Play High-Resolution mp4 Videos on Galaxy Y

Question

When I try to play high resolution videos on my phone I get this error message:

Sorry, this video cannot be played

Is there a way to make these videos play, like an app that can handle these videos or is it a limitation of my device?

mp4 is not a supported format by default in android, your question shows very little research into the matter because a simple google query gave an answer. — svarog, Jun 23 '12 at 08:38
@svarog Of course it does, http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html But it doesn't matter because he's using touchwiz. Also, note that some questions here that could be answered by Google are now among the first results. — , Jun 23 '12 at 08:56
Check here. I know it's for only for the Galaxy Pocket, but will work with the Galaxy Y, too. — , Feb 28 '13 at 13:10

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 23 '12 at 09:05

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I'm sorry but your device cannot play high-res videos. Your device should be able to handle videos up to 640*360, this is the resolution of HQ YouTube.

Note that there's absolutely no point in watching HD videos on your phone. It has a screen resolution of 240 x 320. Anything above this will be scaled down to fit the screen.

answered Jun 23 '12 at 09:05

In General, HD videos need to be decoded by a specialized companion chip (h264 decoder) because the CPU is not powerful enough. For price reasons, only a subset of h264's Features may be supported leaving you without HD support – ce4 Jun 23 '12 at 09:16

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 18 '13 at 11:17

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I can play all videos like 780p HD on Galaxy Y. Download MX Player from Google Play.

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answered Feb 18 '13 at 10:03

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If you can, please provide link to the app. – geffchang Feb 18 '13 at 10:21

score -2 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 04 '15 at 17:17

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Yes: Galaxy Y can play .mp4 videos. I'll tell you how to do that:

The first thing you should do is download Mx Player from Playstore, install it and open the app. Enjoy your .mp4 videos!

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answered Jan 04 '15 at 03:18

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Please fix some typos and check your spelling. Other than that the answer is quite right. – GiantTree Jan 04 '15 at 16:13
And please avoid txtspeak. Keep in mind that many users here are not native English speakers, already having a hard time without that. – Izzy Jan 04 '15 at 17:17
The answer, unfortunately, is not better than the existing answer and instead a dupe. Please avoid adding an answer if there's already a same answer. – Andrew T. Jul 14 '15 at 04:17

Play High-Resolution mp4 Videos on Galaxy Y

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