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PDF always open in Drive from Files

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When opening PDFs in "Files by Google" it always opens in Drive PDF Viewer. I want them to open in Adobe. I've looked online and got a lot similar issue, but none of the fixes work for me. Here is what I found in other posts and tried: - Clearing cache and storage in Drive and Files. - Selecting "Don't allow app to open links" in "Open by Default" for both Drive and Files. - There is no PDF option in "Setting"->"Apps"->"Default apps" for me to change. - Denying Files the "Modify system settings" permission. - Temporarily installing another PDF viewer to force a default app prompt when opening PDFs from Files (which it doesn't). - Temporarily installing another file manager and selecting Adobe as my default PDF viewer. It doesn't carry to Files. - Disabling Drive, opening the PDF from Files while Adobe is my only viewer. It opens in Adobe automatically but goes back to Drive as soon as I enable it again. - Disabling Drive, opening the PDF in Files while I have multiple viewers available, selecting Adobe and clicking "Always". It goes back to opening in Drive as soon as I enable it again. I am using a Google Pixel 8 Pro with Android 14. I had the same problem with my Pixel 6 for the past two+ years and possibly my older pixel 3, but I don't quite remember.
Asked by Vincent Carle (31 rep)
Jan 4, 2024, 05:16 PM
Last activity: Apr 8, 2024, 10:05 PM