How to view PDF properties on mobile iOS?

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October 19, 2022
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Hello,

On desktop I can view PDF document properties in the Adobe Reader app and additionally see the protection/encryption level and details.

Where I can see these on the mobile Adobe Reader app on iOS?

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards from Germany and keep healthy,

Patrick

Correct answer ls_rbls

PDF metadata viewing capability is not provided on any cell phone's operating system.

There are third-party apps that may allow you to do that.

So if you've already wasted your valuable time trying to figure this out with the Acrobat Mobile App keep reading.

For any app or program to display a file's Metadata, the operating system must facilitate the user with the appropriate "Shell" [wether it be a command line interface (CLI) or a graphical user interface (GUI)] to access the device's File Viewer.

And in order for the operating system to deliver that commodity it must provide a Shell that enable any apps or programs with access to the operating system's file structure.

In addition, the operating system must not restrict the hosted programs (or apps) from accessing the desired file system directories.

Anyway, the best answer for you at this time is that no mobile operating system (that I am aware of) provides a shell that is capable enough to view PDF file metadata with the exception of more sophisticated tablet devices.

You may, however, download a third-party PDF metadata viewer that is supported by the operating system of your mobile computing device; Google Play (if on AndroidOS) or the Apple Store (if on iOS)

Make sure to test it to see how well or how bad it interfaces with the file system.

NOTE:

Please don't forget to use the links below to voice your opinion and request such an excellent feature (as you've suggested):

https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/x-productkb/global/how-to-user-voice.html

ls_rblsCorrect answer

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PDF metadata viewing capability is not provided on any cell phone's operating system.

There are third-party apps that may allow you to do that.

So if you've already wasted your valuable time trying to figure this out with the Acrobat Mobile App keep reading.

For any app or program to display a file's Metadata, the operating system must facilitate the user with the appropriate "Shell" [wether it be a command line interface (CLI) or a graphical user interface (GUI)] to access the device's File Viewer.

And in order for the operating system to deliver that commodity it must provide a Shell that enable any apps or programs with access to the operating system's file structure.

In addition, the operating system must not restrict the hosted programs (or apps) from accessing the desired file system directories.

Anyway, the best answer for you at this time is that no mobile operating system (that I am aware of) provides a shell that is capable enough to view PDF file metadata with the exception of more sophisticated tablet devices.

You may, however, download a third-party PDF metadata viewer that is supported by the operating system of your mobile computing device; Google Play (if on AndroidOS) or the Apple Store (if on iOS)

Make sure to test it to see how well or how bad it interfaces with the file system.

NOTE:

Please don't forget to use the links below to voice your opinion and request such an excellent feature (as you've suggested):

https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/x-productkb/global/how-to-user-voice.html

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Hi ls_rbls,

Thank you very much for your detailed and extensive information and answer.

It is very helpful!

Also thank you very much for your wishform url, because I know only the uservoice one and there you need to create a new account and can't use "Sign in with Apple" like with Adobe apps and websites (I hate to manage new accounts again and again..).

So to say that, I already submitted a wishform entry for the mobile Adobe Reader iOS app describing my meta data PDF file properties wish/suggestion and problem.