"I recently changed my iPhone to an Android phone (Galaxy S8), found an easy way to transfer all data from my iPhone to the new Android, but I have a lot of QuickTime MOV videos on my old iPhone . Can Android read .mov files? If not, is there a way to do it anyway? "
Certainly, there are a lot of other new Android users who are having the same problem. They want to open and play .mov files on Android phones / tablets, but many are worried about playback compatibility. If you are one of those people, just keep reading this article to find an erased solution to play mov files (QuickTime movies) on your Android..
Can Android phones play MOV files?
An MOV file is a QuickTime media container format, which is developed by Apple and is compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms. MOV files are widely used in Apple products like QuickTime, iPhone, iPad, but are incompatible with Android devices.
To run MOV on Android successfully, you can either convert MOV files to MP4 or convert them to other formats supported by Android, or use mov (QuickTime) player for Android. However, currently there is no QuickTime video player compatible with Android. And if it's just for a limited number of MOV files that you have on your Android phone, it's not worth downloading a player specially. So, it is better to convert MOV videos to MPEG-4 (MP4), a format supported by Android phones / tablets. This will allow you to open the .mov file on an Android device even without a QuickTime player..
How to play MOV (QuickTime) files on Android?
FonePaw Video Converter (opens new window) is a professional tool for Android, which can quickly convert MOV files to MP4, a video format compatible with Android devices. A large number of video presets are provided for all kinds of Android devices, such as Samsung Galaxy S9 / S8 / S7 / S6, Note 8/5/4, HTC U11, HTC One M9 +, Moto X, Sony Xperia Z5 / Z3, Huawei P10, Xiaomi, etc. In addition, some video editing functions like trimming, cropping, adjusting video effects, etc. are provided to customize .mov videos.
Download the trial version of the program for free and follow the guide below to convert MOV files to compatible format on Android, then play your videos without any problem.
# 1. Add MOV files
Open the FonePaw Video Converter to convert your MOV videos to MP4, click “ Add File (s) ” button to import the MOV files you want to play on the Android phone or tablet..
# 2.Set the Android media format
Go to the menu next to " Convert all to ". Click " Device " from the drop-down menu to choose the output format from the " Android " category . You can directly choose a more suitable video format for your device.
# 3. Choose the output folder
Click the menu to the right of " Save " at the bottom of the software interface to specify the output path for the converted MOVs or QuickTime movies.
# 4. Convert MOV to Android
The last step is to click the big " Convert All " button to start and finish converting MOV to MP4. When the conversion is complete, click "Open Folder" to locate the converted MOV video files. After that, you can connect your Android phone to the computer via USB cable and transfer the videos to your Android phones so that you can play MOVs on Android.
Related tips
As FonePaw Video Converter is an integration program, you can also use the converter to convert MP4 to MOV, MOV to AVI, MOV to WMV, etc.
