Is there a way to save a PDF on my computer so that I can read it offline on my iPhone? Often I am someplace with no phone or wifi service, and I want to be able to read PDFs that I have saved. Dropbox requires a connection to either cell or wifi. Ideas?
Macbook
Unless you actually send the file to the phone, no. Ther are a number of apps available (incouding iBooks) that will allow you to save PDF files for later use, but of course you will need a connection to get it on the phone in the first place. For simple local file storage, I like File Manager, but DropBox woudl accomplis the same thing as long as you sync before leaving WiFi or Cellular networks.
Thank you for your quick reply. When I am home, I have wifi and also a cable, so getting the pdf to the phone isn't the issue. It's seeing the pdf when the phone is, say, in Airplane Mode or otherwise without cell or wifi.
I have saved pdfs to iBooks, but they don't seem to show up on the phone. And the ones that are on the phone don't seem to show up in iBooks on my Mac. I have all the sync settings on, but can't make the two talk to each other.
Ideas?
You're a pal to engage on this.
Dan
Actually, no. If you save a PDF in Dropbox, you can't look at it on your phone unless you have either wifi or cell service. Or, if you know of a way that one can see PDFs when the phone is, say, in Airplane Mode, I would very much appreciate being told how.
Thank you.
Dan
sonofsy wrote:
Actually, no. If you save a PDF in Dropbox, you can't look at it on your phone unless you have either wifi or cell service. Or, if you know of a way that one can see PDFs when the phone is, say, in Airplane Mode, I would very much appreciate being told how.
Thank you.
Dan
No, as long as you have the files synced, you can read them offline. I do it all the time.
Install iBooks on your phone. Email the PDF to yourself when you are at home and get the email on your phone. After opening the email tap on the PDF. After it opens tap on it a then tap the Open in iBooks choice. This will copy the PDF to iBooks on your phone. You can then view that PDF anytime and any place even when without a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.
yea thats what im doing im sending it to myself in a email attachment cause when i click on the link it will say open in ibooks so yay kind of simple. its more of a pain in the *** to delete documents and data in your iphone then anything else so they need to get a work on that lol
Star/Favorite the files you want to see offline in Dropbox
I will try that! Thank you!
It works! Well done. Thank you very much.
Saving PDF on computer to read offline on iPhone
