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Cannot open PDF’s received in email after iOS 13 update

After updating to IOS 13 I cannot open PDF’s. When I tap them in the email body the image changes to a zip file look but still says .pdf as the file. Has anyone found a solution for this?

Posted on Oct 21, 2019 9:50 PM

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Posted on Oct 22, 2019 6:34 AM

Hello,

Long-press the PDF document > Open in Books.

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Oct 22, 2019 6:34 AM in response to Harry949

Hello,

Long-press the PDF document > Open in Books.

Cannot open PDF’s received in email after iOS 13 update

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