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title: "Why won't my Android phone open up some PDFs, but will open other PDFs downloaded from the internet?"  
description: "Why won't my Android phone open up some PDFs, but will open other PDFs downloaded from the internet?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-03  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94925/why-won-t-my-android-phone-open-up-some-pdfs-but-will-open-other-pdfs-downloaded-from-the-internet  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["adobe pdf reader", "adobe software", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why won't my Android phone open up some PDFs, but will open other PDFs downloaded from the internet?

Why won't my [Android](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1672/android-internals) [phone](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300535/manage-your-smartphone-addiction) open up some PDFs, but will open other PDFs downloaded from the [internet](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44099/best-internet-hobby)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- ![Why won](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/7edc90fe-58b3-456e-8c75-2566faa85089/images/6aa03a07-271c-41c5-89f0-5d761ef86f59.jpeg)\
- The Adobe [**PDF**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95118/how-do-i-open-a-saved-pdf-in-a-word-doc-form-using-windows-10) viewer can open practically every file type. However, you may occasionally discover that your Adobe is unable to open PDF files on your Android device.
- This can happen for a variety of reasons, including the **PDF not being correctly decoded during download** or its format not being supported by Adobe. However, you do not need to be concerned about Adobe not opening PDF on your Android because there are other solutions available.
- Go to the settings menu on your smartphone. Select Apps.
- Locate the Adobe Reader application. Select Force Stop from the drop-down menu.
- To force a stop, click Okay.
- Clear cache and clear data are the two options available. Then navigate to the Playstore. Look for Adobe Reader. To update your app, select Update. Your phone should be restarted.

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