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Dropbox now requires login to download a shared file (lemmy.today)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by LodeMike@lemmy.today to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world

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On mobile, it prompts you to either "get the app" or "open app" with no way to click past. Screenshot won't upload.

This is worse from several months ago https://lemmy.today/post/8935690

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[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

On the top right. Maybe it's some a/b testing to see which one "converts" (=annoys) more. I don't have the "just take me to the download" link like in the other image, just the X to close the login popup

Unacceptable IMHO, I just want to give my clients an easy link to download the huge files I'm sending them without ads or tricks. With this wall many users will get confused and create a new account

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah it's gotta be A-B testing. Switching to dl=1 just returned a passive-aggressive "Hmm that doesn't look right" page. I didn't check the error code because mobile.