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title: "Why is no video able to play on my Android phone?"  
description: "Why is no video able to play on my Android phone?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-29  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94830/why-is-no-video-able-to-play-on-my-android-phone  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["android", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is no video able to play on my Android phone?

Why is no [video](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/312054/5-websites-that-pay-you-for-editing-videos) able to play on my Android phone?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

If you've already downloaded the **video but can't play** it on your Android phone, it could be due to one of the following issues.

- The video's source could not be successfully downloaded.
- The video file's header could be missing or corrupted.
- There may be issues with the video or audio component's synchronization.
- It's possible that the file won't work with your Android phone or the media player you're using.
- It's possible that the [**SD card**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50034/i-can-t-write-to-sd-card) on which your video is stored has been corrupted as well.
- If the video was shot on your phone, it's possible that certain modifications to the phone's settings or encoding rendered the video unsupported.

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**Read More: [What is the problem with my Android phone that is not playing songs and videos?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94832/what-is-the-problem-with-my-android-phone-that-is-not-playing-songs-and-videos)**


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