Sync apple books pdf progress between macos and ios

When I open the pdf from apple books on mac, it opens up in arcobat reader.

I suppose that's not going to sync the progress to apple books?

What can I do so it'll open up in apple books and sync the progress between ios and macos?

Posted on Nov 14, 2022 5:48 PM

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picas

Level 7

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Nov 14, 2022 8:05 PM in response to resting

pdfs on a Mac always open in the app chosen to open them, never in the Books app itself – progress cannot be synced between them.

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