....from the built in lollipop media player
i'd guess it should be the same as any version of android. just go to app manager select the app and clear defaults. i don't let any of my video players be a default since some are better at certain tasks than others. archos is my go to player though.
madsquabbles said:
i'd guess it should be the same as any version of android. just go to app manager select the app and clear defaults. i don't let any of my video players be a default since some are better at certain tasks than others. archos is my go to player though.
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ya, you would think. but there is no video player in the app list or anywhere.
Just install another media player and it should clear the default.
patterone said:
....from the built in lollipop media player
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You can try to un-check the option in
Settings -> Developer options -> Use NuPlayer
default media player is likely the photos app. Try clearing defaults on that. I am assuming you have another video player installed.
I had the same problem and this was happening on multiple apps. I had no defaults selected for any of these. It kept opening video player from gallery app. Just need to disable this app in settings/apps and it will work as it should with the app picker
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This is somewhat of a basic question regarding ICS.
I set the default video player to the stock one on ICS accidentally, and I cannot change the default video player to BSPlayer now (which is also installed on my system).
I went to Settings>Apps and tried to look for the stock ICS Video Player but I cannot find it to change the "Launch By Default" selection.
Can anyone help with this? Thanks in advance.
Never mind. I figured it out. "Gallery" is what the stock ICS video app is called.
I used Default App Manager to figure this out.
Gallery
DuranC said:
Never mind. I figured it out. "Gallery" is what the stock ICS video app is called.
I used Default App Manager to figure this out.
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a year later... i have a similar problem.
I receive *.mov files on my mail - and i also accidentally chose the default Video player for my HTC - ICS.
so now its unable to play the file directly and says "Cannot play video - Sorry this video cannot be played" when i click on the attachment
I have already reset MX player reset to default - and also reset the "Gallery" to default but still the same thing - i still cannot play the video directly after downloading the mov attachment.
appreciate your inputs.
Ok, Im kinda stuck here. I installed a video player that finally ran wmv files, but does not open correctly sometimes. By mistake I set it as default player and have not been able to reset the option.
I have gone through the logical basic process of going to manage applications and clearing defaults but in all video audio programs this option is grayed out. I even downloaded DefaultApp Manager but even there options are empty for viedo and audio. I did clear all caches through CWM and still the same problem.
I was wondering what can I do to at least recover the option to choose a default program for certain types of files?
Do you have any other options installed to choose from? Maybe try uninstalling the video player, then install a different player and try to watch a video. It should ask which player to use. Then you can re-install the other video player and just don't set a default so you can choose which to use for different video types. Which player is it? Try Mobo Player v5 it has ARM 7 optimizations and can play many different types of video, supposedly including .wmv files. Or if you are streaming from PC, try Qloud Media Server, which converts your videos on the fly to an android friendly format. Both work great for me, but I don't have any .wmv videos.
Ok found a solution. The default settings go back to ES explorer which is the file explorer I use. Messing with its settings found one saying reset app defaults! Ta da!!! I could choose my player again.
Tested Mobo player as u mentioned. Very nice!
watching movie on web it wont default to downloaded media player
Tmask32 said:
watching movie on web it wont default to downloaded media player
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Does it ask you which player you want to use?
Go to app manager and select all apps. Find the media player and press clear defaults. Do it for every media player app.
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So I have MX Video player installed and where I could I set it as the default video app player. However when in the standard browser or even in Chrome browser when clicking a video it still plays using the native video player on the GS4. I downloaded a tool to tell me what all of my defaults are and I cannot find anything else so I'm lost at the moment. Is there a way to override the "built-in" video player when in a browser so I can use MX instead? I am unrooted, stock on the Verizon GS4 16GB and have the ME7 update installed via Kies. TIA for any help.
Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
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Just took the DMI1 update and still I cannot get MX to be the default video player for some websites. Anyone know a way to disable the built-in video player that launches by default? What's the app's name and location and can I disable it? Thanks.
Settings, More, Apps, All, find Video Player. In the Video Player App Info page scroll down and tap Clear Defaults.
Now you'll be prompted next time you open a video asking which player to use.
dynospectrum said:
Settings, More, Apps, All, find Video Player. In the Video Player App Info page scroll down and tap Clear Defaults.
Now you'll be prompted next time you open a video asking which player to use.
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Yeah, I checked that a long time ago. Both Video and Video Player, the purple circle with white triangle are not showing as default - they are both greyed out. That's what is so strange about this. Can't put my finger on it.
I went to apps, show all apps incl. system and searched for 'player' then I'd found some unknown player (can't recall its name); I'd uninstalled it and videos played well back again from Telegram. Weird.
Hi Folks,
This is really got me
I've come from a HTC M7 to a Oneplus 3. The in-browser video on the HTC M7 was great - you were able to control brightness, control the sound and search through the video all via screen gestures. Since moving to the OP3 it has a standard video player that has none of those features. You have to use the old school controls of the video menu bar - there's no gesture control.
I've downloaded MX and VLC but they're only good as standalone players - to play stored content.
It loads the same player on both browsers, Chrome and Dolphin... and it loads the same video player on the HTC :good: and the same player on the OP3
I've tried resetting default apps. I've looked in the App settings but I can't work what app it is that's streams within the browser? Is it part of the OS?
Thank you in advance!
The only thing I've found on this... If you're watching in Firefox, you can tap on the video and it gives you the option to watch it on MX Player... but there's no way to set this as a default?
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The only thing I've found on this... If you're watching in Firefox, you can tap on the video and it gives you the option to watch it on MX Player... but there's no way to set this as a default?
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Try clearing the stock "Video Player" apps' defaults in its info page in settings>apps
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gabe.ulrickson said:
Try clearing the stock "Video Player" apps' defaults in its info page in settings>apps
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There's no stock video player listed under apps, well there is, but that's for stand alone saved videos. I got in touch with Oneplus today and they said there's no option to choose within the browser... The guy said that I should suggest it for an update, which I did.
Firefox does let you press on the video and choose to open it in MX, but there's no way to set that as a default... Has to be done each time - bit of a pain.
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There's no stock video player listed under apps, well there is, but that's for stand alone saved videos. I got in touch with Oneplus today and they said there's no option to choose within the browser... The guy said that I should suggest it for an update, which I did.
Firefox does let you press on the video and choose to open it in MX, but there's no way to set that as a default... Has to be done each time - bit of a pain.
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Hmm.. Maybe gallery as my phone has a separate app for the video player so you can open like gallery and only see videos... Try clearing gallery defaults
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gabe.ulrickson said:
Hmm.. Maybe gallery as my phone has a separate app for the video player so you can open like gallery and only see videos... Try clearing gallery defaults
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Tried that too and it didn't work. Thanks for your replies :good:
I'm going to try another ROM (Resurrection) for now anyway, hopefully there won't be an issue :good: