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title: "Why can I not open any PDF file in my Android?"  
description: "Why can I not open any PDF file in my Android?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-03  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94932/why-can-i-not-open-any-pdf-file-in-my-android  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["pdf file", "adobe pdf reader", "adobe", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why can I not open any PDF file in my Android?

Why can I not open any [PDF file](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/572/pdf-file-download-in-zip-file-in-mvc-4) in my [Android](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12868/webview-in-android)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**This can happen for a variety of reasons,** including the **[PDF](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95152/how-do-you-get-adobe-to-open-pdf-files) not being correctly decoded during download o**r 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. **One of the solutions for adobe not opening pdf on android may be found here.** \

1. On your mobile phone go to the options menu
2. Select Apps.
3. Locate the Adobe Reader application.
4. Select Force Stop from the drop-down menu.
5. **To force a stop, click Okay.**
6. Clear cache and clear data are the two options available.
7. Then navigate to the Playstore.
8. Look for Adobe Reader.
9. To update your app, select Update.
10. Your phone should be **restarted.**

**[Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94935/why-does-chrome-on-android-not-open-pdf-files-like-chrome-on-windows-linux-can)**


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