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Opening HTML/JS Single Page apps on Box for iOS

  • May 22, 2025
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Is it possible to launch an application from Box on iOS? For example, a single page app made with Angular or React that runs in a browser window but can get past the cross origin security issues.

 

Secondly, if the above is possible, can Box be told to open an app by default when loaded?

 

Thanks

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    Hello ,

     

    I think this question has been raised already in the past by some other collaborator. I fear that it is not possible.

     

    Everything stored in BOX is considered a document, image or video. So, an HTML file, being text, is considered a document that can be edited, viewed or downloaded. But what you will see is the code as it is text. BOX will not render the HTML page as a browser would do. 

     

    I understand that basically due to two reasons:

    1. It is a risk to allow active elements such as javascript
    2. It is not in the nature of BOX (a sync and ecm platform) to be used as a web server.

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    Thanks, I assumed this was the case, but wanted to be sure.

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