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mike m.10's avatar
mike m.10
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

PDF Preview functionality - how to disable?

I really, really dislike the Dropbox PDF preview functionality. It served my needs much better to have the PDF I click on in Dropbox open directly in Acrobat Reader. Is there a way to switch the PDF ...
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John B.8's avatar
John B.8
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

I actually found something that worked for me (so far!):

1) Uninstall Dropbox app
2) Open a local PDF file (using ES File Explorer, etc.)
3) System will prompt for default program to open
4) Pick the program you WANT to use :-)
5) Reinstall Dropbox
6) Open another local PDF file (ES File Explorer)
7) System will AGAIN prompt to choose default program
8) Make your selection

My phone now opens most PDF by default in Adobe Acrobat (local and URL). Dropbox PDF still open in the viewer, but once open, the viewer provides the option to switch to Acrobat.

I'm running Dropbox 7.2.8, Android 6.0.1 on Nexus 6P, and the Dropbox app is running with full permissions.

NB: This only fixed MY phone. I doubt that you'll want to get your customers to go through this process! So I absolutely agree that Dropbox should correct this oversight in their app.

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