* Is there a way to change the default PDF viewer in the Dropbox App for the iPad? When I click on "Open in" in a PDF, it only shows the option of Adobe, but I use PDF Expert. (In contrast, on my Mac, when I double click on a PDF in my Dropbox folder, it automatically opens in PDF Expert). * If I can't change the default PDF viewer to PDF Expert on the iPad, what is the easiest way to open a PDF from Dropbox in PDF Expert? (Of course I already know that I can start IN PDF Expert and open Dropbox files there from Dropbox, which I have linked to it; but this is for when I happen to have begun from the Dropbox iPad app instead.)

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Is there a way to change the default PDF viewer in the Dropbox App for the iPad?

nigeldesouza

Is there a way to change the default PDF viewer in the Dropbox App for the iPad? When I click on "Open in" in a PDF, it only shows the option of Adobe, but I use PDF Expert. (In contrast, on my Mac, when I double click on a PDF in my Dropbox folder, it automatically opens in PDF Expert).
If I can't change the default PDF viewer to PDF Expert on the iPad, what is the easiest way to open a PDF from Dropbox in PDF Expert? (Of course I already know that I can start IN PDF Expert and open Dropbox files there from Dropbox, which I have linked to it; but this is for when I happen to have begun from the Dropbox iPad app instead.)

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growthcfo

There is no way to set a default PDF viewer on an iPad, including using the Files app.

I did find a work around however. In Dropbox, I saved the file to my device and then from there I could send it to PDF Expert and open it there.

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Jay

Hi @nigeldesouza, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

Could you attach a screenshot showing the options you're getting exactly when trying to preview files?

This will help me to assist further!

growthcfo

I have the same exact need. I have PDF Expert installed on my iPad and would like to have Dropbox "open in" PDF Expert and not Adobe Acrobat. Is this possible?

Jay

Hi @growthcfo, are you able to change the default app for opening PDF files on your iOS device manually, as this was set by your device?

You might need to do this from the iOS Files app, according to some brief research I've done.

growthcfo

Jay

Thanks for the update, this should help other users who are experiencing the same behavior on their iOS devices.

Enjoy your week!