I know how to reset the default for a specific app. But this problem is not that same problem.
My Note was unable to open mov files unless I held on the file & selected "open as" & "video". It then offered me the choice of apps for video. I selected Video Player & stupidly set as default.
Now, video player does not show any defaults set so resetting video player makes no difference.
I still have to open as ... video to get it to attempt to open the mov but then it fails when it automatically goes to use video player.
So I need to reset the open as ... video default to get mov files to prompt for a player as it originally did.
I have found tones of posts saying to reset individual app defaults but none are relevant in this case.
Can anybody help please?
Thanks
Eddie
apemonkeyman said:
I know how to reset the default for a specific app. But this problem is not that same problem.
My Note was unable to open mov files unless I held on the file & selected "open as" & "video". It then offered me the choice of apps for video. I selected Video Player & stupidly set as default.
Now, video player does not show any defaults set so resetting video player makes no difference.
I still have to open as ... video to get it to attempt to open the mov but then it fails when it automatically goes to use video player.
So I need to reset the open as ... video default to get mov files to prompt for a player as it originally did.
I have found tones of posts saying to reset individual app defaults but none are relevant in this case.
Can anybody help please?
Thanks
Eddie
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go to applications and select the video player and try the clear data button.
@shaun298: My apologies for not reading your reply properly... you suggested clearing DATA for the video player... I did this for ES Explorer, not the defaults, & you were indeed totally correct & on the nail with data clearing. Brilliant thanks & sorry again! ;.)
So ignore the next bit which was my original pathetic response!...
***Thanks for your reply. Like I said, this is not about resetting default for a specific app. All video players & file managers have been reset for defaults. This is about the default having been set on the "open as" function.
Any other ideas please?***
Thanks!
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apemonkeyman said:
@shaun298: My apologies for not reading your reply properly... you suggested clearing DATA for the video player... I did this for ES Explorer, not the defaults, & you were indeed totally correct & on the nail with data clearing. Brilliant thanks & sorry again! ;.)
So ignore the next bit which was my original pathetic response!...
***Thanks for your reply. Like I said, this is not about resetting default for a specific app. All video players & file managers have been reset for defaults. This is about the default having been set on the "open as" function.
Any other ideas please?***
Thanks!
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Glad it worked.
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Ok, here is the deal. I got my new Evo, love it. I installed a video player to it and it was horrible!, so I un-installed it. The problem is that I now have no application associated with wmv.
I have checked in Astro, there is an entry for wmv.
* If I click on a wmv in astro I get the message "file type wmv not found".
* if I long press on the file and 'Open As' I can choose video and it opens in the default video player and looks spectacular I might add!. There is also no option for "use as default" from this menu choice.
* If I create a shortcut pointing to the wmv file and then select it to open, I get the message "The linked program is no longer installed on your phone".
I have been through the list of applications installed and looked for the "Launched by default" option and can't find any entries for the video. I believe it is because the application has been removed???
Is there a simple way to restore or point wmv files back to the default video player? I may at some point install a new/different/better video player, but for now I would be thrilled with making the default one open the files.
Really? I kinda figured I would have 30+ reply by now. Maybe this is an impossible task?
Settings>Applications>Manage apps and open Camera (both if you have two) and tap the 'Clear defaults' and videos would be unassociated. Then you can re-associate the videos by checking the 'use by default for this action' and choseing 'Movies'
Tasks, tried that with no change in results. Any other ideas?
You should look at other apps cabable of playing videos and clear defaults, but ONLY for these apps, or else you can mess up something.
If it not works then backup everything and reflash(or ask some pro guys ;-)
Picked up the N5 yesterday. Installed Mx Video thinking that everything would work as it did with my two previous EVOs and s3. I would choose MX as the default for video streaming and it would work throughout every website, all local media, etc. Now when I stream through various sites, the default video player or chrome wants to play video. Cleared defaults, cleared data and cache for MX, uninstalled, reinstalled, cleared cache/dalvik, fixed permissions. Chrome or the default video still wants to take over.
Any ideas?
I think there's a setting buried deep in MX Player's settings area that pertains to default apps for local and network streaming. Check those out.
Went through every option. Couldn't find said option :\
Just set it as the default when you open up a file. It can't be that hard... there are what, like 3 or 4 common video file extensions?
This is what I thought too. Not all apps(chrome) make you pick default. Sometimes they automatically just play in chrome
Every time an iPhone user sends me an iPhone video through text, it opens, and plays, but it is real tiny, and poor quality. Is there any way to watch an iPhone video in full screen, with good quality?
lennie paz said:
Every time an iPhone user sends me an iPhone video through text, it opens, and plays, but it is real tiny, and poor quality. Is there any way to watch an iPhone video in full screen, with good quality?
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Try to download MX player or BS player and use it as your default player, see if you can watch with good quality and full screen.
buhohitr said:
Try to download MX player or BS player and use it as your default player, see if you can watch with good quality and full screen.
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I've tried every player. I never get the option of which player I would like to use when I click on the video.
lennie paz said:
I've tried every player. I never get the option of which player I would like to use when I click on the video.
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Go into settings->app then select all apps, find the default video player and hit clear data, stop the service then exit, and it should prompt you to pick a video player.
buhohitr said:
Go into settings->app then select all apps, find the default video player and hit clear data, stop the service then exit, and it should prompt you to pick a video player.
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I just tried what you suggested, and I have 3 different video players installed, and it still doesn't prompt me to choose a player.This is what it looks like when I click on the video:
lennie paz said:
I just tried what you suggested, and I have 3 different video players installed, and it still doesn't prompt me to choose a player.This is what it looks like when I click on the video:
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Let try this first, how about save the qcp file to your local storage then use MX player to open it and see if you could see it with full screen and good qualtiy?
Edit: qcp is a compact video format for ringtone and such so don't expect too much about quality..
buhohitr said:
Let try this first, how about save the qcp file to your local storage then use MX player to open it and see if you could see it with full screen and good qualtiy?
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That's one of the first things I tried. MX Player doesn't even recognize the file. If I open MX Player, and choose the folder where I saved the video file, the file doesn't even show up. If I use ES File Explorer, I can see the video file where I saved it.
lennie paz said:
That's one of the first things I tried. MX Player doesn't even recognize the file. If I open MX Player, and choose the folder where I saved the video file, the file doesn't even show up. If I use ES File Explorer, I can see the video file where I saved it.
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did you also download the codesec for mx player? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.ffmpeg.v7_vfpv3d16
buhohitr said:
did you also download the codesec for mx player? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.ffmpeg.v7_vfpv3d16
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I installed ARM v7-Neon. I then manually added qcp to the files list, and now I can see the video file. It plays the audio, but there is no video, just a black screen. Am I the only person who gets iPhone videos, and can't play them?
Could it possible be the video file itself?
I kinda have the same problem, it drives me up the wall! The whole slideshow thing when someone sends a MMS with a text is annoying.
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I've installed a video player on the phone. I'd like to be able to play videos from the gallery directly with that player and set as default. It does not ask me how I want to play videos, just plays through gallery, how can I change it? No default settings neither in gallery, nor in the player app. Throuhg settings-apps the default option is obviously inactive, can't set even there.
ii9 said:
Hi
I've installed a video player on the phone. I'd like to be able to play videos from the gallery directly with that player and set as default. It does not ask me how I want to play videos, just plays through gallery, how can I change it? No default settings neither in gallery, nor in the player app. Throuhg settings-apps the default option is obviously inactive, can't set even there.
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Use a different gallery, this should solve your problem.
When selecting a video it will ask you which player to use, just once or always.
gohan040 said:
Use a different gallery, this should solve your problem.
When selecting a video it will ask you which player to use, just once or always.
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Yeah, that did the job, thanks.
I'm a bit sorry though, I'd preffer the one that the rom comes with, hopefully they'll add this option.
My previous phones were a Samsung S2 & S4, and one of the features I found useful, was being able to change the default video player (usually to MX Player). However, on my G7 Power, I can't seem to be able to do this, and there isn't a video player option in the app defaults.
Is there a way of doing this within the OS, or with a 'hack' ?
Dark-Eyes said:
My previous phones were a Samsung S2 & S4, and one of the features I found useful, was being able to change the default video player (usually to MX Player). However, on my G7 Power, I can't seem to be able to do this, and there isn't a video player option in the app defaults.
Is there a way of doing this within the OS, or with a 'hack' ?
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I can change the default player to VLC or x-ploer without any issue.
There is an option when you first time open a video file let you choose which program to play it as default
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I can change the default player to VLC or x-ploer without any issue.
There is an option when you first time open a video file let you choose which program to play it as default
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I don't get that option on my G7. If I go into Files, and pick a video, it just opens with the default player; to open it with another video player, I have to select a video and then go to the three dots at the top, and choose Open with.
I have tried resetting the default apps, but that didn't give me the option of picking a default video player, it just stopped half my apps working, as they lost their permissions
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I don't get that option on my G7. If I go into Files, and pick a video, it just opens with the default player; to open it with another video player, I have to select a video and then go to the three dots at the top, and choose Open with.
I have tried resetting the default apps, but that didn't give me the option of picking a default video player, it just stopped half my apps working, as they lost their permissions
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From app management to clear the default app , you are ready to go.
It was because you already selected the default player at the first run (or you didn't have the second player installed at the first run), so you won't see the option again until you clear the default
Here my moto G7 power, it still has option to choose which player can be chosenView attachment 5046801
Unfortunately I can't see your attachment, if I click on the link, I just get the message "Invalid Attachment specified"
When I look in Default Apps, I don't have any default apps for video - see attached screenshot
I have tried resetting the default apps, but that didn't give me the option of picking a default video player, it just stopped half my apps working, as they lost their permissions!
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Unfortunately I can't see your attachment, if I click on the link, I just get the message "Invalid Attachment specified"
When I look in Default Apps, I don't have any default apps for video - see attached screenshot
I have tried resetting the default apps, but that didn't give me the option of picking a default video player, it just stopped half my apps working, as they lost their permissions!
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When you installed a second video player, next time to click a compatible video file , you should see the option to choose the player , also there would be a "default" option's check box
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cgigate said:
When you installed a second video player, next time to click a compatible video file , you should see the option to choose the player , also there would be a "default" option's check box
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I have now tried UPlayer & Xplayer, and clicked on a mp4 file in my downloads (in Files app), and it still always open the default video player. I tried granting one access permission beforehand, but that didn't help. There is still no video player showing in default apps either. I can't find any reference to the default/stock video player in the apps list or recent apps, so I can't even disable it, maybe it is part of the files app?
Dark-Eyes said:
I have now tried UPlayer & Xplayer, and clicked on a mp4 file in my downloads (in Files app), and it still always open the default video player. I tried granting one access permission beforehand, but that didn't help. There is still no video player showing in default apps either. I can't find any reference to the default/stock video player in the apps list or recent apps, so I can't even disable it, maybe it is part of the files app?
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Were you ever able to solve this issue? I'm having the same problem with my G7 Plus. Even if I remove/disable all the apps in the "Open With" menu, something else is still always opening videos by default.