file in question is a valid PDF file and I can view it properly from iOS devices... just not Android.:wink:
6 years ago Place Create, upload, and share
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Re: Share links don't work on Android
I actually did try the dl=1 argument before I wrote this post! It makes no difference. Shouldn't the links open in the browser instead of trying to download the file?
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Re: Share links don't work on Android
Absolutely! Here you go.
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