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April 6, 2017
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Interactive PDF on an Ipad

  • April 6, 2017
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Hi, I am creating an interactive pdf for ipad with basic actions, using the show/hide a field. The interactive pdf works on desktop, but does not work on the Acrobat Reader for ipad.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Correct answer Adorobat

Hi daver72271987,

Please refer to the following link which discusses the similar topic:

Re: PDF layer buttons don't work on mobile

Let me know if you have further questions.

Thanks,

Shivam

4 replies

Participating Frequently
April 18, 2022

Adobe has simply decided to stop supporting interactive PDF features on iOS and Android. I am afraid this is another case, like Flash and Muse etc where Adobe cannot see the value in supporting thier customers. If you contact them to tell them that Adobe DC Pro is nolonger able to use its core functinality like sign, hide, simple Js, they simply do not care. 

Adobe sees us as small developers who are not worth their time. They do not realize we are the Designers, engineers etc that support large companies. So they simply ignore these support community entries and let features, functinality and somtimes whole applications lanquish.

It was not always this way.

Jorge Fdz.
Participating Frequently
April 17, 2022

Hello, 

Although the pdf interactive option is not reliable on mobile devices, you can publish it online, you will be able to have the pdf interactivity and you can also make animations, transitions and other richer than pdf stuff. You get a link to the document that you can share with your clients, you can also set an option to let viewers download the file as pdf, or not. 

Inspiring
September 30, 2020

The link posted by Adorobat didn't work for me either, but I did a search in the form and came up with this (but it doesn't solve the problem): https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/pdf-layer-buttons-don-t-work-on-mobile/m-p/8381323?page=1

Adorobat
Community Manager
AdorobatCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
April 14, 2017

Hi daver72271987,

Please refer to the following link which discusses the similar topic:

Re: PDF layer buttons don't work on mobile

Let me know if you have further questions.

Thanks,

Shivam

jasonh74410337
Participant
November 24, 2019
 Adorobat,
 
What is the link above ^^ ?
 
I am having this issue too - but the link does not go anywhere.
 
Need help!!
Inspiring
December 31, 2019

I would also really hlike help with this. I'm using simple show/hide buttons and publishing the PDF online - the buttons are working perfectly well on desktop and even mobile but for some reason not on tablet. Does anyone know why?