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andersmusikka
5 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Make offline files visible in the android filesystem
I think you should make files stored offline on Android available in the file system.
As it is now, the dropbox files marked as 'available offline' are hidden from the rest of the operating sys...
SpicyLemon
4 years agoHelpful | Level 6
As a Dropbox user on Android, I want the files that I marked "Make available offline" to be accessible when my internet is down.
Really, this feels like a bug, so here's it is in bug report format.
Setup: (With internet)
1. Open the Dropbox app on my Android phone.
2. Tap the three vertical dots next to a file.
3. Toggle the "Make available offline" so that the switch is to the right, and is colored blue.
4. Wait for the green circle with a white down arrow to appear next to the three vertical dots for the file.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Connect my phone to my WiFi.
2. Unplug the cable modem or otherwise disconnect my WiFi router from the internet while leaving the WiFi router operational.
3. Open the Dropbox app on my Android phone.
4. Navigate to the offline files area in the app: Home -> Hamburger (upper left) -> Offline. Alternatively, navigate to the location of the file in the Files area in the app.
5. Tap the file to try to open it.
Expected result:
The file opens just like it would while online.
Actual result:
A modal appears with a flying saucer icon in the middle at the top, the filename is centered below it, some sort of center-out progress bar(?) below that, and a centered cancel button at the bottom. This does not go away unless the cancel button is pressed. The file is never opened.
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