android: open .pdf link in browser not os pdf viwer!

[ramyareye]

Which platform(s) does your issue occur on?

• Android

Please, provide the following version numbers that your issue occurs with:

• CLI: latest
• Plugin(s): latest

Please, tell us how to recreate the issue in as much detail as possible.

Describe the steps to reproduce it.
I try to open a .pdf link from dropbox in browser but it opens os native pdf viwer!
As my file is not really a pdf but a link to the file I need to open it in browser.
How can I force my app to open this .pdf link like a normal link?

[jdnichollsc]

I don't understand, what kind of link? please attach an example to be able to reproduce this issue
Can you try using Google Viewer?

const encodedUrl = encodeURIComponent(fileUrl)
const url = `https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=${encodedUrl}&embedded=true`

Regards

[ramyareye]

I don't understand, what kind of link? please attach an example to be able to reproduce this issue
Can you try using Google Viewer?

const encodedUrl = encodeURIComponent(fileUrl)
const url = `https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=${encodedUrl}&embedded=true`

Regards

I ended up with same solution. The problem is I couldn't open a pdf in dropbox file viewer. As I searched it's related to Android. Here is a same issue

[KingAmo]

while I am in China, i could not reach any google services, is there a alternative way ?

[jdnichollsc]

@KingAmo honestly I've no idea

[gajjartejas]

Why does not it is working in China?