Questions tagged [video]
For questions regarding video files, playback, or recording.
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Screen capture on Android using Android SDK
I am trying to take a screen capture of my android phone when it plays a video, with native resolution and minimum overhead. But when I use Android Studio's record option as seen below, the recorded ...
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How to recover deleted videos under this file .do0mo7bi1le1 [duplicate]
How can i recover videos in this file.
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Why can't this 8K video recorded with an Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra be viewed as 8K in YouTube?
I recorded an 8K video with
a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra running Android 13:
I uploaded it to YouTube using the YouTube Android application. YouTube offers to view it in 4K but not 8K:
Why?
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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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Searching video streaming apps for media content simultaneously
I would like to search for videos to play on all of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Rai Play, and YouTube, simultaneously (ad I often cannot remember on which media service a given movie is to be found, ...
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How to play a video indefinitely on loop on Amazon Fire TV Stick?
I have an Amazon Fire TV Stick and a video file. I want to play on loop for a several hours. I have attached the USB to the Firestick using an OTG dongle. I have the Kodi app to play the video on a ...
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Can't view pics/vids when opening an HTML [duplicate]
When opening a local HTML file on my android device, the local files i.e videos and pictures don't show up. The HTML file works great but the local pictures and videos don't load. Is there any ...
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How to Avoid My Video Being Cut to 10 Seconds When Posted to Instagram Stories?
I learnt that since late Sep 2022, the duration of IG stories has increased from 15 seconds to 60 seconds. However, today when I tried to post a 25-second video to Instagram Stories in my Android ...
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How do I attach a video larger than 16 MB in Whatsapp
It is not uncommon to see videos larger than 100 MB on whatsapp sent as a video clip. How is that accomplished?
I tried to find it on the internet. I know there are some obvious ways like the ...
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How do I restore deleted video? Xiaomi forces me to log in to their cloud when I open the Gallery's trash
An important video from my wife's phone was deleted by accident today. I want to restore it. The phone is Redmi 5 plus, Android 8.1.0, MIUI Global 11.0.2.
When I go to Gallery, instead of opening the ...
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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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Green video using Chrome on Fire 10HD tablet
Android 9, KFMAWI, PS7427 Chrome 113.0.5672.162
Recently, when running Chrome on my Fire 10HD tablet some videos will only display a green screen. Audio does work. Example
I have re-installed Chrome ...
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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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Playing 2 videos simultaneously
Is there any way to play 2 videos simultaneously (YouTube and browser video)? I am aware of the split screen feature, but when 1 video plays, the other stops.
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iPhone video copied to android plays in different color gamut
I have received a video from an iPhone via Wechat on my Samsung S21U. It's 32s long and 50mb in size, 1080p. When I open it in my gallery, I can see that the preview thumbnail is in the iPhone ...
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Chrome cannot play videos on MSNBC news site
I am stuck on this issue. My Samsung Galaxy A7 Lite tablet (SM-T220) running Android version 13 and Chrome 111.0.5563.116 has a strange issue. Until a few weeks ago I had no issue playing MSNBC news ...
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How to play remote mp4 file through HTTP on Android TV
This is something that I've been able to do easily on a PC or an Android smartphone, but there seems to be something in Android TV (at least in version 9) that prevents it. I have video files in a ...
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Creating and adding social media stickers on Gboard
In Gboard I am able to find various stickers which I can use in social media messaging comunications (can they be used elsewhere as well / where (else) can they be used?).
So, I am able to find them ...
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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 to stop web videos from stopping when you turn off your screen in Android?
On Android, if you're playing a streaming video in a browser and turn off the screen, by default it seems to pause the video. However, from the lock screen, it gives you the option to resume playback ...
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Recovery of unsaved 40 minute long video on Samsung A32
I took a video of approximately 40 minutes long this morning at a funeral. I stopped taking the video and waited for it to "process". It took very long, so I switched my phone off. But now I ...
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Video to Live Wallpaper that survives a restart
I have an MP4 that I want as my live wallpaper. I can set it, but only through an app. The app does not, of course - automatically at startup - select the file, then set it as a live wallpaper. As I ...
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Is time in Exif or other metadata in a Nexus 5x video?
I have some MP4 videos taken with a Nexus 5x. I no longer have that device. Which of the Exif or XMP or the metadata (if any) contains time in UTC that the video started or ended? I'm trying to get ...
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How to stop vlc from resizing on home button touch
I have vlc installed on my Android phone running Android version 11, whenever there is a video playing and then I hit the home button it resizes and continues to play the video in Pip mode, I have ...
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Connect RCA composite video and output to Android phone
I'm trying to connect an RCA composite video cable to an Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S6, specifically). My use case is this: I have a small camera that transmits composite video for use in FPV mode ...
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Browser without video playback
I am trying to avoid any kind of sexual stimulation and want to block video content on any browser. I was looking for browsers which provide this functionality but could not find one. These are the ...
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Play YouTube videos faster than 2x on Android
I know that it is possible to play YouTube videos faster than 2x on laptop and desktop using extensions available on Google Chrome. However, these can't be downloaded on Android device.
I have already ...
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Connecting a DVD/CDROM reader through USB OTG
can CDROM/DVD readers be recognized and managed as standard USB mass storage?
Does Android include drivers or libraries to read this quite standard hardware?
Are drivers or root required?
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Pixel 3's mp4 videos don't have thumbnails in Windows 10
My Google Pixel 3 phone saves videos as mp4 files that have no thumbnails in Windows Explorer.
(This screenshot shows files on my PC that I'd moved via USB from the Pixel 3.)
Apparently many other ...
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Stop videos from readjusting phone volume on play
Samsung Galaxy S10e
If the volume is set to vibrate (all the way down), then a video is started, the video will automatically bring the volume back up to about 70%. How can this behavior be disabled? ...
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New Phone > Videos received via Whatsapp play in Gallery but not in Whatsapp anymore
I've spent hours on this and am amazed there is no obvious answer from googling.
I got a new phone, a Google Pixel 4a. I am transferring data and settings from my old phone, an HTC One M8. I made a ...
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How to get MX Player to show .gif files in file lists?
MX Player is able to play .gif files, but does not populate its list views (i.e., internal file explorer) with them, even when explicitly defined as an extension through the relevant settings page (it ...
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Where can an app store a drone video?
I have a Tomzon D65 drone, and the accompanying Tomzon-G app (Ver:1.1.2). The drone captured some awesome footage! It plays in the app fine. However, the app won't let me download the file. I suspect ...
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MKV video files stutters GALAXY TAB 4 SM-T351
So here we are, I have that big ass 10.1 inches screen and with the course of the years I have more and more troubles with playing the videos, especially the ones from Shaanig and MINX torrent ...
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question about a video recording cutting out at 4GB, vs continuing recording and a new file created. Phone is Moto G7 Power
question about a video recording cutting out
I have two Moto phones.
One when I do a 30-35min video, and that about 4GB size, it continues recording but makes a new file.
Both are not using an SD card....
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How can I disable subtitles by default on VLC for android?
I went to options > subtitles > and unchecked "auto load subtitles". Still every time I load a video it auto loads the subtitles?
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Access connected Android phone camera from Chrome browser on my Macbook
I know there are programmatic ways to request media from another device's camera, but is there any simple way I can access my phone camera from my (localhost) web app?
I connected my phone to my ...
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WhatsApp sending videos with low quality
Using a Samsung Galaxy A30s and the WhatsApp Messenger (Beta) version 2.21.12.15.
Anytime I send a video, be that filmed within the app or externally, it loses all the image quality.
What can be done ...
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Why can I receive a 7mb video text but it is too large to forward?
Problem: I have an A51 Samsung. I can't forward a text video that was attached and text to me from another A51 (my wife's).
What I tried: I tried saving smaller since I cannot trim it.
It just doesn't ...
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Web video from archive.org does not play
I have an Android 9 box with Chrome and Firefox installed. Usually if video does not play in one browser, it does play in another, YouTube works in both. However, videos from archive.org do not play, ...
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Reduce video size
I want to transfer video files over the internet. I intend to reduce a video size of 100x MB to below 10 MB. I tried some apps, but they reduce the size down to 10x MB, not below 10 MB. Also, their ...
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Is it possible to record MJPEG directly on Android?
Is it possible to record video from an android camera directly as MJPEG? I am interested in MJPEG for quality purposes. I don't want to record video via default android settings and then convert to ...
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Unable to play some multimedia
I have a P30 lite. When trying to play a video from YouTube (app and web), the video open, but just keeps spinning, and eventually it just freezes. I've tried both with a without WiFi.
I am unable to ...
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How many hours long "continuous video" can you shoot on Huawei P30 Lite 2019 model?
I want to shoot an extremely long video (almost 6-8 hours). Is the Huawei P30 Lite 2019 model BLE able to do it?
If not, for how many hours will it last?
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Is it possible to record uncompressed or > 150000 kb/S video on a smartphone or tablet?
Is it possible to record uncompressed or > 150000 kb/S video on a smartphone or tablet?
If so, how and what devices are compatible? I am able to do this with cheap logitech webcams, however the ...
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How to stop a video from a web page from continuing to play after I shut down web page?
I often play videos that are embedded in a web page.
When I close Google or Chrome, the video keeps playing and I can't find it.
What setting do I need to change so that the video stops when I close ...
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Do all android phones store videos with rotational metadata?
Do all android phones store videos with rotational metadata?
For example, I just recorded a video on my 'phone', holding it in portrait, and using the front-facing camera (used the front facing camera ...
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Audio & Video Codecs not working on Android 7.1.2 phone
Since recently the phone i have been using for about 2.5 years has developed an issue with it's audio and video codecs.
Videos won't play in the Google Chrome app, in the YouTube app, not in Whatsapp ...
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Is there any way to share image+audio from an android device to a pc without mirroring?
I have a robot that uses android (API 22) but it doesn't have screen mirroring. One of our clients wants to stream the screen and internal audio (not the voices from people outside) of this robot to ...
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