Easy Solve Issue of “MP4 Won’t Play on Samsung Galaxy S4/S3/S2/Tab/Note/Ace”
Overview
Starting from June 2010, Samsung released a series of mobile phones and tablets named starting from Samsung Galaxy like Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Tabe, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Ace and the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S4. Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets are big success with advanced features. In the video codec support, comparing with Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy devices have made great progress. Samsung Galaxy S4, S3, S2, Tab, Note and Ace not only support MP4, H.264 format, but also support AVI, WebM, 3GP, WMV format.
Then, you may ask MP4 is announced to be support playback on Samsung Galaxy series, how come I cannot play my MP4 files? When trying to watch MP4 video files on Samsung Galaxy S4, S3, S2, Tab, Note, Ace, message says “Error viewing the video” or “Sorry, this video cannot be played”.
Why “MP4 cannot Play on Samsung Galaxy S4/S3/S2/Tab/Note/Ace”
The fact is Samsung can play most of MP4 files. Several special MP4 videos will not be played as MP4 is a container video format which may encode with a variety of codecs like H.264, MPEG-4, Xivd, DivX, MPEG-4 ASP etc. or with subtitles or multi-channel audio tracks. As MPEG-4 AVC H.264 codec, support is limited to the required specifications. If your MP4 files are using audio and video codec that Samsung Galaxy cannot support or your MP4 files cannot meet the supported specifications of audio and video codec, your Samsung Galaxy phones or tablets will fail to play MP4 files. Even you download different Android video player, they still fails to play.
How to successfully Play MP4 on Galaxy S4/S3/S2/Tab/Note/Ace?
In order to successfully play MP4 on Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy S2, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy Ace, a better solution is to convert MP4 to Samsung Galaxy supported MPEG-4 Video with require specifications. This article will guide you step-by-step to convert MP4 to successfully play MP4 on Samsung Galaxy S4/S3/S2/Tab/Note/Ace.
Step-by-Step to Convert MP4 to Play MP4 on Galaxy S4/S3/S2/Tab/Note/Ace
Step 1: PrePare: Free download Samsung Galaxy Video Converter
Free download Samsung Galaxy Video Converter (for Windows, for Mac). Install and launch the program.
Step 4: Load MP4 files to Samsung Galaxy Video Converter
Press on “Add Video” button to add MP4 files to the program.
Step 2: Set output format
Click “Profile” drop-down and choose appropriate format.
To play MP4 on Samsung Galaxy Ace, choose “Android MP4 Video(*.mp4)” from “Android” category.
To play MP4 on Samsung Galaxy S4, S3, S2, Tab or Note, if your source MP4 files are 1080p or above 1080p resolution, choose “HD H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video(*.mp4)” from “HD video” category.
To play MP4 on Samsung Galaxy S4, S3, S2, Tab or Note, if your source MP4 files are 720p or lower resolution, choose “H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Video(*.mp4)” from “General Video” category.
Or you can choose the optimized video format for specific devices from “Android” category, such as “Samsung Galaxy Note (*.mp4) format.
Step 3: Finish converting MP4 to Samsung Galaxy format
Press on “Convert” button to start converting MP4 to Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Tabe, Galaxy Note or Galaxy Ace format. It’s that easy to view MP4 on your Samsung phones or devices.