Unable to open a csv file in android phones

Shubham_Gupta · 12-11-2021 08:18 AM

I have developed an app that has a view under which we have “CSV” files uploaded from google drive.

I have given view access to certain users but still they are not able to open the file in Android phones but it opens the file in Iphones.

Can you please help me in solving this issue.

SkrOYC

What do you mean by this?

Shubham_Gupta

Hi OscarYC, Firstly, thanks for replying.

I am developing an app that has a view under which we have “CSV” files uploaded from google drive.

I have given view access to certain users but still they are not able to open the file in Android phones but it opens the file in iPhone.

SkrOYC

We know that already.
Please elaborate since there is not enough detail

Shubham_Gupta

I have a collection of excel sheets in my drive and to display the same, I used the option of “Folder as table” and with that I am able to see all my files collection and on clicking it, it download the file in browser and directly open in iPhone but Android users see a blank screen. Please let me now if any other details need to be elaborated.

Marc_Dillon

Sounds to me like your Android doesn’t know how to display the CSV file, perhaps it just doesn’t have any CSV-viewing apps installed. Can the device open a CSV file from its local storage?

Maybe you need this?

Shubham_Gupta

Hi @Marc_Dillon , Even my first thought was this and tried to download a CSV reader.
It didn’t work even then.