Files wont open in android downloads file

Apr 6, 25, , 13, How are you trying to open the files? With the standard player for the device, or using something else? Also, it is completely possible that the files are corrupted or not even formatted correctly. You can rename any file to have an. How would I know if it's been corrupted? And I do use the default music player on the device: Amazon Music. I've never had a problem with it before now. Nov 7, 16, 86, 3, I generally just use standard music conversion websites that work. I've always used the same ones, too.

Unless it is something on your own device, that hasn't been updated by you or through an auto update, you don't know what is up on their end. However, the standard mp3 player isn't an Amazon one. I was able to fix this, though it seemed a bit of an odd way to do so. I simply downloaded the mp3 file, then changed the file extension to mp4, and for whatever reason, I was able to listen to it. I have no idea why this fixed it, but it did, so I suppose it's better than not being able to listen to my music.

If it won't work unless changed to a 4 there is something fishy. I would be really careful. To easy to mess up your device. May 31, 1 0 10 0. Good to know :clearing data in Amazon music will not delete your local playlists as well. Android Smartphones 6 Oct 17, S Question What does it mean on my list of downloads, it reads "using 9. So I see how to fix this problem now but I don't have a clue how to make the card the main spot to download the apps? Mp3 files downloaded corrupted?

Android Smartphones 2 Jan 11, G Solved! How to set default download location to external sd card on samsung j2 prime? But i also gave no idea where to find these downloaded files using the file apps on my phone. I uninstalled Edge and reinstalled it. The next time I downloaded a file, I was prompted where to download it. There was a check box to never show this dialog again which was checked by default and I unchecked it. After that I was able to open the downloaded files.

It may be a coincidence, but I noticed the Samsung my files app changed at the same time to show me a history of the downloaded files. I can also open the files through that history now. One of the easiest ways to find a downloaded file on Android is to instantly access it using the notification panel soon after the download is completed.

Whenever you download a file on your Android device, a notification appears in the notification panel that displays the download status. Swipe down to open up the notifications panel after downloading the files. Click on the download notification, and this will open up the downloaded file instantly. File managers come built-in with Android phones. There are also many third-party file managers available in the Google Play store to download. Most file managers allow you to sort items by name and modified date or recent.

You can then sort accordingly and locate your downloaded files. You may have downloaded a file recently, using your Chrome browser. But for some reason, you may have deleted it by accident. However, you can recover the file using Chrome Browser as it remembers your downloads. As a new user, you get confused as to what is really the problem, what ie actually preventing the Pdf file from opening on my android smartphone.

This requires the user to go to the google play store, and download the pdf file app on the android phone. I got to notice that some of these low-end android smartphones tend not to come with a pre-installed pdf app. Another cause of not being able to open a pdf file on your android maybe because of corrupt or bad pdf file app. You should know that the pdf file app installed on your android phone has gone bad or probably corrupt and should be replaced.

Replacing it only involves you removing the corrupted pdf app, and going to the google play store to download a new one. Doing so will help you to open pdf files on your android phone. In order to verify and confirm that your pdf app installed on your phone is working, I recommend you to download another pdf file from a different source or website. Open the pdf file and if it does open, then you should know that the other pdf file is bad or poorly formatted.

The only solution is to download one from the Google play store. I repeated from Google play store and not anyone you see on this app file sharing websites. Some of them installed a virus or Trojan into their apk files.