Laggy Drawing and Writing Performance on PDF Annotation via Google Drive
A Google Drive user experiences slow, delayed response when writing or drawing directly on a PDF file within the app, making the annotation feel unresponsive. The performance lag undermines the usability of in-app PDF markup.
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