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Videos are opened by an app that doesn't support the format. For devices with compatible media transcoding enabled, Android canĪutomatically convert videos (up to one minute in length) recorded in With this feature, device manufacturers can use HEVC instead of AVC byĭefault to improve video quality while reducing storage and bandwidth Is a feature that allows devices to use more modern, storage-efficient mediaįormats for video capture, such as HEVC, while maintaining compatibility withĪpps. Compatible media transcoding, introduced in Android 12,
