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Displaying a PDF from a folio on Android

Jun 17, 2012 7:53 AM

Tags: #android #dps #folio #digital_publishing_suite

Hi,

Does anyone know if it's possible to link to a PDF (whether online or within the HTMLResources.zip) and display it on an Android tablet? (Galaxy 10).

I have this working fine on the iPad Adobe Content viewer app.

On the Android version if I link to an online .pdf I just get a message saying 'starting download'.

If I have the link connecting to HTMLResources/nameoffile.pdf nothing happens.

I am currently running the latest versions of the Adobe Content Viewer apps on both platforms.

Thanks,

Mark

753 Views 4 Replies Latest reply: firenzze, Aug 26, 2012 8:59 AM

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1. Neele Meier,

Jul 16, 2012 4:09 AM in reply to markc888

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Hi,

do solve your problem? We 've the same situation. Is there any way to show this PDFs (HTMLResources/nameoffile.pdf) on android tablets?

Thanks,
Raphaela

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2. Adi Ravid,

Jul 16, 2012 7:40 AM in reply to markc888

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I think the problem is related to the web services of the tablet device.

We had some problems with links to web content and PDFs that worked perfectly on the iPad but produces an error on Android devices.
As testing those URLs in the iPad version of the Chrome browser produced the same errors, we concluded that these problems were due to the incomparability of the Chrome web services of the Android devices with the web content of these sites and its capability to display PDFs, which is handled much better by the iPad's Safari.

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3. markc888,

Jul 17, 2012 4:09 AM in reply to Neele Meier

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My workaround was to open the links in the external device browser.

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4. firenzze,

Aug 26, 2012 8:59 AM in reply to Neele Meier

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Any idea about this?
The PDF link does not work in the android reader. We are already in v22 and this still does not work.
There are some basic things to the digital editorial market that Adobe did not resolve yet. Why, why, why? I think that many people are having the same problem.

1. Zoom in PDF folios for Android
2. Android, iPhone, iPod single folio viewer
3. Android smartphones viewer to small displays
4. Android subscriptions viewer

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