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motionEye Android app - available on Google Play Store and F-Droid
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jairaj.janglegmail.motioneye
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Error: media decode error or unsupported codec on Android #48

Closed mallory98e closed 1 year ago

mallory98e commented 1 year ago

Hello,

I'm glad that this app is still developed. I have opened a simlar thread about this issue on the original motion github didn't get much back. The point is after adding an mJPEG camera I realized that the video playback does work there even on Android just not on some of my other cameras where I get the mentioned error.

I assume that Android app uses some built in video player to try to play the video and that does not recognize the codec. Can you please fix this in the new version.

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I mean we are in 2023 how come a recent phone running Android 13 can't play some codec from a camera made over 10 years ago.

JairajJangle commented 1 year ago

@mallory98e could you please confirm the below?

  1. Does the video play on different Android devices?
  2. Can you update the "Android System Webview" and your default browser to the latest version and check if the video with the broken AVC codec plays?
  3. Does the video play on a desktop browser?
JairajJangle commented 1 year ago

Closing the issue as there was no response from the issue author.

mallory98e commented 1 year ago

BTW I can confirm that you can download the video on Android and load it manually into VLC player but it's just a major pain in the ass. Can't you just make the def player VLC then and release a new app?

Thanks.

JairajJangle commented 1 year ago

Changing the default video player app cannot be done from within a third-party Android app(like the motionEye app) without special permissions(which may require root access which is not what we want to do as it may compromise device security). You will need to manually set the default video player through Android system settings.

You may find this guide useful: How to Change the Default Video Player App in Android

mallory98e commented 11 months ago

It is literally impossible to change it anymore on Android 13 however I found a solution!!!

You have to change the VIDEO RECORDING CODEC to HEVC.mp4 what Andorid can play back without any issues.

Now ironically neither Firefox nor Chrome can play this :D but fixing it on PC still easier so I'm sure there will be a solution for that.