# iBibTeX — user reviews

> 6 indexed App Store user reviews of iBibTeX by UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO, rated 1.00/5 from 6 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibibtex/id924874217/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibibtex/id924874217.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 6

## Most critical reviews (6 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Crash

*2019-08-10*

Can’t even connect with Google Drive

### 1/5 — does not work

*2019-02-13*

right after downloading the app, i opened it; it goes right away to “file browser” and displays an error “disallowed_useragent”; it is not possible to choose “google drive” as instructed. i’m on an ipad pro running ios 12.1.1.
hope you guys get this fixed, i was very much looking forward to this app.

### 1/5 — Google No longer allows in app oauth login

*2019-02-09, version 1.01*

So . . . It won’t work from the start as it tried to use it to login  and is stopped dead.

### 1/5 — Does not work at all

*2018-07-23, version 1.01*

The app’s reliance on Google Drive renders it useless. Whenever I open it, I get this message from Google:

This user-agent is not permitted to make an OAuth authorization request to Google as it is classified as an embedded user-agent (also known as a web-view). Per our policy, only browsers are permitted to make authorization requests to Google. We offer several libraries and samples for native apps to perform authorization requests in the browser.

There is no way to move beyond this screen. It’s too bad: at this point there is no iOS analogue to BibDesk on Mac, so I was thrilled when I found this app. However, since it is essentially useless, .bib files still cannot be viewed in any useful way on iOS devices — at least in the US. The market gap is actually pretty shocking. I wish iBibTeX had been the solution.

### 1/5 — Fatal bug

*2018-03-10*

Is not able to open google drive.

### 1/5 — Application will not open for use

*2017-12-01, version 1.01*

As soon as the app opens, there is an error from Google:

403. That’s an error.

Error: disallowed_useragent

Cannot do anything after that except to close the app.

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