Sometimes, videos you download in Telegram won't play on your Android phone. This is because certain video files, such as AVI, MKV, or FLV, may not work with the default player on Android. Fortunately, there are several ways you can fix Telegram videos not playing on Android.
This post will show you how to fix Telegram videos not playing on Android and show you third-party video players you can use to play videos downloaded from Telegram.
1. Make sure the video is fully downloaded.
Telegram supports video uploads up to 2GB. There may be times when you download a video file larger than 1GB and try to play it from the Gallery app before the download is complete.
You need to download the full video from Telegram and only then try playing it from the Gallery app. If you try to play the video before it's downloaded, Telegram will display this error: "Video is not optimized for streaming. You may need to download it completely to play it."
Open Telegram On Android go to Telegram group or channel. Look for Video clip Want to download and check it out? Video file size From the thumbnail.
Once you start downloading the video, you will see the live progress from the same thumbnail.
If you are using an Android phone with more than 4 GB From the RAM, you can minimize the Telegram app and continue using your phone. If you notice your operating system pausing the video download process in the background, you should keep Telegram open until it finishes downloading.
after finishing Download process You can click on Three-dot menu located in the video thumbnail and save it to your device storage.
2. Play videos in Google Photos
All downloaded videos arrive in a separate Telegram folder in the Google Photos app on Android. Google Photos supports widely recognized video formats like MP4 on Android and will play these videos without any problems.
Step 1: Open an app Google Photos on Android.
Step 2: go to the Library list.
Step 3: Look for Telegram folder. Open it and start playing the video.
if it was Google Photos Support Telegram video Once downloaded, you will see the video thumbnail as shown in the screenshots above.
There may be times when you don't see the video thumbnail of your downloaded Telegram video, and you will just notice a black screen as the video thumbnail.
It shows that Google Photos It can't play Telegram video on Android, you have to take help from a third-party video player on Android.
3. Using VLC media player
Most Android phones come with Google Photos as the default media player. While Google Photos packs in a host of features for sharing, editing, and collaboration, the video player leaves much to be desired.
For example, you won't be able to play certain video files like MKV or FLV using the default video player on Android. Let's show you how to use VLC media player and play any Telegram video on it.
Step 1: Open Google Play Store and search for VLC media player.
Step 2: Click on Install and download the app on your Android phone.
Step 3: Open VLC application And grant him the necessary permissions to check. Phone storage space.
Step 4: VLC will find all videos from your device storage and display them in the Videos tab.
Step 5: If you still don't see Telegram videos on your VLC home page, you can go to the tab browse Select video files from device folders.
There's another way as well. You can use your default file manager on Android, find the downloaded Telegram video, and open it in VLC. Here's how.
Step 1: Open Files app on Android.
Step 2: Click on Video filter above.
Step 3: Look for Telegram video From the menu, long press on Video thumbnail.
Step 4: Click on Three-dot menu At the top, select the option opened by using.
Step 5: Locate VLC From the suggestions, it will start. VLC Player Playing Telegram video without any problems.
Play videos via phone on Android
What's the point of sharing and downloading videos via Telegram when you can't play them on your Android phone? Make sure you follow the full download process and use VLC if you encounter any video playback issues. We hope the steps above fixed the issue of Telegram videos not playing on Android.
