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It doesn't show any PDF document when I try to view on my device

In Progress Ericmayna 4 years ago

When I simulate my prototype I can visualize all PDF documents correctly, but when I try to view on my device it doesn't show any PDF document,


Do I need another APP (like for example Adobe on my phone) to visualize PDF documents on my device?


Thank you very much in advance.


Regards

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What phone are you using and what OS is it running?

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I'm using Samsung Galaxy J3 and the OS is Android version 5.1.1

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It looks like Android has some limitations with displaying embedded PDFs. Here's a workaround:

Create a "Link To" event that goes to this URL:

http://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url=http://yourpdf.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://yourpdf.pdf">http://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url=http://yourpdf.pdf

Where http://yourpdf.pdf is where you type in the address of your PDF.

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Thank you Danielle. It works.

But now I have another question:

How can I go back to the same screen after I visualize a PDF document?


When I press the back arrow button on my phone, the app go to the first screen. Even though I select the option "Open in a new tab" when I create a "Link To" event.

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