Questions tagged [media-player]

An application that renders audio and / or video media files on a device.

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Driving mode media tray missing

I have a Pixel 8 Pro with Android 14; for years I have used my Android phones for car navigation. Like many, I like to use my phone to listen to Pandora, Spotify, podcast players etc. While in Driving ...
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WhatsApp Call Lowers Media Volume

The volume of the media I'm trying to watch is automatically lowered when I enter a WhatsApp call. The position on the slider does not change so it appears to be the correct volume, but it is ...
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Volume and sound randomly skipping - how to diagnose?

When listening to media on my phone (Android 11) for the last week or so, the audio will change at random and unprompted, e.g.: rewinding or fast-forwarding (NB - these functions are mapped to my ...
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Is there a way to select Editions when playing MKV files on Android?

MKV video files have a feature called editions, which allows you to string together multiple chapters into a sort of playlist all within one file. For example, a single file could contain the chapters ...
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Synchronous video playback on multiple devices

I have multiple Android-based projectors (Xiaomi 4k) and want them to start playback of a movie file at the same time. It's not the same file on each device, so casting wouldn't work. What I need is ...
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Launch SRT stream via Larix Player automatically on boot

Is it possible somehow to open an SRT stream in the Larix Player app automatically? I'd like to use the method to be triggered via the launch on boot-up. So far, I can only open the Larix player app ...
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MX Player Subtitles Settings not working on videos with SSA subtitles

I had my MX player's subtitle settings working just fine on all videos without bias. Recently I had to uninstall my MX player and reinstall it. After that, I tried to change the subtitle settings by ...
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Android - getting current playing media/url from adb

How can we go about getting the current playing media (in this case hulu). We would like to know the URL or the asset id via adb if possible.
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Five full-screen buttons in embedded Youtube videos

I am using Android Chrome. Why I am seeing four additional full-screen buttons in the embedded Youtube players as shown below, instead of the play and other buttons. The issue reproduces on various ...
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Reduce the amount of space taken by media player in split view

I am using the Split View functionality of my Android tablet to read e-books while also listening to their audio-book versions. For this purpose, I need to have most of my screen given to the e-pub ...
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I saw "StarHub Hybrid ..." media notification on my Android phone

I saw a notification on my phone with media buttons (pause, forward, backward, etc...) that said "StarHub Hybrid ..." and some other stuff. I accidentally swiped the notification away ...
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Can I change the default media player on Pumpkin Android 11 radio?

I have a USB disk with MP3 music connected. Everytime when the Pumpkin radio has booted, it recognizes the USB disk and starts the preinstalled media player automatically, which starts playing the ...
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Video only playing in MX player

I have downloaded a video (~400MB) in MP4. It only plays on MX player, and when I try to play it from the Files app or from PC, it instead shows a 9-second clip of (play in MX player). What kind of ...
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How can I choose which media player to use when continuing playback via headphone or Google Assistant?

I've got several apps to playback stuff on my Android device (Google News, Spotify, Audible). Usually, all these media players stick to the notification menu / quick settings. When pausing playback ...
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Sound of notifications working but media of apps not

1 → All volumes are maxed out 2 → My device has "Do Not Disturb" mode disabled 3 → My device has "Battery Saver" mode disabled My notifications work perfectly sound, but when I try ...
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How can one play every music in a folder 2 times (or a specific number of times) [duplicate]

I have a lot of music files (such as mp3) in a folder. I am looking for a way to play every file 2 times (or a specific number of times) then going to the next file and playing it 2 times, and so on. ...
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How do I make my headset button resume podcast player instead of music player?

I am using Samsung Galaxy A10e on Android 11. I have AIMP music player and Free Offline Podcast Player FM installed. I am also using the Groove "onn. Wireless Neckband" headset. I have just ...
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Android Automotive media Player Application

how does the Media app know/ displayed once we add media files to local storage? TIA.
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Chrome for Android's media notifications disappear

Chrome and other browsers show media in the notifications area automatically. I use to be able to switch apps and continue playing the media. Now, when the app is no longer active, the media ...
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Get media playback time using ADB

I working with C# script to control android device media. I have been able to check and set volume as well as send commands to pause, play, skip, etc for media apps like Spotify or YouTube One thing ...
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Tasker: Need help automating media activities

Poweramp is a popular media player. I made a loop to check a few things: If Poweramp is running If a jack is plugged If the volumes are according Almost everything work, except Tasker doesn't seem ...
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Why downloaded videos by VidMate can only be played using PLAYit?

I have downloaded a video from YouTube using VidMate. The video is in 1080p and is in MP4 format. When I tried to play it on mobile, it was not playing. I also tried it on PC using VLC Player, but it ...
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Android 5.1.1 (CyanogenMod CM12.1) - problem Multimedia - pls HELP

I have an Alcatel One Touch Pop C7 (7041X) that is still a phone, but with too old software - Android 4.0.2, which not allow install of most the apps who I have interested. I decided to upgrade it to ...
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Looking for an interface for numerous video files

I'm using VLC on LineageOS, to browse and play files (audio or video) in folders that can have hundreds of items. The LineageOS native file manager doesn't let me play some files (notably, Opus), ...
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Properly play H.264 media on VLC Player

I installed VLC Player on my Galaxy S7 to try playback from an external hard disk shared via BeagleBone Black. The storage contains both x264 and h264 media. VLC plays x264 smoothly but very slowly on ...
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Seeing nested folders from a dlna server?

I am running Gerbera as a dnla media server on my Linux box. I have 100s of files, both music and video organized in nested folders. I recently acquired an Android box, X88 Max+ I connect through my ...
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When you record a video at 60 fps, how can you play the video back at 24 fps?

I saw a friend shooting video at 60 fps and then playing the videos back at 24 fps. Seeing the 60 fps video playback at 24 fps was quite amazing and impressive (dramatic almost slow motion effect)! ...
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How can I mute the YouTube app while playing music on another player?

I do love to listen to music while watching text YouTube videos, but I can't because YouTube can't be muted. I use the respect audio focus in Musicolet Music Player. I have tried App Volume Control ...
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Stop notifications from briefly lowering media volume

I have an LG G6 running Oreo and whenever media is playing and a notification sound comes through something briefly lowers (not fully muted) my media volume. How can I stop this? I don't want ...
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Can I setup an Android 7 box play all movis in a usb drive upon start and infinite loop through them?

I bought an Android 7.1 box and I like to use it for a marketing event. The idea is to have a few mp4 files in a usb drive and setup the android box such that it infinitely loops through all the ...
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How can I use a bluetooth controller to skip back/forward a video 5/10 seconds?

I've been trying to find an application that will skip a video backwards 5/10 seconds when I press a button on a bluetooth remote and maybe even save a bookmark to a list of bookmarks when I double ...
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Voice control of audio playback: seek within track

I'm planning a lengthy cycling trip and I'd like to be able to listen to language training mp3s while riding. I think the ideal way to do this would be to use voice control. Is there a way that will ...
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playing WhatsApp videos with your default MX Player on Android

in the past WhatsApp videos opened by default in the video player you annoted on Android as the default video player. in my case all videos in my Android phone (an Xperia z ) will open with MX player ...
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A fully featured floating video player which can be minimized to an icon? [closed]

I am looking for a video player which has floating support and can be minimized to a floating icon. Ideally it should also have the option to rotate the video. Does anyone know of something that might ...
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How to connect external codecs/filters to KMPlayer?

There is players that supports either DTS and AC3 or custom aspect ratio, I need both these features in one player. But it seem that there is no such player, but it is possible to use codecs/filters. ...
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Prevent Google Music (but not other players!) from scanning local files

I'm wondering if there exist other options rather than adding the '.nomedia' file - this way I'm hiding the mp3s for all the players I have. But I want just Google Music not to see them, not other ...
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Media player doesn't show songs

I have a ZTE Whirl 2 (a.k.a. Z667G or Salem 2). I'm running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Whenever I start my media player (I use Black Player EX, but it happens with all media players, and the default ...
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Locked screen shows track name

Recently my Galaxy S7 started to show last track's name when the phone is locked. Even if the music player is turned off. How do I turn it off? Edit Looks like track information comes from any app: ...
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Some but not all music is showing in my phone's media player

I have a Galaxy S7 Edge, and am using the 64GB SD card they gave with the phone when it first came out at BestBuy's. I've put music on my phone already and have had it stored on the SD card and have ...
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Default player doesn't play *some* .ogg files

I have ripped a number of CD's with Rhythmbox on Ubuntu. I've noticed not all files play. Some .ogg files do play on my Android Galaxy S6 Some .ogg files do not play ... I have no idea what can be ...
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Create a playlist of Offline videos in YouTube

YouTube's offline feature allows downloading selected videos so that they can be viewed later, without internet. I downloaded few of these from different publishers and now have set of such videos in ...
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Bluetooth Car Disconnects :(

Having a pretty irritating issue with my bluetooth connection and my car. The phone will connect up no problem, but as soon as you try to play a track, switch apps or sometimes even unlock the phone, ...
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Local media players won't play audio on movies

I have a generic Android set top box. It works fine mostly, except it won't play audio for .avi, .mkv, mp4, etc. files. I can successfully hear audio on movies via NetFlix and YouTube, but if I ...
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What are methods to play audio/video files from a tablet onto a media center?

I need to have my kodi-based entertainment platform account for android tablets to play high definition media files (audio and video) located on the tablet. Kodi runs on an ARMv7 board, such as the ...
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What media formats are supported in Android?

I am new to Android, and I'm learning. For example, most of my old music files were FLV and SWF files, which my phone and tablet won't play, and I can't seem to get extensions for Chrome to play them. ...
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How can I use an Android phone as a media player?

Is it possible for me to have a central Android phone connected to my old stereo that will let me cast media from any iOS or Android device on my house? If so how?
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Media Player shows deleted songs

I had some songs in my phone and then I deleted all the songs and I factory reset my phone but still all media players shows the songs but it can't play only the name and pictures is shown. How do I ...
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Default music player restarting song on Bluetooth reconnect

When my s4 mini pairs with my car stereo, the headset can control operation of the music layer ok, except when I turn off the car then turn it back on, it has restarted the currently playing song, not ...
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Is it possible to play DVDs (or other "optical" media) from file images on Android?

Is it possible to open DVDs (possibly with all their multimedia features) from a file image on Android ? (e.g. Nexus Player) P.S.: Is other optical media handled similar to DVDs from file images, in ...
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Can't play currently recorded mp4 videos on my android phone

I have a gopro camera which records MP4 videos. My android phone was always capable of playing these files; but recently I have recorded two videos and my phone just says I do not support this type of ...
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