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Brian D.28's avatar
Brian D.28
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

"Open in" feature not working on iPad or iPhone

Under activities on my iPad and iPhone- cannot "Open In" other apps such as iBooks.
Mobile
Setting up the apps
  • Sanchez's avatar
    Sanchez
    7 years ago
    Hey budvar, welcome to our community! 

    It looks like you’re using Polaris’ mobile app there, in which case you wouldn’t see the Open With option that our app provides. If you would like to use our mobile app, you can get it here :wink:
     
    Cheers
     
    [This thread is now closed by moderators due to inactivity. If you're experiencing a similar behavior, feel free to start a new discussion in the Dropbox Community here.]
Laurie F.2's avatar
Laurie F.2
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

So frustrating when these companies get into wars with each other. I bought a subscription to Dropbox because it's more reliable than iCloud and everyone has it. Now apparently Dropbox feels the need to go on the offensive and require its users to interface exclusively with their approved partners; notably Adobe, a longtime foe of Steve Jobs.

Well, I did find a workaround (because I too like to store my PDF's in easy to access folders in iBooks). I have an app called GoodReader that I have been using for years - great for redlining PDF's. You can link it to Dropbox and iCloud, and open PDF's directly from Dropbox. From there, I transferred it to iCloud, and from iCloud I opened it in iBooks.

Crazy stupid, I know, but no more crazy than these stupid Silicon Valley rivalries that make my work more difficult.

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