--- title: "When a video can't be played on an Android device, what's happening?" description: "When a video can't be played on an Android device, what's happening?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-12-29 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94834/when-a-video-can-t-be-played-on-an-android-device-what-s-happening category: "troubleshooting" tags: ["android", "troubleshooting"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # When a video can't be played on an Android device, what's happening? When a [video](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/312054/5-websites-that-pay-you-for-editing-videos) can't be played on an Android [device](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81881/mult-device-support-on-whatsapp-very-soon), what's happening? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Hitesh Vohra **Reasons why a video can't be played on an [Android](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94823/can-i-activate-google-chrome-s-safesearch-on-my-android) device:** ![When a video can](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/e4532a9c-410d-42e5-b65a-3df2b0ebeb12/images/a2fc2292-7daa-4b93-8a3c-0c63ce23d991.png) **\** - 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 on which your video is stored has been corrupted as well - f the video was shot on your phone, it's possible that certain modifications to the phone's settings or encoding rendered **the video unsupported.** \ \ **Read More: [Why is Apple coming out with dark mode in iOS 13?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94868/why-is-apple-coming-out-with-dark-mode-in-ios-13)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94834/when-a-video-can-t-be-played-on-an-android-device-what-s-happening Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.