Is PDF Reader - PDF Editor a scam?
For the large majority of reviewers, no — it's a genuinely well-liked, functional PDF viewer and light editor that many use daily without incident. But there's a specific and credible red flag: a reviewer describes the app aggressively trying to get them to install other, unrelated PDF apps immediately upon first opening it, in a way that felt deceptive enough to compare to malware behavior.
Upon installing, it immediately and aggressively tried to trick me into installing other CHINESE pdf reader apps! Uninstalled it with Revo Uninstaller as it acts like malware.
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Is PDF Reader - PDF Editor legit and safe to install?
It's a real, widely used PDF app with mostly strong reviews for its core reading and editing features. The caution reviewers raise isn't about the PDF functionality itself, it's about ads that masquerade as system messages — for example, an 'update your app' ad that actually links out to installing a completely different PDF viewer rather than updating the one you already have.
Lol it has ads that say-- update your app -- and it has a link to a different pdf viewer to download.
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Why does PDF Reader - PDF Editor show ads or prompt me to install other apps?
The app is free and ad-supported, and while most reviewers describe the ad load as reasonable compared to competitors, a few specifically object to ads appearing just to view a PDF at all, and to ads dressed up as app-update or other-app-install prompts rather than clearly labeled as ads. Treat any in-app prompt to install something else as an ad, not a genuine system notice.
why would anyone on earth show ads just to view PDF?
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Why does PDF Reader - PDF Editor say my PDF file is outdated?
At least one reviewer reports the app flagging every PDF it opens as 'outdated,' regardless of the file's actual age or format, and using that message to push an upgrade or advertising rather than providing any real, useful information about the file. If you see this message, it's likely a monetization prompt rather than an accurate statement about your document.
Regrettably it identifies every pdf as outdated and sends you to buy an upgrade or advertising. Not at all helpful
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Answers above are generated from real Google Play reviews of PDF Reader - PDF Editor, not editorial opinion.