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Import .ics file into Android Calendar.

My customers schedule appointments on my website. The scheduling service sends an email with a .ics file attached. If I view this email in Gmail on my desktop I get the option to "Add To Calendar", but when I view it either through the Gmail app or the Email app on my Dream I can't open the attachment or add the event to my calendar. My old Windows Mobile phone let me import it to the phone an then synced with Google Cal over the air, I bought the Android phone because I use a lot of Google apps for my business, but I need to be able to import these .ics appointments or this phone is not worth the upgrade. Can anyone help?

I have a few calendars imported into my Google Calendar on my desktop. First up log into your desktop with your google account and view your calendar. Import all the .ics you want and make sure its all working, they should appear as events.
Once that's done, force a re-sync on your G1 mobile and it should appear on your mobile from there on in. Hope that helps.

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Ya. That's opposite of what I want. I don't want to have to open the mail on my desktop/laptop first. I know if I log onto Gmail via my desktop I can add them to Google Cal easily, but I want to be able to open them on my Dream so I don't HAVE to go to my desktop.

Did you find your answer
I am also struggling with the same thing... emails on my android phone do not display "add to calendar" option...very frustrating

There is somethng called ICS Bot on the Android market supposed to fix this, but I have't got it working yet.

Works for me
USing dell streak
Steves version 2.2

Ics bot doesn't work for me using a Vibrant with Froyo. Receiving an error when importing the ics file. "No events found in calendar data".

Iscer
I've had this issue for awhile, so I decided to write up an app to address it.
It's called "Iscer" and is Free in the market.
Hope it helps,
Luc

sethanon said:
I've had this issue for awhile, so I decided to write up an app to address it.
It's called "Iscer" and is Free in the market.
Hope it helps,
Luc
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Just downloaded this. Works like a charm. Thanks a bunch.

Worked for one or two meeting requests, but most of them says no event data... Getting my events from Outlook appointments that I forward as an ICS file. Also, any chance of adding vcs support as well?
Thanks!

sethanon said:
I've had this issue for awhile, so I decided to write up an app to address it.
It's called "Iscer" and is Free in the market.
Hope it helps,
Luc
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Couldn't get it to recognize an ICS sent from a BlackBerry.
Says 'No Events Found'

Hi,
you can try my app Link
i can handle really complex ics files so there should be no problem with you exported calendar.

Hello!
I am also facing the problem of importing ics from sdcard. calendarsync works until the first screen timeout and then it erases all the events for some reason!

sethanon said:
I've had this issue for awhile, so I decided to write up an app to address it.
It's called "Iscer" and is Free in the market.
Hope it helps,
Luc
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It dies on Samsung galaxy Nexus (ICS 4.0.1) :-(

dbareis said:
It dies on Samsung galaxy Nexus (ICS 4.0.1) :-(
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I also published an Android App on this topic. It is called Invitation Processor. There is also a free version in the market.
Actually I have done some work on Android 4.0 (ICS) support. Unfortunately I have no real Android 4.0 device, but it works with an emulated Android 4.0.
I would appreciate, if someone with a Galaxy Nexus could give me some feedback.

fuffzig said:
I also published an Android App on this topic. It is called Invitation Processor. There is also a free version in the market.
Actually I have done some work on Android 4.0 (ICS) support. Unfortunately I have no real Android 4.0 device, but it works with an emulated Android 4.0.
I would appreciate, if someone with a Galaxy Nexus could give me some feedback.
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It adds the ICS to the calendar but wont let me Change the calendar it is added to as its only showing my default calendar...

dbareis said:
It adds the ICS to the calendar but wont let me Change the calendar it is added to as its only showing my default calendar...
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Thanks for your reply! I think that was easy to fix. I already updated the app in market. Please give this a try.

fuffzig said:
Thanks for your reply! I think that was easy to fix. I already updated the app in market. Please give this a try.
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This should probably go elsewhere but you have no contact details at the market page (http://www.appbrain.com/app/invitation-processor-free/com.marhinri.invitationproc.trial etc), or in app. That is normally enough for me to uninstall and look for another app.
Anyway your fix worked but:
1. It should remember my choice of calendar as default for next time
2. It doesn't handle repeating appointments (creates first occurance).
3. Importing the same appointment twice (accidently) creates a duplicate rather than your app detecting the issue.
Bye,
Dennis

fuffzig said:
Thanks for your reply! I think that was easy to fix. I already updated the app in market. Please give this a try.
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whoa! This actually seems to work!
I downloaded invitation processor on my galaxy nexus. I sent a mtg from my lotus notes client and my outlook client and both worked.
I'll try to do some more testing and let you know if I see any issues, but for at least the simple case I had it worked nicely. Thanks!

sethanon said:
I've had this issue for awhile, so I decided to write up an app to address it.
It's called "Iscer" and is Free in the market.
Hope it helps,
Luc
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Hi, I've been using this for a while now and it works like a dream....but now with the ICS update it's not working at all, it keeps crashing.
Has anyone found a decent replacement for this app, one that will take in google calendar entries from before 2 months ago?
Cheers
Claire

[Q] How to Change google Account? - TyphooN CyanogenMod 7 Nightly v3.2.8[2.3.4]

i have this build since 1 month now, and i love it!
but now i want to change the google-accounts (the new account is from my domain using google apps)
i googled around a little but, but didn't found a solution
is there any way to get into a "first boot"-state, so i can set my new google-account?
another question is: is there any way to merge apps between 2 google-accounts. afaik the apps from the market are bound to the account.
hopefully my english skills were good enough to describe my problem.
greetings
havox

is there anything missing in my description to solve my problem?
or is it impossible with CM7?

How about:
Settings -> Accounts & Sync -> Add Account ?

havox84 said:
i have this build since 1 month now, and i love it!
but now i want to change the google-accounts (the new account is from my domain using google apps)
i googled around a little but, but didn't found a solution
is there any way to get into a "first boot"-state, so i can set my new google-account?
another question is: is there any way to merge apps between 2 google-accounts. afaik the apps from the market are bound to the account.
hopefully my english skills were good enough to describe my problem.
greetings
havox
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Hi,
Have you tried :Settings>accounts and sync>google>remove account?
Or apps>setup?

ok - thanks for the answers
but it's not working :/
i tried the "remove account" in account and sync, but there is a message that i have to set back the phone to factory setting. (under point "privacy")
but this doesn't work. i can push the button "delete everything" - but nothing happens ...
@malybru: what do you mean with "apps>setup". i suppose i found it, but what i have to do there? there are listed all apps, right?

havox84 said:
ok - thanks for the answers
but it's not working :/
i tried the "remove account" in account and sync, but there is a message that i have to set back the phone to factory setting. (under point "privacy")
but this doesn't work. i can push the button "delete everything" - but nothing happens ...
@malybru: what do you mean with "apps>setup". i suppose i found it, but what i have to do there? there are listed all apps, right?
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Hi,
It may just be on my ROM,but I've got an app called "setup".
I suppose it's the one that runs when you first run a ROM ,and you can install your google details and wi-fi etc.

I realize this thread is nearly 1 year old, but I'd like to add something here that I know works.
I had to merge my two gmail accounts and by chance, I found that this approach worked.
Go to settings and apps for Google Play, clear the cache, force stop and uninstall updates. Go back into Google Play. You'll have to click on Accept on their T&C, then click on Menu to see accounts... select the account the app is in that you want to move to the other account. Uninstall it. Menu, Select 2nd account you want to move app to, then install.
If you don't want to lose the cached data, well, guess you're out of luck. The above was the only way I was able to move over my apps from one gmail to another gmail account.

[HOW TO] Delete Blur Account

Here's a guide on how to delete the Blur account for a phone with a Blur based ROM that has already signed in. The reason you may want to do this is because Motorola has no business knowing who you are and potentially tracking you.
On top of this, Motorola also does a lousy job protecting the Blur password. It's stored in plaintext on the device and transmitted in plaintext over the network. Assuming you use this password somewhere else, it would be wise to change it wherever you use it.
Here's how you delete the account:
1. Have a rooted phone
2. Install SQLite Editor from the Play store
3. Go to the Files tab in the SQLlite editor and navigate to /data/system/ and select accounts.db
4. Click on "accounts"
5. Long-click on the "Motorola" account and select "Delete Record"
6. Exit and reboot
If you check Accounts in Setup, the "MOTOBlur" account is now deleted. This doesn't uninstall any Blur components, it just deletes the account.
My phone seems perfectly fine after deleting this account.

rootshot said:
Here's a guide on how to delete the Blur account for a phone with a Blur based ROM that has already signed in. The reason you may want to do this is because Motorola has no business knowing who you are and potentially tracking you.
On top of this, Motorola also does a lousy job protecting the Blur password. It's stored in plaintext on the device and transmitted in plaintext over the network. Assuming you use this password somewhere else, it would be wise to change it wherever you use it.
Here's how you delete the account:
1. Have a rooted phone
2. Install SQLite Editor from the Play store
3. Go to the Files tab in the SQLlite editor and navigate to /data/system/ and select accounts.db
4. Click on "accounts"
5. Long-click on the "Motorola" account and select "Delete Record"
6. Exit and reboot
If you check Accounts in Setup, the "MOTOBlur" account is now deleted. This doesn't uninstall any Blur components, it just deletes the account.
My phone seems perfectly fine after deleting this account.
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What happens when you check for updates? Does it check, or does it ask you to set up a blur account?

Update / Blur
Yes, OTA update check does ask you to log in to Blur. If you're running anything but stock, this really doesn't matter.

rootshot said:
Yes, OTA update check does ask you to log in to Blur. If you're running anything but stock, this really doesn't matter.
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Very cool. Could you create a new Blur account and check for updates?

Re-Add Blur Account
I see no reason why you wouldn't able to re-add it at a later time. I received the following prompt when I tried OTA update:
"MOTOBLUR account required
Software updates are not available without a MOTOBLUR account. Would you like to setup an account now?"

Deleting a Blur account is nothing new. But being able to delete a Blur account and set up a new one without wiping data in CWM is unprecedented.
If this works, and you had come up with this even just a few months ago, you'd be a hero. This would have been invaluable for cheesecaking.

Could still be useful for other moto phones that are still receiving updates Might want to spread the word to other forums for a test... *shrug*

Good idea. I already sent a PM to samcripp about the possibility of incorporating this in to the Project Cheesecake App.
Maybe there is still time to be a hero.

Already posted in the relevant thread.
Not sure how often Sam checks that thread anymore though (or if at all), so PMing will probably be faster.

ravilov said:
Already posted in the relevant thread.
Not sure how often Sam checks that thread anymore though (or if at all), so PMing will probably be faster.
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No idea what "cheesecake" is. Let me know if it was useful.

Thank you for sharing this with us!!!!!

Nice discovery
thank you!

Very nice! Thank you

@OP, the editor you mentioned is a paid version. Could you please list a free version that can be safely used for this purpose.
Thanks for your efforts !!

etMind said:
@OP, the editor you mentioned is a paid version. Could you please list a free version that can be safely used for this purpose.
Thanks for your efforts !!
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There aren't any free SQLite editors with a nice UI that I know of, but there's always the command-line sqlite3 tool that comes with every ROM. It does however mean you need to have quite advanced knowledge of SQL. Nevertheless, maybe the OP can add instructions for using that tool as well.

New Google maps (v7.0.2) contacts search not working

Hi all,
I have a slight issue with the new google maps. Basically I have a gmail account which is linked to my domain (google apps). Now when I go into the "people" app, I can see my contacts have their address in their details. But when I open up the new google maps and search my contacts, it does not show my contacts address in the search bar.
Secondly (i think this is related to the same issue), if i try to use Google now "Navigate Home" command, it does not recognise my home address. It asked me to put in my home address and when I do that and click save I get an error that the address could not be saved.
Any idea what is going on with my phone? I have tried resetting the phone but it didnt help.
Thanks

2 things may be going on here. For it to work your contacts have to be associated with the same account as you're signed into maps with.
Second, I remember reading somewhere that it currently does not work with contacts associated with a business account.

Solutions Etcetera said:
2 things may be going on here. For it to work your contacts have to be associated with the same account as you're signed into maps with.
Second, I remember reading somewhere that it currently does not work with contacts associated with a business account.
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I am logged into my account in the maps too. I guess youre right about the business account. Has google mentioned anywhere that when they will support it?

saudkhan said:
I am logged into my account in the maps too. I guess youre right about the business account. Has google mentioned anywhere that when they will support it?
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Google rarely says "when" LOL. Here is where I spied that disclaimer...
https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/3131570?p=maps_android_contacts&hl=en&rd=1
While I don't have a business account, I have seen a number of complaints about this or that not working right with Google app accounts, and it seems that some of these have been going on for years... so I wouldn't hold your breath.

Solutions Etcetera said:
Google rarely says "when" LOL. Here is where I spied that disclaimer...
https://support.google.com/gmm/answer/3131570?p=maps_android_contacts&hl=en&rd=1
While I don't have a business account, I have seen a number of complaints about this or that not working right with Google app accounts, and it seems that some of these have been going on for years... so I wouldn't hold your breath.
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Sad times!
Thanks for the help though!

I can concur that if you have a google apps for business account it's not pulling in your contact details.
Why would they remove this???? it was working before the update.
I've been using Google Maps/Navigation to get to and from clients and now because I have a google apps for business account where all my contact details are saved.
Crazy!!

cotc2001 said:
Why would they remove this???? it was working before the update.
Crazy!!
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Growing pains. Google releases a lot that is unfinished. This is just another brick in the wall.
I don't think this was removed in the strictest sense of the word. I believe the old behavior looked in the local contacts data as i was previously syncing over iCloud, and it worked. After the update i had to change my syncing to Google Contacts online to get contacts from a maps based search.
Guessing this new behavior is more efficient as now both the places and contacts search are online.

Solutions Etcetera said:
Growing pains. Google releases a lot that is unfinished. This is just another brick in the wall.
I don't think this was removed in the strictest sense of the word. I believe the old behavior looked in the local contacts data as i was previously syncing over iCloud, and it worked. After the update i had to change my syncing to Google Contacts online to get contacts from a maps based search.
Guessing this new behavior is more efficient as now both the places and contacts search are online.
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Google maps seems to be working (i can look up my contacts addresses) in android 4.3 even though on the link you gave me it still says that google apps business accounts wont have this functionality. One thing which is annoying me now is that since I updated my phone to android 4.3, if i say "Navigate home" to google now, it doesnt work at all (before it used to ask me to tell where is home). it just shows me random results relating home (not mine) on google.

I remember reading that in another thread, or was that you?

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I remember reading that in another thread, or was that you?
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it is me :$ no one was replying there. i might delete it over there because i dont think we are allowed to discuss this is two places.

Don't have 4.3 yet so I can't check it here.

Solutions Etcetera said:
Don't have 4.3 yet so I can't check it here.
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if you want then you can download and install the official version manually But thanks for the help

Just wanted to let everyone know that google has resolved both of these issues recently thanks google for listening

Still having the same issue with my contacts not coming up because i'm on a google apps for business account

saudkhan said:
Just wanted to let everyone know that google has resolved both of these issues recently thanks google for listening
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In 4.3, I am still seeing no lookup of local contacts unless they belong to the same account that maps is logged in to.

Solutions Etcetera said:
In 4.3, I am still seeing no lookup of local contacts unless they belong to the same account that maps is logged in to.
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Thats strange.. Did you guys do a fresh install? I did that. Maybe thats what made the difference. Every time there is an update i format everything and do a fresh install. Its just a habit

saudkhan said:
Thats strange.. Did you guys do a fresh install? I did that. Maybe thats what made the difference. Every time there is an update i format everything and do a fresh install. Its just a habit
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Yup just did a hard reset and re install of all apps and still no go.
If I do a search for one of my contacts they don't come up at all, just businesses or locations with a similar name (now just got to go into all my apps now and put in all the logins and passwords ......doh!!!)

cotc2001 said:
Yup just did a hard reset and re install of all apps and still no go.
If I do a search for one of my contacts they don't come up at all, just businesses or locations with a similar name (now just got to go into all my apps now and put in all the logins and passwords ......doh!!!)
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Google has just turned a good app into something bordering on useless.

dknotty said:
Google has just turned a good app into something bordering on useless.
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I wasn't able to search for my contacts either. I had my web history turned off. When I turned web history on, they showed up on both the web based version of Google Maps, and the Android version of Google Maps. (I don't understand why this should be required.)
I have not tried this using a google apps account.
Hope that helps.
Turn on/off your web history here: https://history.google.com/history/settings?hl=en

wrldtreker said:
I wasn't able to search for my contacts either. I had my web history turned off. When I turned web history on, they showed up on both the web based version of Google Maps, and the Android version of Google Maps. (I don't understand why this should be required.)
I have not tried this using a google apps account.
Hope that helps.
Turn on/off your web history here: https://history.google.com/history/settings?hl=en
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To everyone looking for a solution. This truly works for me. I went to Google Now - >privacy & account - >Web history on

[nst/nstg] Dropbox or any other wifi sync

I have rooted nstg with 1337 rom. For very long time i've been using dropbox & dropsync to sync nstg with my hdd bookshelf. But my old version of dropsync is not working anymore and newer is not compatible with android 2.1.
Is there any other usable aplication to sync dropbox. Or maybe there is better system to sync computer with nook over internet?
Yes, i know this is ancient system and hardware. But apart from this feature it is still usable.

jakubfk said:
I have rooted nstg with 1337 rom. For very long time i've been using dropbox & dropsync to sync nstg with my hdd bookshelf. But my old version of dropsync is not working anymore and newer is not compatible with android 2.1.
Is there any other usable aplication to sync dropbox. Or maybe there is better system to sync computer with nook over internet?
Yes, i know this is ancient system and hardware. But apart from this feature it is still usable.
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So, I only know about Dropbox. Is that not working for your NSTG any more? Google Books is another option if all the books are EPUBs.
Mmm.....I just fired up Dropbox on my NST and uploaded a file which I can see on my PC.

nmyshkin said:
Mmm.....I just fired up Dropbox on my NST and uploaded a file which I can see on my PC.
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Can You tell me your exact version of the app? Is it orginal dropbox app or third party like dropsync?

jakubfk said:
Can You tell me your exact version of the app? Is it orginal dropbox app or third party like dropsync?
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It's an "original" Dropbox app, v 1.2.4. You can download the apk file (and others) by following the link in my signature below.

nmyshkin said:
It's an "original" Dropbox app, v 1.2.4. You can download the apk file (and others) by following the link in my signature below.
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I checked. You are right. Orginal dropbox 1.2.4 works. But it can only download/upload files. I can't sync local folder and dropbox. I would like to have exact copy because i mostly read offline
Bwt. link to zip i post from signature is blocked by mediafire.

jakubfk said:
I checked. You are right. Orginal dropbox 1.2.4 works. But it can only download/upload files. I can't sync local folder and dropbox. I would like to have exact copy because i mostly read offline
Bwt. link to zip i post from signature is blocked by mediafire.
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Thanks for the heads-up on the file problem at Mediafire. Hmm...I wonder how to get around that?
There is still Google Books. Once the book is available on your device for off-line reading, you don't need to reconnect and sync unless you want to read it from some other device and pick up where you left off.
Edit: OK, I think I've fixed the zip file download. At least it just worked for me from a newly edited link. Thanks again for the info.

nmyshkin said:
Thanks for the heads-up on the file problem at Mediafire. Hmm...I wonder how to get around that?
There is still Google Books. Once the book is available on your device for off-line reading, you don't need to reconnect and sync unless you want to read it from some other device and pick up where you left off.
Edit: OK, I think I've fixed the zip file download. At least it just worked for me from a newly edited link. Thanks again for the info.
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I don't see Dropbox in the linked page. Is it still available/working?

aabceh said:
I don't see Dropbox in the linked page. Is it still available/working?
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You're right, it's gone. I removed it recently since I never used it. Let me see if I can scare up a copy.
Edit: Here you go. Version 2.3.8. I just tried it and was able to log into my account.

nmyshkin said:
You're right, it's gone. I removed it recently since I never used it. Let me see if I can scare up a copy.
Edit: Here you go. Version 2.3.8. I just tried it and was able to log into my account.
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When I try to log in, I get a message saying the app is out of date and I need to update it. Is there a way to get around that?
Edit: It won't let me log in because of the message, it's not just a superficial issue.

aabceh said:
When I try to log in, I get a message saying the app is out of date and I need to update it. Is there a way to get around that?
Edit: It won't let me log in because of the message, it's not just a superficial issue.
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That's pretty bizarre. I really did install it last night before posting and was able to sign in without difficulty. I even saw a document I left there some time ago.
I wonder...have you updated your cacerts.bks file? Maybe the security certificate needed to sign in to the Dropbox server has expired in the old cacerts.bks file. That's not so far-fetched as a cause since similar behavior was seen with the Kindle app when that certificate expired.

Omg thank you so much for posting this apk - it worked to get my NST back into Dropbox with the workflow I’m used to. I thought the ability to use a working Dropbox sync was dead long ago
FWIW - I accidentally clicked login without my password filled, it asked for a 2-factor password pin sent to my email. I entered it and my Dropbox password and it’s all good now

mrbryan said:
Omg thank you so much for posting this apk - it worked to get my NST back into Dropbox with the workflow I’m used to. I thought the ability to use a working Dropbox sync was dead long ago
FWIW - I accidentally clicked login without my password filled, it asked for a 2-factor password pin sent to my email. I entered it and my Dropbox password and it’s all good now
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You're welcome. No one is more surprised than I am since I long ago got the message from Dropbox that the old app would no longer be supported!