[ale] Somewhat OT: Dropbox on Android 4.0.3

[Neal Rhodes]

Theoretically Android is somewhat linux. 

So, after factory reset of a Verizon HTC Rezound, it actually works
again, and it is at the most current Android HTC offers - 4.0.3. 

And Dropbox offers no version for 4.0.3. 

APKMirror has Dropbox version 3.0.4.44, which indicates it can work with
Android 4.0.3.   When installed, it comes up, and immediately insists I
update Dropbox, and offers no options but to go the Play Store, which of
course doesn't have any compatible version. 

Ergo, I'm in an infinite loop.  

Dropbox support (meh) and forum basically are of no help.   For some
reason Dropbox has decided older phones are simply not worthy.   

Is it possible to force an APK of a later version of Dropbox to be
installed?   Or will it refuse to install?    It's hard to believe that
a later version truly won't work.  It seems more likely they didn't feel
like back-testing it. 

I kinda have too much going on in my life in the near future to be
rooting my primary phone and installing a non-HTC android.  

Are there other options?   (other than scrapping Dropbox and going to
Google Drive that is.) 

Neal 

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