How to play 3gp video file with intent in android?

Question

I want to play .3gp video file in my android tablet. i tried below code, but it throws an error message. How can I play with default video player in android?

String movieurl = root + "/" + fileNameTextView.getText().toString();           
Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW); 
Uri data = Uri.parse(movieurl); 
intent.setDataAndType(data,"video/3gpp"); 
startActivity(intent);

And this is the error message:

11-15 13:47:11.060: E/AndroidRuntime(23061): android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=/mnt/sdcard/DCIM/Camera/VID_20121002_174209.3gp typ=video/3gpp }

I tried that. Still gives the same error message. But if I browse to the file and click on it the Gallery player starts and plays the file fine. — Sean Kilb
I just found out that it works on Samsung Galaxy Tablet but doesn't work on Motorola Xoom. What could be wrong? — Sean Kilb
The Motorola Xoom is saving video files in 3gp format, but Samsung Galaxy saves them in mp4 format. Both have the same operating system. — Sean Kilb

Sean Kilb Sean Kilb · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-16T19:25:41

I have changed the String movieurl by adding "file:///" to the beginning:

String movieurl = "file:///" + root + "/" + fileNameTextView.getText().toString();

and that fixed the issue.

How to play 3gp video file with intent in android?

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