Google Drive's Mobile PDF Editor Loses Saved Notes After Closing
Users editing PDFs directly within Google Drive on mobile/tablet report that their saved edits and notes disappear the next day despite explicitly saving, forcing them to download, edit externally, and re-upload. This undermines trust in the in-app PDF editing feature for note-taking.
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