Control whether users can view attachments in external applications on Android devices

  • リリースバージョン: Australia
  • 更新日 2026年03月12日
  • 所要時間:3分
  • Set the glide.sg.block_mobile_attachments_external_viewing system property to true to prevent Android users from opening attachments in third-party applications.

    始める前に

    Role required: admin

    このタスクについて

    When glide.sg.block_mobile_attachments_external_viewing system property is set to true, all attachments that are supported to be opened in the internal native viewer are opened there so the user can't open the attachment in a third-party application.

    注:
    This system property only applies to Android devices and has no effect on iOS devices. The glide.sg.block_mobile_attachments_external_viewing system property is available to use on Android clients, version 19.5.1 and later.
    The supported file types that can be opened in the internal, native viewer on the Android OS are:
    • Images
    • Videos
    • PDFs

    When a user attempts to open an attachment that isn't supported, an error message displays. For example:

    mobile attachment error message

    注:
    The following supported file types can be opened in the internal, native viewer on iOS devices:
    • iWork and Microsoft Office documents
    • Images
    • Live photos
    • Text files
    • PDFs
    • Audio files
    • Video files

    However, the glide.sg.block_mobile_attachments_external_viewing property has no effect on iOS devices.

    手順

    1. Navigate to All > sys_properties.list.
    2. Open the record for glide.sg.block_mobile_attachments_external_viewing.
    3. In the form, match the following values.
      Field Description
      Name glide.sg.block_mobile_attachments_external_viewing
      Type true | false
      Value Enter one of the following values:
      • Enter true to prevent users from opening attachments in third-party applications on Android devices. The following attachments can only be opened in the internal native viewer: images, videos, and PDFs.
      • Enter false to enable users to open files in third-party applications on Android devices.
    4. Right-click the banner at the top of the glide.sg.block_mobile_attachments_external_viewing form and select Save.