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title: "Why can't I open my video file on Android?"  
description: "Why can't I open my video file on Android?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-29  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94846/why-can-t-i-open-my-video-file-on-android  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["android", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why can't I open my video file on Android?

Why can't I open my [video](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/312054/5-websites-that-pay-you-for-editing-videos) [file](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/59/encrypting-and-decrypting-files-using-c-sharp) on [Android](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12868/webview-in-android)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**There could be a number of reasons why your videos aren't playing on your Android phone, including:** \

1. Your **video is messed up.**
2. The media player is no longer supported.
3. The Android operating system is not up to date.
4. The video is not completely downloaded from the source.
5. The **[SD card](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50034/i-can-t-write-to-sd-card) in your mobile phone is faulty.**
6. You installed an untrustworthy piece of software or application.

I hope these answer would help you

## [Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94853/why-is-my-phone-not-playing-any-video-with-sound)


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