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Video app only partially plays vids

Question: Hi there
the stock video app on my tab plays videos partially then stops and goes back to the video list. Is this a known bug and if it is does anyone know how to fix it? If i access videos via the file explorer it plays fine!
Also is there any way to play all videos continuously and randomly or a player that does this?
Thanks
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Hmm. Playing the video partially is weird. What if you keep tapping the screen? will it finish playing?
If you click on the menu button, there is a option that says "Auto Play Next".

Hi there
the video stops suddenly so i am unable to tap the screen. It then returns to video app screen. The same video will play fully if accessed via the file explorer, that's the weird thing. This means i can not use the auto play next feature within the video app although the video app is what plays the video when opened via explorer.
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Does this happen on all video's?

Hi there yes it does?
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Have you tried any other video players just to see if it also happens outside of the stock player?

Yes, i jave tried numerous apps such as qq, zimly and mixzing and they all work fine. They just do not have what i need, which is the ability to arrange videos in various orders such as date or size as well as auto play next or random play. The stock player is perfect for this need. As above, if i open.the videos via the my files folder it uses the stock app to play the videos and the problem is gone. This would be fine but this way you lose the ability to auto play video. Its extremely frustrating! The video app seems to play about 2 mins of videos then audio goes slightly jerky and it stops and returns to app. Is there a way to re install the video app? Thanks
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AMIAGEEK said:
Yes, i jave tried numerous apps such as qq, zimly and mixzing and they all work fine. They just do not have what i need, which is the ability to arrange videos in various orders such as date or size as well as auto play next or random play. The stock player is perfect for this need. As above, if i open.the videos via the my files folder it uses the stock app to play the videos and the problem is gone. This would be fine but this way you lose the ability to auto play video. Its extremely frustrating! The video app seems to play about 2 mins of videos then audio goes slightly jerky and it stops and returns to app. Is there a way to re install the video app? Thanks
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Reinstalling the video app would require Root. Have you done that or considered it?
By advised rooting does invalidate your warranty. Samsung issued a newsletter to all service centres advising them if they received any phones that had been rooted they were not to carry out repairs under warranty.
Anyway, has it happened all the time since owning the Tab or has it only started playing up recently?
If it has been playing up all the time it may be something to do with the codecs of the video where when you select direct from the player it picks up the problem but misses when you select the video using a third-party selector (My Files you mentioned).
If that is the case there is nothing you can do about it other than ensure your movie files don't have the same codecs.
If it has been playing up only recently it will be some form of corruption that has crept in.
The only way you are going to get around this is either root your Tab and reinstall the Player.app (providing you can get hold of one that is).... or carry out a Factory Reset that should clear the problem.

Hi thanks the advice. I will try a factory reset abd hopefully that will work as i do not want to root the device.
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AMIAGEEK said:
Hi thanks the advice. I will try a factory reset abd hopefully that will work as i do not want to root the device.
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video playing completely stops working after several hours... please help

Hey all, any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I much enjoy watching movies on the DC's beautiful amoled display...
HERE'S THE PROBLEM: Upon booting my phone, all videos run fine (mp4, flv, youtube, facebook, etc.). However, after several hours and upon going to play a video, it either doesn't load on site or, when opened in video player, moboplayer, mplayer, vplayer, etc, i get the "sorry this video cannot be played" message. Upon rebooting, my videos work again... for a time
Is anyone else experiencing this issue or have any possible idea what's causing it/how to fix it? thanks in advance
fyi my phone is running imnuts' ed2 debloated v4 kernel, rooted of course
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I have had the music player and pandora not function untill after reboot. The music player would say that MP3 is not supported, lol. Also on imnuts voodoo kernel.

I'm having the same problem...after a while nothing is recognized on the media player and you tube videos play with no video, just a black screen...reboot fixes it...
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Anyone tried updating Flash to see if it makes a difference?

I'm stock ed2 and have the same issue. Only a reboot fixes it for me.

I wonder if it's some kind of memory leak. Be interesting to look at when you start having the issue.

mi7chy said:
Anyone tried updating Flash to see if it makes a difference?
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how do you do that? I mean, I've looked up flash updates, but I think it's built into the operating system? i can't find any. *I apologize if these are noob statements but I really am at a loss. And would flash alone account for ALL my videos not working, even ones that aren't flv files?
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Stock ED2....same issue...reboot is only fix...gonna post to verizon support so maybe an update will fix.

It seems my audio issues only surface when I plug the headphone jack in b4 playing music, I get a "does not support this format message". When I start the music and then plug in, no problems.

Bumping this thread to see if anyone found a solution or knows what causes this.
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I did hear someone say that installing CWM, PBJ lagfix kernel, and Gummy CHARGED ROM helped with freezing videos they would get, but I don't know what aspect of that helped.

Same issue here, on both ED2 and EE4. All apps that require the media player service, like YouTube, HBOgo, DoggCatcher, etc will NOT play until you reboot. Other apps that do not use the internal playback player like Poweramp continue to work. Only remedy is a reboot. VERY annoying.

I have submitted this issue to Samsung and I am waiting to see what they have to say. If EVERYONE else who has this issue and is reading this can do the same, it would be greatly appreciated.

I made this quick video summarizing the issues we are seeing here. If you can, please distribute it to people and maybe we can gain some attention. This is driving me nuts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niFCY1T3cmo

Similar Problem
Mine doesn't play videos from other sources no matter what. Lame because when I went over to GummyCharged, the same videos work fine.

[Q] Videos won't play from apps or browser?

Hey I'm having a problem and wondering if anyone is experiencing the same thing or knows anything about it.
Whenever I try to watch a video I get some kind of playback error. I can play videos I already downloaded but if I try to watch from youtube or any other app or from a website in my browser, I get an error.
This started a few weeks ago and Its getting extremely annoying.
If anyone can help that would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

Are you using a custom ROM?
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Oh yeah I'm running CM_Merged (the last release) sorry for leaving that out.
Thanks for the reply!

Youtubes broken, and video player is missing on rage, try using rock player for streaming and use youtube 2.1.6 apk, might work better than the current youtube app.

thank you so much! any ideas on other apps too? (like adult swim, onion, etc)
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Not sure for the other apps.

Video problems

Hey there, i have a problem with youtube on my phone, everytime i load a video, my screen starts flickering, only the video, NOT the hud, i un-installed it, cleared data and tried every thing, but nothing works, could it be my rom or kernel??
Thanks for your time
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Hi, maybe some problems with flash player.
Try uninstalling the flash player or update it via the play store.
There is a small possibility that your gpu is ****d up, you can test this by playing a game or try to play a self made video that u captured with your phone. If all works well, the flash player itself is to blame.
Good luck!

??????Question
:cyclops:When did it work last without doing that? Have you changed the device in anyway since then?

reflash the rom

I fixed it, just updated my rom , flash player didnt work D:
Thanks anyways <3
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Youtube and Facebook not Playing videos

Hi,
Im facing this weird issues where my facebook and youtube apps are not playing any videos.
Youtube shows error "There was a problem while Playing Please try Again" and facebook just shows wheel spin.
I have tried uninstalling youtube updates
clearibg cache and data in youtube
reboot
changing dns on wifi
on 3g also same issue
Internet is working fine (Im able to post this msg afterall)
Youtube video works from browser.
at this point im out of ideas
anyone with any suggestions?
-Dilkush
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DK_GIONEE_E7 said:
Hi,
Im facing this weird issues where my facebook and youtube apps are not playing any videos.
Youtube shows error "There was a problem while Playing Please try Again" and facebook just shows wheel spin.
I have tried uninstalling youtube updates
clearibg cache and data in youtube
reboot
changing dns on wifi
on 3g also same issue
Internet is working fine (Im able to post this msg afterall)
Youtube video works from browser.
at this point im out of ideas
anyone with any suggestions?
-Dilkush
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Which Device Do you Have ??

I have Nubia Z9 mini...
btw issue has been resolved... took few reboots...
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