Settings¶

Device settings¶

Acrobat Reader app leverages the default settings and features of your device to make it easier and faster to piece of work with your documents. To streamline your power to piece of work with and share files, allow the app to admission your camera, contacts, and storage.

Notation

Only notifications are enabled by default. For access to other features, you are prompted to give permissions as needed.

Set device permissions¶

To change device permissions:

  1. Go to your device's settings screen.

  2. Tap Apps > Adobe Acrobat > Permissions.

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  1. On the App permissions page, fix access permissions for one or more than of the following, as needed:

    • Storage: You can permit management of all files, permit access to media only, or deny storage access for the app.

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      If yous do non enable storage permissions for allowing management of all files, y'all are prompted to allow access to device storage when y'all endeavour to open up a file stored on the device, every bit shown below. Tap Get to Settings to allow access to storage.

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      Note: Yous are prompted to grant permission for the app to access the files on your device with Android xi or above, even if y'all have previously given these permissions.

    • Camera: You can allows access to photographic camera while using the app, choose to be asked every time for the access, or deny admission to camera.

    • Contacts: Yous tin can allow or deny the app an admission to your contact.

Note

The workflow and user interface may vary based on your Bone version.

Ready notifications¶

Notification behavior is controlled by your device (Android 8 and later). When enabled, notifications tell you when a file has changed, a reviewer has commented on a file, and then on, and they can announced both on your device as well as inside Acrobat. When Acrobat detects unread notifications, the bell icon displays a red dot: bellalerticon

To change notifications settings:

  1. Go to your device'south settings screen.

    Alternatively, from within the app, tap profileicon > Preferences > Open up Settings App to open your device'due south settings.

  2. Tap Apps > Acrobat.

  3. Tap Notifications.

  4. Set up permissions as needed.

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Enable dark (Night) fashion¶

Using Nighttime Mode (Night Way on some devices) can amend reading in low light weather, reduce middle strain, and tin can even extend your battery. To enable Night mode:

  1. Become to your device's Settings screen.

  2. Tap Brandish.

  3. On the Display screen, select Dark

  4. Set the Brightness level, if required.

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Clear app information¶

You tin apply your device settings to clear Acrobat Android app data. Yet, clearing app data permanently deletes the awarding'southward data, including:

  • All files in the app's internal storage

  • All files that are not nevertheless synced with the server

  • App settings

  • User accounts and databases

  • History of files as viewed from the Recent file list

To prevent losing your files and app information, y'all must save a copy of your internal files before clearing app data. To do so:

  1. Open up the app and go to Files tab.

  2. Tap On This Device.

  3. Under Adobe Acrobat binder, tap overflowicon > Save a copy for each file that you lot want to save.

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  1. From the list of locations, select Document Deject or any other cloud storage location. Or you may choose to save the file re-create in the 'Downloads' folder on your device.

  2. Tap Relieve.

Once you relieve a copy of all your files, follow these steps to clear the app data:

  1. Get to your device Settings screen and tap Apps > Adobe Acrobat.

  2. Tap Storage

  3. Tap Clear information.

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  1. In the alert dialog that appears, tap Ok.

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Acrobat settings¶

Acrobat's settings allow you to pre-configure workflow features such as comment author name, form fill-in suggestions, and and so on. To change these settings, tap profileicon and navigate to the applicative screen.

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Set starred file location¶

Starring a file is similar to marking it as favorite. A star appears next to the starred file in the locations that y'all specify.

To specify the location for starred files:

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Under Starred File Location, tap on the location field.

  3. In the dialog that opens, select ane of the following options every bit desired:

    • Document Deject: Automatically syncs starred files to the cloud.

    • This device only: Stars the file on your device.

    • Ask every fourth dimension: It prompts you to make up one's mind where to star the file each fourth dimension to star a file.

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  1. Tap OK.

Disable automatic grade fill up-in¶

By default, the app uses your form fill-in history to automatically populate subsequent forms. Sources for suggestions include the following:

  • Data from saved forms: If the starting time two letters of an entry friction match the data that you entered in the previously saved forms, suggestions are populated from that usage history.

  • Date formats: Typing the first letter or any number in the current date suggests the following date formats: viii/06/2018; Aug 6, 2018; Baronial half dozen, 2018.

To disable this feature:

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Disable Suggest previously used words when filling forms.

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Clear course data history¶

Y'all usage history is saved from completed forms. This allows the app to make suggestions as you blazon in form fields. To clear your suggestion history:

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Tap Clear Suggestions

  3. In the dialog, tap Remove.

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Fix the author proper noun¶

The review feature allows y'all to identify yourself as the writer of comments and annotations. You can set up your writer proper name on-the-fly during a review or fix it upward alee of fourth dimension.

To practise so:

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Tap the Writer Proper noun field.

  3. In the dialog that opens, enter your name and tap OK.

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Lock screen brightness¶

To prevent Acrobat from automatically dimming while y'all are reading:

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Enable Screen Brightness Lock.

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Set file cache location¶

If y'all use Document Cloud for file storage, you can control where the files are cached.

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Tap Certificate Deject Cache Location.

  3. Select one of the post-obit locations:

    • Internal storage: This choice deeply stores data on the device permanent memory.

    • SD card: This choice stores information on the SD card which all apps may be able to access and which tin be removed the device.

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Enrol in Intune¶

Acrobat can now be managed by MS Intune. If y'all are an organization that uses Intune to manage devices and set preferences (using MAM service), the app is auto-enrolled through your device when the commencement enterprise document gets opened in the app or a managed OneDrive account is linked. In case of Mobile Awarding Management (MAM), the Acrobat Reader app is auto-enrolled in Intune.

To check if you're enrolled:

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Go to Microsoft Intune.

If you're enrolled, Enrolled appears.

View your subscriptions¶

If a characteristic you're trying to employ is non available or asks y'all to subscribe, check your current subscriptions every bit follows:

  1. Tap profileicon

  2. Tap Subscriptions to see a list of electric current subscriptions.

  3. To add a subscription, tap Manage Subscriptions and complete the buy workflow.

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Send usage data to Adobe¶

By default, the app sends usage data to Adobe equally office of the Product improvement programme. Doing so helps the engineering squad improve the product and provide you lot with a more personalized experience. To opt out of this default setting:

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Disable Send Usage Info.

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Send crash reports to Adobe¶

Acrobat sends crash reports to Adobe in example the app closes unexpectedly. The reports can include organization information and user data, such as:

  • User signed-in condition

  • User subscription status

  • Experimental cohort values

  • Device RAM

  • Device CPU chipset

  • COD Cohort

By default, the app prompts y'all to send a crash study each time information technology encounters a crash. To modify this default setting:

  1. Tap profileicon > Preferences.

  2. Tap Send Crash Reports. The option Ask every time is the default selection.

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  1. Select E'er to let the app to automatically transport a crash study to Adobe. Y'all may select Never to cease sending crash reports.

By chosing to ship u.s.a. crash reports, you tin can help u.s. prioritize fixing the errors. If you set up 'Always' every bit your crash report sending preference, Acrobat may also send not-fatal error reports.

Find app version¶

By default, the app automatically updates. To determine your installed product version, tap profileicon > About Adobe Acrobat.

The installed version appears nether the About heading.

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