Google drive download pdf settings

When I clicked on a PDF file within that old version of chrome and was asked for my choice of viewer, I emphatically chose something non-Google, to be used every time. The step that I have to add to those instructions is that after following them I tried updating chrome to the latest version.

The new choice of PDF viewer is still in place. So long as I never return to the Google viewer I should be able to change my default viewer again. I tried a number of options previously used but none worked on getting chrome to use the default pdf viewer previously set on the device in my case, Foxit Then, opened file manager again, completed the process again and it worked to set Foxit as the default PDF app as far a chrome was concerned.

What worked - both on Marshmallow and on Oreo - is the following:. I've had this problem for a few months, on Android 10 Pixel 3a XL , and solved the problem today.

Try this:. Now open your PDF file, it will open with this newly installed app. I chose Kindle. It seems to work fine now. I use a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the handset is not the issue nor is Android. It was working fine. It displayed the whole PDF in Drive but after storing it just didn't open in any other PDF viewer, said: "cannot be displayed, unrecognized format". This then gives a choice of PDF readers after a phone reboot.

Now download a PDF. While opening that file, you will get an option to pick your default PDF Viewer. Choose Adobe and tap on "Always open with". I too was struck with this issue. Google drive hijacks the downloads, and then Adobe wants 9.

Uninstalling any Google Drive updates and then disabling it will also solve the problem Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.

Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 5 years, 9 months ago. Active 1 year, 10 months ago. Viewed k times. My phone's a Samsung S5. I'm using Chrome for it. Improve this question.

Andrew T. Maglabe K. Maglabe 1 1 gold badge 2 2 silver badges 5 5 bronze badges. Which OS version is it currently running? Note there is an app called google pdf viewer and a a function within drive called drive pdf viewer, wich are different. The first one can be unistalled in application manager.

I have almost the identical issue. The main problem for me is when I download the PDF and it automatically opens in the Drive viewer, it always shows up as a blank document. Did you get this fixed ever? Afterwards, you still need to reset the default by clicking on a PDF from any file browser. Add a comment.

Active Oldest Votes. I had the same problem using Firefox on Android - totally maddening - but fixed it. Shouldn't it be there in Chrome, under the hood somewhere? Improve this answer. Kbarb Kbarb 1 1 silver badge 3 3 bronze badges. Scroll down to the Launch by default section and tap the "Clear Defaults" button. Chahk Chahk For me, there's no separate PDF viewer app, and clearing defaults for the Drive doesn't help. Disabling the Drive app makes it "cant open file" even that i have adobe pdf and fbreader installed — wizzard0.

Similar to others.. To fix this in Nougat. Hope this helps. Kram Kram 21 1 1 bronze badge. I didn't have any separate PDF viewer app, just Drive. I'm using a Google Pixel 2. Basomic Basomic 11 1 1 bronze badge. Sorry for posting this on the Web apps, didn't know there was an Android Enthusiasts. Edited the question for clarification. This page will outline how to make the browser download PDF files automatically, rather than open them in a new tab.

To proceed, select your browser from the list below and follow the instructions. To change the name of a PDF file you want to download, right-click the download link and select Save As. However, downloading a PDF is still possible. By default, Google Chrome opens a PDF file in the browser window instead of saving it to the downloads folder. To have PDF files open in the browser again, repeat these steps and select the Preview in Firefox option or Use other option to choose another program.