Forum Discussion
External User Sharing via Mobile Apps
I have the following Scenario:
Internal documents are shared amongst staff using Sharepoint SubSites with Document Libraries. This works great
We work with external contractors to submit their work to us, which at the moment is done via Dropbox. Contractor goes out, does work, documents work with pictures and uploads via dropbox to main office.
Our annual subscription to Dropbox is expiring and we dont want to renew. It seems pointless when we get all this storage space with our O365 tenant included.
External contractors come and go like the wind, so we ideally want them to use their own personal onedrive.
Is it possible to share a Sharepoint Library with an external contact but have them access it via a mobile app, either onedrive or some other app?
Android SharePoint app does not allow config/access to sites on other tenants when users are defined as external users with access to others tenants sharepoints.
In the context of promoting cooperation not the most understandable restriction.
- External users do not get OneDrive for Business sites.
This sounds like a potential use case for the new MS Flow. I would spend some time investigating that possibility. Thanks Guys
A Group with external users was my first reaction too, but at the moment guests cannot sign into the app. Only users with an O365 licence.
- IMHO, Office 365 groups will best work best for your scenario. It allows sharing your groups doc lib. Also O365 Group mobile app works well across devices.
More about O365 Groups
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Learn-about-Office-365-Groups-b565caa1-5c40-40ef-9915-60fdb2d97fa2
More about Guest access in O365 groups
http://www.jijitechnologies.com/blogs/new-guest-access-feature-for-office365-groups- Agree with Santosh...to add some more info. here, current SP App for Android does not provide any way to share documents
