The infinity of options that mobiles have makes it increasingly difficult to detect where some errors come from, although in the case of the codec in Xiaomi mobiles we are going to give you the keys to identify them and try to fix them. The h.264 video codec is the most classic of all and the built-in h.265 has brought about great innovations and solutions while also adding problems.
The newer format offers us better lossless compression and performance that gives a significant leap in quality in smartphones. However, this affects many other things as we are going to see. Most of the Xiaomi smartphones with MIUI 10 onwards incorporate the main function to change it and open the options to these inconveniences and solutions.
The problems and their solutions
The errors do not only occur when importing the videos to other devices, they can also appear on the Chinese smartphone itself. The situations can be diverse, depending on the model, version of MIUI and the content that we have recorded, which can only appear in long clips. Here are some of those situations:
- The video does not load.
- There are jerks throughout the clip.
- The sound and image are not coordinated.
In this case, what we will do is make sure that we have MIUI updated to the latest version in Settings> About the phone> Updates. We will also do the same with the system apps, going to Settings> System application updater and completing them all, especially the Xiaomi gallery .
Download the clip again
The truth is that it could not always be a failure of the Chinese phone, since there are not a few occasions that they have been able to send us a video or we have downloaded it on our own and, for some reason, it was damaged as standard. Therefore, try to download the clip again on your terminal, or simply try it on another device that you have at home.
This can happen due to an incomplete download or some problems of the clip that we have downloaded on the Xiaomi mobile. We recommend that you try to do it a couple more times and from other sources if possible, checking at all times that the connection is not cut during the process. If it still does not work, you will have to move on to the following methods that we will see below. Although, rest assured, because one way or another, we will be able to watch videos on the smartphone with MIUI .
Content not supported on Xiaomi
The main error comes when we have made a video with our mobile and then transfer it to a computer, tablet or even share it with a friend, it cannot be played. This is where the problems with the unsupported content message start and where the codec of a clip on a Chinese phone has a lot to say. This is due to the fact that h.264 compatibility is much more widespread and will be necessary for us to be able to see it practically anywhere.
To change it, we only have to go to Settings> Applications> System applications> Camera and go to the option called video encoder. We will find the h.264 and h.265 options, staying with h.264 if we do not want to continue suffering the inconveniences.
Try to change the format
You can also change the video format on a Xiaomi mobile with one of the Play Store applications. One of the most used by users is the Video Converter app, which has almost 5 stars in the Google store. From the following link you can download it totally free for your Chinese smartphone with MIUI:
Once you have installed this application to change the format of a video on Xiaomi, you only have to enter the app and follow these steps: The first thing will be to give it the permissions of the gallery> tap on Convert> select the clip> click on Next> choose the type of format you want to test , make sure it is compatible with your smartphone (you can quickly see it on our files by searching for the model of your terminal > in the Cameras section).
When you finish configuring the settings, tap Convert > Start now > select the folder on your phone where it will be stored > Allow.
Other codec failures
In addition to the failures that we have seen, other mobile applications can cause us problems due to the codec , so that social networks stand out. When we try to publish a clip on Instagram, Twitter or other social networks with the h.265 format, we may encounter compatibility or playback errors. In this case we will have to repeat the same process as in the previous section so that they do not repeat themselves.
use an app
If you’re tired of trying to play videos on a Xiaomi mobile, but you can’t see them, it’s time to start using an alternative application that we can download directly from Google Play. Just as we have recommended you to try changing the codec and the format, we also advise you to install another player on the phone with MIUI.
download vlc
Although we have tried to change the video codec in Xiaomi, the problem may be that the file that they have shared with us is not supported by the gallery of the Chinese terminal . Even if we have updated the smartphone or its native app, it may continue to give an error.
Therefore, we have to try one of the best options that we find within the Play Store, we refer to VLC . This clip player is one of the most advanced, since it supports practically all imaginable formats on mobile phones. Just by installing it, we can access and choose the one we want to view from the internal memory of our phone. When entering, yes, we must give it the necessary permissions so that it can access the storage of our device.
Install Google Photos
The app developed by Google offers us a very practical and easy-to-use solution that will completely replace or even coexist with the MIUI gallery. In this way, we will ensure that the multimedia elements do not continue to give us so many inconveniences when starting them up.
In this case we will also have to give all the permissions so that the problem does not repeat itself. Then, we must check if the error to play videos on Xiaomi stops appearing.