Missing samsung video ap.

[Mimo40]

Hi all been trying and looking but does anyone know where to find the samsung video app? I have it installed but just can't seem to find the app to stick on my home screen.. I have searched for it through the apps section no luck also tried store which shows i have it installed but just no luck finding it.

[Chanti1234]

Yes when I searched for it in the settings, it's there. But it's not available in the Play Store. It's like it's on the phone but in incognito mode, just lurking in the background. Can't see a way to add it to my app drawer.

[Mimo40]

Yeah, strange, and just add more strangest to it when i go on my s21 ultra video works fine, but when i goto search for it in store i get this

[Joeeye]

You'll either find it in your Samsung folder or just in the normal app drawer. It's labelled Video as Samsung decided to ditch the "Samsung" part of their apps with OneUI 6.

[Mimo40]

Yeah, i checked in the samsung folder, not there. Not in the app drawer, but if you go to settings, then scroll down to apps. Click that, then scroll down to video it's there. That's why I'm confused. Thanks anyway

[Fiona26]

https://www.phonearena.com/news/january-1-2024-the-end-of-this-samsung-app_id152098
Samsung ditched it due to apparently low usage.

[Mimo40]

Thank you for that now solves the video debate. Gutted, but now gotta think of an alternative..

[keith30]

You can still use it but Samsung stopped sending out any updates to the app anymore so you won't be able to download the app anymore neither.

[Reylob]

VLC works really well.

[Joeeye]

I used MX Player for the longest time, but it has annoying ads now. Tbh though I rarely access videos outside of the gallery anymore

[JohnMouse]

The Samsung Video Player is version 7.3.41.2 (update on 06/02/2024) is not missing but has become built-in the device. It can be seen in Settings > Applications > Video Player, and it is also updated from the store, so it can play videos from the galery.
If you open the Samsung Video Player app via Settings > Applications > Video player, it can be run independently (and then only the videos on the device are displayed).
At the same time, it's very frustrating that you can't create a shortcut for this app.

[JohnMouse]

The Samsung Video Player is version 7.3.41.2 (update on 06/02/2024) is not missing but has become built-in the device. It can be seen in Settings > Applications > Video Player, and it is also updated from the store, so it can play videos from the galery.
If you open the Samsung Video Player app via Settings > Applications > Video player, it can be run independently (and then only the videos on the device are displayed).
At the same time, it's very frustrating that you can't create a shortcut for this app.