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Not37480809rgwq
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May 18, 2024
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Adobe Acrobat Reader for Android - Disable 'send as a link' attachment

  • May 18, 2024
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Hi all,

 

I've seen other discussions about this, but none that I could see about Android version.

I have this app installed on my phone, and when I want to share a PDF, the default option is "share as link" through the Adobe cloud. I don't want that. Never.

I know there is a workaround, using "Send a copy" - I want that to be the default option or the only option available for me.

I've search the preferences of the app, but could not find any option to disable "sharing by link"

 

Thanks

    Correct answer Meenakshi Negi

    Hi Not37480809rgwq, Shikhar0D45, and Mohamed39000201e8k3,

     

    Thank you for reaching out.

     

    When you select the share tool in the Acrobat Reader Android application, you get all the options at once. You can select any of the options there to share the file. For more information, refer to the following help document: https://adobe.ly/4c9l0fH. 

    Currently, there is no option to remove the share as a link option. However, you may share your suggestion on the following help document: https://adobe.ly/4cbx4gz. 

     

    Thanks,

    Meenakshi

     

     

    Marking a reply or response “Correct” will help future users with the same issue quickly identify the correct answer.

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    jozo_5870
    Participant
    May 14, 2025

    I hate this too. Especially when I'm dealing with sensitive informations.

    Please remove it, or make it option.

     

    TBH, they know about that problem, and they ignore it on purpose.

    No one uses Adobe cloud and they believe that they can push users from other (free) products to cloud service.

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      Julius390617883vlq
      Participant
      August 8, 2024

      Send as copy does not work as it used to in the past.

       

      Uninstalling this app till you fix this. I don't understand why the app needs to share a link and comment "hey check out adobe" every time I want to send a PDF from one chat to the other. 

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        Jaroslav_Jakubes
        Participant
        February 5, 2025

        Thanks, uninstalled Adobe reader for Android because of this behaviour. Google PDF reader is enough and sends PDF fila as e-mail attachment.

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          Mohamed39000201e8k3
          Participant
          August 5, 2024

          Someone help please ! 

            Meenakshi Negi
            Community Manager
            Meenakshi NegiCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
            Community Manager
            August 5, 2024

            Hi Not37480809rgwq, Shikhar0D45, and Mohamed39000201e8k3,

             

            Thank you for reaching out.

             

            When you select the share tool in the Acrobat Reader Android application, you get all the options at once. You can select any of the options there to share the file. For more information, refer to the following help document: https://adobe.ly/4c9l0fH. 

            Currently, there is no option to remove the share as a link option. However, you may share your suggestion on the following help document: https://adobe.ly/4cbx4gz. 

             

            Thanks,

            Meenakshi

             

             

            Marking a reply or response “Correct” will help future users with the same issue quickly identify the correct answer.

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            Not37480809rgwqAuthor
            Participant
            August 5, 2024

            Thank you for replying back

             

            However, your response is incorrect -

            "When you select the share tool in the Acrobat Reader Android application, you get all the options at once. You can select any of the options there to share the file." - you get the option to share the link, not the file. 

            Me and others I've seen around do not want to upload our files to Adobe's servers. Ever.

             

            Here's an example from right now:

            Selecting the share tool in Acrobat Reader for Android

             

            But then selecting WhatApp you see that what is shared is a link to acrobat.adobe.com

            Please add an option in the configuration to disable sharing a link and disable uploading anything to Adobe's servers. I don't want my mobile device to contact Adobe servers for anything.

             

            Thanks

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              Shikhar0D45
              Participant
              May 20, 2024

              This option on Android is irritating as anything. A complete dark pattern, if I've ever seen one. Why would you deliberately enshittify your PDF reading app on Android with this kind of a decision?

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