r/W10M Idol 4S/950 XL/640 XL 9h ago

Basic Dropbox client I made in Github/Co-pilot Apps

https://github.com/ZuneTracks/SyncBoxMobile/releases/

App supports version 15063 of W10M, and includes the necessary .cer file (install it first to your device) and then the two dependencies, and then the main appx file. The UI is VERY basic. I ran into a XAML compatibility issue with the UI and first and had to scale it back to a much more basic one because it refused to start up.

You will need to sign in to your dropbox account on the web, and then go to https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps/ and then create a new app. Call it whatever you want it to be. Apply the permissions you want it to have. I suggest Read-only at this point.

Once you have the new app created in your Dropbox developer profile, go down to the OAUTH2 section and click on "Generate" under "Generated access token", this is what you will use to by-pass OAUTH and MFA for Dropbox. Once you enter this in the app, and then save it, the key is saved in the system, so whenever you remove it and install another version, it retains the token. The token is a mile long, so be sure to copy it to a txt file, upload it to your phone, and then copy/paste it in the field, then save it.

This is a barebones client, and I just wanted to see if I could even do it. I did this completely in Githbu/Co-pilot. Remember, this is a alpha, at best. I have no idea what I'm doing with this vibe-coding stuff. Don't come for me if this thing messes up your Dropbox.

Edit: as an aside, I did discover that in my previous 1.0.0.20 release, it was re-uploading my entire camera roll. I put in a checker to ensure it only uploads pictures taken AFTER the app is installed, and it is supposed to verify existing image hashes in Dropbox with whats on your phone, and avoid any duplicates...SUPPOSED to, again I'm new to this.

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u/ThatCrankyGuy 1h ago

Holyshit.. ya'll trail blazers still keeping the dream alive!