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Gabor V.'s avatar
Gabor V.
Explorer | Level 4
8 months ago

Number of photos and position of actual photo I'm viewing to be shown at the top

This was available in the iPhone app until literally last week, not sure why it was removed. I could see something like "picture no. 128 out of 197", this way I could follow as it was uploading photo...
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  • emilyc123's avatar
    emilyc123
    7 months ago

    Hi Gabor V. Thanks for reaching out and providing this feedback. We will fix that and have it out in the next release (v376). 

Gabor V.'s avatar
Gabor V.
Explorer | Level 4

Walter,

It’s about any picture files in a folder while previewing them: each folder has a number of files and each file has a position within it. So, I open for preview the first image out of 263 and start previewing it. Until a couple weeks ago I could see the information at the top “1 of 263”, then as I moved with the right arrow it changed to “2 of 263” then “3 of 263” etc. This was useful to me and I’d like to have it back. 

Helen DBX's avatar
Helen DBX
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
7 months ago

Hello Gabor V. 

Thanks for reaching out. I hope you don't mind me jumping in here.
 
If you are referring to the “x of y” counters we used to have at the top of the UI inside a preview of a single file, indeed that was removed.
 
We're always looking for ways to improve Dropbox. We regularly release new versions of our products with better performance, additional features, and security enhancements. 
 
I will note this as feedback and we really appreciate your contribution.
 
Best regards, 
Helen 
The Dropbox Team
  • Gabor V.'s avatar
    Gabor V.
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 months ago
    Okay, I hope you will add it back.

    Btw I still couldn’t find out if I could delete photos while previewing them in the app. It’s an extremely useful feature (I need to see exactly what I’m deleting!) and not restoring it makes the iPhone app way less useful. It’s actually an issue which would make me look into alternatives to Dropbox.
    • Nancy's avatar
      Nancy
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      7 months ago

      Gabor V., can you clarify the OS version of your iPhone, as well as the Dropbox app version you’re running on it? 

       

      Finally, can you send a screenshot of the options you’re seeing when clicking on the 3 dots at the top part of your preview? If you scroll down the list, there should be an option to delete your file.

      • Gabor V.'s avatar
        Gabor V.
        Explorer | Level 4
        7 months ago
        iPhone 15 Pro Max
        iOS version 17.4.1
        Dropbox version - how can I find it out? I have no app updates on my iPhone so I guess it’s the latest version
        Screenshot - how can I upload here? I already uploaded a screenshot to a chat with your colleague Milo who proposed to remove and add back the app but it didn’t help, since then I have an email chat which hasn’t helped yet

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