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Number of photos and position of actual photo I'm viewing to be shown at the top
This was available in the iPhone app until literally last week, not sure why it was removed. I could see something like "picture no. 128 out of 197", this way I could follow as it was uploading photos, or when I was reviewing photos to delete, I could remember "I need to go back to pic no. 128" if I got interrupted. It was a useful feature, I need it back.
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- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey Gabor V. - thanks for sharing your thoughts on this with us.
Just to make sure we're on the same page, could you clarify if you're referring to files you're uploading via the mobile app on your iOS device or were you talking about previewing them?
Is this about the automatic camera uploads feature perhaps or for files you've manually uploaded to your account?
Let us know more and we'll take it from there.
Walter,
It’s about any picture files in a folder while previewing them: each folder has a number of files and each file has a position within it. So, I open for preview the first image out of 263 and start previewing it. Until a couple weeks ago I could see the information at the top “1 of 263”, then as I moved with the right arrow it changed to “2 of 263” then “3 of 263” etc. This was useful to me and I’d like to have it back.
- Okay, I hope you will add it back.
Btw I still couldn’t find out if I could delete photos while previewing them in the app. It’s an extremely useful feature (I need to see exactly what I’m deleting!) and not restoring it makes the iPhone app way less useful. It’s actually an issue which would make me look into alternatives to Dropbox. - Nancy
Gabor V., can you clarify the OS version of your iPhone, as well as the Dropbox app version you’re running on it?
Finally, can you send a screenshot of the options you’re seeing when clicking on the 3 dots at the top part of your preview? If you scroll down the list, there should be an option to delete your file.
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
iOS version 17.4.1
Dropbox version - how can I find it out? I have no app updates on my iPhone so I guess it’s the latest version
Screenshot - how can I upload here? I already uploaded a screenshot to a chat with your colleague Milo who proposed to remove and add back the app but it didn’t help, since then I have an email chat which hasn’t helped yet - Nancy
You can locate the app’s version by going to its Account tab and tapping on the gear icon at the top right corner.
As for the screenshot, there should be a small camera icon above your message box, where you can click in order to attach it. This option may only be available on a computer though.
Feel free to send me the ticket number from your support convo as well, and I can have a look.
- Hi Nancy,
The delete option is back, looks exactly the same as before. The version number is 372.2.4, not sure if relevant now. I haven’t updated it for a long time (at least a week) as it’s no longer showing among recently updated apps in the App Store.
I still can’t find the camera icon, not sure if still relevant in light of the delete option being back (looks exactly the same as before).
