Galaxy Note 20 Supported Video Formats

What Video Formats Are Supported by Galaxy Note 20? What formats are compatible with Galaxy Note 20 and why Galaxy Note 20 won't play MKV or other supported formats? Check Galaxy Note 20 supported video formats and how to fix unsupported formats here.



Galaxy Note 20 has been a popular device to play movies and record videos with its big screen and high resolution. On the one hand, it plays files of H.264 and H.265 with AAC audio in MP4 and MOV formats. On the other hand, it records videos of H.264 and HEVC in MP4 format.

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Galaxy Note 20 Supported Video Formats (Playback & Recording)
 
Audio supported formats
Playback: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY
Recording: WAV, AAC
Video supported formats
Playback: MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265(HEVC), AVI, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM
Recording: MP4

How to Play and Share Unsupported Video Formats on Galaxy Note 20

Sometimes we just have trouble to have Galaxy Note 20 videos played or shared because of Galaxy Note 20's limited format library. When a video is not 100% compatible, you're likely to run into following situation.

A. "Unsupported Video Format Error" on Galaxy Note 20
Some users report that it gives error message "Unsupported video format" even when they trying to play MKV videos or other compatible files on Galaxy Note 20. Since the extension is listed as one of iPhone supported video formats, they are quite confused. Let's check why the problem occurs.

1. Incompatible codecs or newer video formats
MKV, WMV, MP4 and AVI are containers instead of codecs, which means that they may contain different codes except H.264, H.265, MPEG-4 or M-JPEG. That's why even when the extension is listed herein, Galaxy Note 20 still have trouble playing them. Some other video formats are only playable on the latest Galaxy Note 20. For example, H.265/HEVC MP4 formats are supported by Galaxy Note 20 and later only.

2. Higher resolution
Even HEVC is said to be played on all Samsung devices, it doesn't mean every resolution. Unfortunately, the older phones won't support 4K resolutions. And so far no Samsung Galaxy models support 5k or higher. When you import a higher resolution into Galaxy Note 20, it will be downscaled to 2K and you may still suffer stuttering playback.

3. The video is corrupted
In many cases the error "unsupported video format" on Galaxy Note 20 occurs when the import video is corrupted. While Galaxy Note 20 is used as a popular device to store movies and videos offline for users to watch without internet, not all downloaded videos can be played on Galaxy Note 20, however, especially those downloaded from untrusted sources. This is because the video file itself is broken or corrupted. In addition to online files, improper content transfer to Galaxy Note 20 or other app conflicts may also lead to corrupted files.

B. Can't share an Galaxy Note 20 recorded video
Many other users have trouble to send or upload the videos recorded by Galaxy Note 20. This is mainly caused by two factors.

1. Galaxy Note 20 videos are too large
4K and HD videos, even in HEVC format, are quite big in size. On the contrary, most social media and email services have strict limits on the video size. For example, a minute of Galaxy Note 20 video at 4K 30fps takes up 300MB, while WhatsApp allows 16MB only. Then you will need to resize the Galaxy Note 20 video size.

2. Limited compatibility of HEVC
Adding HEVC as an Galaxy Note 20 recording video format is a welcome move as it saves half the size than H.264 while keeping the same video quality. However, the patent royalty requirements have limited the spread of HEVC. For example, HEVC is not a format for Instagram or WhatsApp. Also learn what to do when Galaxy Note 20 MP4 videos refuse to play on Mac.

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Step 1. Import the video.
Open Acrok Video Converter Ultimate and you will see four options. Click "Add file" to import the source video from computer hard drive. The software supports videos in any formats, including damages or corrupted files.



Step 2. Select an output format.
From the " Format" tab and select a format you need. If you have trouble playing the video on your Galaxy Note 20, select one of Galaxy Note 20 compatible video formats like H.264, or you can select the specific iPhone model from the presets profiles like Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 20 or earlier. If you need to convert Galaxy Note 20 camera format HEVC to upload easire, select the format you need.



Step 3. Compress Galaxy Note 20 videos.
Whether you want to save more storage on Galaxy Note 20, or need to resize Galaxy Note 20 videos for social media, first click "Settings" with a gear icon to adjust the video settings like bitrate and resolution. Then select "Edit" button to further edit the iPhone video for smaller size.


Step 4. Hit "Convert" to convert Galaxy Note 20 videos and apply all the adjustments.