AVI on Android: Play AVI Files on Android Phone/Tablet

Diana Joan

Mar 02, 2016 07:36 am / Posted by Diana Joan

Nowadays the feeling of watching video on the go with our android device is really amazing. After you got the Android phones like Google Nexus, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, Sony Ericsson, LG, Acer, Sharp etc and want to play AVI files on them? Have you ever encountered the similar playing AVI on Android issues? When you can't enjoy all the AVI movies on your Android smartphone as you like, you may feel annoyed with them. Clam down. Of cause there is a way to help you playing AVI video files on Android.

Play AVI Files on Android Phone/Tablet

Accessing AVI files is typically not a problem when you're using your business computer in the office; however, accessing them while on the go is a bit more complicated. While you can easily load an AVI file onto your Android device by dragging and dropping the file using your computer, you typically won't be able to play the file unless you have a media player that supports AVI -- something many Androids don't have. In this case, you will need the video converter for android in order to reap the full benefits of having a mobile device.

To avoid having to download a new media player, convert the file to an Android-compatible video format such as MP4. So, you need to find a top "AVI to HTC One Converter", "best AVI Video Converter", "World-1st AVI Converter for Samsung", "AVI to Amazon Kindle Fire Converter" etc. After you installed AVI player on Android phone or tablets but still have issues, you can choose a more professional way to convert AVI to Android supported video format on your Windows or Mac computer.

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Here, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate right the AVI to Android Converter recommended in this passage. It can batch convert AVI to Android phones more supported MP4. Besides converting AVI to Android video format, It also can convert TiVo, Xvid, DivX, MKV, WMV, RM, FLV, SWF, ASF, VOB, WebM, MPG, H.265/HEVC, MOV, MPEG, HD, MTS, M2TS, TS, MXF, AVCHD, R3D, ProRes, DV, etc. on Android phones. With this app, users are allowed to play AVI or any video format on Android based devices like Samsung Tab S2, Samsung Galaxy S7/Note 5/S6/S6 Edge, HTC One M10, HTC One M9, Motorola Droid, Motorola Flipout, Surface Pro 4/3, Sony Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact, LG G5, LG G Pad F 8.0, Lenovo Lemon 3 Plus, Xiaomi Mi5, LG G Vista 2 and so on. More Android devices you can find on >> 2016 Mobile World Congress.

Note: If you're using a Mac, Pavtube Android Video Converter for Mac will help you convert and transfer AVI video clips to Android devices on Mac OS X (including El Capitan). Now, just download it and follow the steps to transfer AVI videos on Android Tablets and Phones.

How to Convert AVI Movies for Android Devices with Ease

Note that the quick start guide below uses Video Converter for Windows (Including Windows 10) screenshots. The way to finish "AVI to Android Devices on Mac OS X El Capitan" is the same. Just get the right version and follow the intuitive interface to get it done.

Step 1. Load AVI files

Click "Add video" to load the SD or HD AVI videos to the program. If you have multiple AVI files, this Video Converter for Android supports batch conversion.

Load AVI files

Tip: If you want to personalize your AVI videos, you can clip or edit them: clip videos to get the wanted segments, crop the black bars and adjust video effects.

Step 2. Choose an output format

Go to the Output Format menu, find and choose MP4 in the video format list as the output video format (MP4 is well supported by most Android phones and tablets). Or you can browse to find the icon of your Android device and set it as the output format to get videos with optimized settings to fit your device.

Choose an output format

Step 3. Customize (Optional)

The Pavtube Android Converter also provides some advanced functions for you to edit your video before converting the video to Android phone format.

edit wedding video

"Trim" function is for you to select the clips you want to convert.

"Crop" function is for you to cut off the black edges of the original movie video and watch in full screen on your Android phone.

"Effect" function is for you to customize video like adding watermark, subtitle, audio track, artistic effects.

"Settings" function is for you to set parameters of your output files such as frame rate, resolution, channels, sample rate, video /audio codec, video/audio bitrates, etc.

You can output the converted video to source folder by checking "Output to Source Folder ".

Note: If you are editing software user, and you likeing editing and making movies by yourself. You can convert any video to Mac and Windows editing software editable codec. Let you edit any video in FCP X, Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, Avid, FCE, iMovie, Movie Maker, etc., freely.

Step 4. Start to convert AVI videos

Finally, click the big "Convert" button on the main interface to start converting AVI videos to Android supported MP4 and just wait for the process to get done.

Then click "Open" to get the converted Android playable videos and transfer them to your Smartphones or Tablets for playing smoothly. Ready to download the program and have a try? Then, you will be able to play AVI on your Android phones or tablets. Bingo! That's it.

Tip 1: Android Supported Formats

Android is the platform popularly used by mobile phones and devices. This platform is based on Linux and works optimally with touch screen devices. Android was developed by the company of the same name. However, Google backed up the development of the software and bought its rights upon completion. Android supports audio video playback of several network protocols and a range of core media files. Android also works along with certain encoding parameters and frameworks, such as the H.264 baseline.

For protocols, the Android system supports the playback of RTSP, progressive and live streaming HTTP/HTTPS, and MPEG-2 TS. As for the core video file formats, Android can play videos with the following extensions: 3GP, MP4, TS, AAC, WebM, and MKV.

For audio files, an Android system can play 3GP, MP4, M4A, AAC, TS, FLAC, MP3, MID, XMF, MXMF, OTA, RTTL, RTX, IMY, OGG, MKV, and WAV. The Android can also recognize image files that come in the JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, and WebP formats.

Tip 2: Should I download a media player for Android?

Though Android devices don't support AVI playback natively, you can still play AVI on Android without converting the AVI files. There are many free media players for Android in the market and most of them are free. Popular Android video players include BSPlayer FREE, Dice Player and MX Video Player, VLC Media Player Nightly, YX Player, Rock Player, Mobo Player, ArcMedia Player, and iMPlayer, etc. With a smart player installed on your Android device, you can play AVI movies without conversion on your Android device.

Note that though there are so many video players for Android, many of them can't play HD 720p or 1080P AVI videos in high quality on your device. What's more, some apps will slow download your device. So it's still recommended that you convert the videos on your computer and then transfer the converted videos to Android devices for playback on the go.


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