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"Open with" option missing
I'm using the Dropbox app in a Pixelbook, and until today, I used to be able to open pdf files using Xodo Docs by clicking on the three vertical dots on the right of the file names. For some reason,...
Hi Luc_W,
While we figure out why the option went away, you should be still be able to Open With from the document Preview.
1) Tap/click on the PDF that you want to open with. (You should see a preview of the first page).
2) On the bottom you should see the Open With button that looks like this below:
Hope that helps in the meantime!
Rodrigo
- Hello,We have decided to add the "Open With" action back to the action sheet from file browse screens, and then from the preview screens on Android. This will be included within the next couple stable releases of the Dropbox mobile app that should be available within the following few of weeks.Sorry for any inconvenience this caused.
Sanchez
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staff
rodrigo_dbxDropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi Luc_W,
While we figure out why the option went away, you should be still be able to Open With from the document Preview.
1) Tap/click on the PDF that you want to open with. (You should see a preview of the first page).
2) On the bottom you should see the Open With button that looks like this below:
Hope that helps in the meantime!
Rodrigo
Thanks for this temporary fix, rodrigo_dbx!
I have the same problem running Dropbox on my android (Samsung) tablet. "Open with" is gone. Even though I set default applications for the device, Dropbox does not honor them. I also uninstalled and reinstalled Dropbox from the Play Store tonight. That had no effect. I also tried to reset defaults using my tablet settings, again with no effect. My dialog box looks exactly like that in the link shown in the initial message here.
- rodrigo_dbx
Hi Jay 5,
Sorry to hear that. Did you Open From from within the Document Preview as shown above? That should work.
Thanks,
Rodrigo
- Sanchez
wrote:While we figure out why the option went away, you should be still be able to Open With from the document Preview.
1) Tap/click on the PDF that you want to open with. (You should see a preview of the first page).
2) On the bottom you should see the Open With button that looks like this below:
Please, please guys, revert back this last awful change.
It used to be the coolest thing to open pdf documents with my favourite external app (xodo), edit, underline, highlight and then save the document automatically to dropbox to continue studying when in my computer but this new idea of having to export first, edit and then upload is as cool as that moron who uses a big mug and is the head of the FCC.
recents menu doesnt work properly now either
