While playing video on Android Auto is possible, it requires using unofficial methods, extensive setup, and specific devices.

Microsoft Edge has an experimental feature that supports background video playback on Android. Anyone can try the feature, but you have to download Microsoft Edge Canary for Android and jump through a ...

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The latest Vivaldi 5.7 update for Android has now added support for YouTube background video playback even for non-Premium subscribers. Announced in a blog post, the ...

Summary: Android 16 makes media playback more efficient by cutting down on the number of processes required for decoding a video or audio. This is achieved by using media codecs written in Rust, a ...

I'm now so dependent on the hidden YouTube feature that I can't watch videos without it. Here is why. I don't buy into the ...

Google Drive video playback gets a major upgrade with smoother startup times and less buffering. New search filters and smarter search suggestions are coming to Google Drive on mobile devices. The ...

In this era of social media, platforms need to adapt or bring in fresh features to provide an up-to-date experience to their users. In line with this, Twitter has officially revealed in a series of ...

Android natively supports various video codecs including MPEG-4 SP, H.264 AVC, and H.263. However, your stock Android video player app might not run HEVC files and several other formats if it's old.

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