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December 1, 2021
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All text missing on Android

  • December 1, 2021
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Hi, I have a PDF document that is missing all text when opened in Adobe Acrobat for Android (current available version 21.10.0.19961). However some other Android applications (e.g. Foxit PDF Editor, Disc Google, OneDrive PDF Viewer, Dropbox PDF Viewer, All PDF Viewer) display it fine.

The same applies for other Android devices and even Adobe Acrobat for iPhone, which makes me think of it like of a mobile Acrobat issue.

Adobe Acrobat X for Windows displays it also fine, as well as Adobe Reader DC 2021.

 

The respective document is attached. Could you please tell me what is wrong here and if you are possibly able to fix this issue soon?

Correct answer Amal.

Hi there

Hope you're doing well.

We're pleased to inform you that our latest app update, version 25.1.0 is now available on Play Store. Please update the app following  these steps:

  1. Update the app – Visit the Google Play Store and download the latest version.
  2. Restart your device – This ensures that the update is applied correctly.
  3. Check the app functionality – After updating and rebooting, please verify if the issue is resolved.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation. Let us know if you continue to experience any difficulties or need further assistance.

 

 

4 replies

Amal.
Community Manager
Amal.Community ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
January 28, 2025

Hi there

Hope you're doing well.

We're pleased to inform you that our latest app update, version 25.1.0 is now available on Play Store. Please update the app following  these steps:

  1. Update the app – Visit the Google Play Store and download the latest version.
  2. Restart your device – This ensures that the update is applied correctly.
  3. Check the app functionality – After updating and rebooting, please verify if the issue is resolved.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation. Let us know if you continue to experience any difficulties or need further assistance.

 

 

Harsh Vardhan Pareek
Community Manager
Community Manager
December 3, 2021

Hi @kibitzerCZ 

Thanks for providing the details. This issue is reported by a few other users too and our engineering team is working on it. We will give an update on this once we hear anything from them.

 

Thanks for your patience and cooperation.

 

Regards,

Harsh

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Inspiring
October 31, 2024

3 years later and no fix. Well done, Adobe.

Amal.
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 1, 2024

Hi there

 

Hope you are doing well and sorry to hear that.

Is this an issue with a particular PDF file or all the PDFs? Please try with different PDF and check.

 

A similar issue got fixed some time ago by our engineering team for iOS platform. Would you mind sharing the OS and the Acrobat Mobile app version details you are using? To check the version tap on the Profile icon> About Adobe Acrobat and make sure the app is updated via App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android)

Also, try rebooting the device once after the update and see if that helps.

 

If the issue still occurs, we would need a small video of the steps you are taking and the issue as it occurs, for further analysis and investigation.


^AD

JR Boulay
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 1, 2021

MOVED TO THE ACROBAT READER MOBILE FORUM

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
ls_rbls
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 1, 2021

It may be possible that because this PDF claims compliance with the PDF/A standard it initially opens up in read-only mode to prevent modifications. If that is the case with the Android device that you get this issue, make sure that you're signed in with your AdobeID which will allow editing of the PDF when the Acrobat premium editing features are unlocked.

Participant
December 2, 2021

This is not the case. I do not want to edit the PDF, I need the glyphs to be displayed as they are all gone.

Just to be sure I tried removing the PDF/A compliance to get plain PDF and the result is still the same - no glyphs displayed.

ls_rbls
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 3, 2021

In which Android device is this happening and what is the AndroidOS version?