MP4 on J7 Pro-why Samsung J7 Pro not support MP4 video?


Cannot play MP4 movies on Samsung J7 Pro? If you came upon problems playing MP4 videos on Samsung J7 Pro, you are just here in the right place. This guide walks you through how to encode MP4 files for playing on Samsung J7 Pro without troubles.
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Why Samsung J7 Pro not support MP4 video?
“Hi there, any ideas why my Samsung J7 Pro doesn’t play MP4 videos that it should be able to play? I’ve downloaded an MP4 onto my SD card. It turns up in the ‘Video Player’ widget/app. When I go to play it I’m met with “Sorry, this video cannot be played”. All the blurb says that MP4s are supposed to be OK. Anyhow does anyone know how I can get MP4 to play on my Samsung J7 Pro?”  

Depending on your device model, media player app, MP4 video specs and much more factors, MP4 playback may have different performances. If for any reason your Samsung J7 Pro won’t play MP4 content correctly, you are suggested converting it to a format that is well supported by your device, such as H.264 AAC encoded MP4 files. Here’s a guide explaining how to do this step by step.

How to convert MP4 files for playing on Samsung J7 Pro?

Here’s what you need
HD Video Converter
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Step 1: Run HD Video Converter as the best Galaxy J7 Pro Video Converter. Click ‘Add File’ button to load source files that you want to convert. You can add multiple files into it at a time to do batch conversion.
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Step 2: Select output format for Galaxy J7 Pro
From ‘Profile’ list, navigate to ‘Samsung’ and opt ‘Samsung Galaxy S7 (*.mp4)’ as target format. This profile is suitable for both S7 and J7 Pro.
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Step 3: Custom video and audio settings
If necessary, you can click ‘Settings’ button and go to ‘Profiles Settings’ panel to modify video and audio settings like video encoder, resolution, video bit rate, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio encoder, sample rate, audio bit rate, and audio channels. 3D settings are also available.

Step 4: Click ‘convert’ to start format conversion
As soon as the conversion is complete, you can click ‘Open Folder’ button to get the exported H.264 AAC MP4 files for playing on Galaxy J7 Pro with optimal performance.

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