Reset default app choice for "open as" ... "video"

[apemonkeyman]

I know how to reset the default for a specific app. But this problem is not that same problem.

My Note was unable to open mov files unless I held on the file & selected "open as" & "video". It then offered me the choice of apps for video. I selected Video Player & stupidly set as default.

Now, video player does not show any defaults set so resetting video player makes no difference.

I still have to open as ... video to get it to attempt to open the mov but then it fails when it automatically goes to use video player.

So I need to reset the open as ... video default to get mov files to prompt for a player as it originally did.

I have found tones of posts saying to reset individual app defaults but none are relevant in this case.

Can anybody help please?
Thanks
Eddie

 

[shaun298]

I know how to reset the default for a specific app. But this problem is not that same problem.

My Note was unable to open mov files unless I held on the file & selected "open as" & "video". It then offered me the choice of apps for video. I selected Video Player & stupidly set as default.

Now, video player does not show any defaults set so resetting video player makes no difference.

I still have to open as ... video to get it to attempt to open the mov but then it fails when it automatically goes to use video player.

So I need to reset the open as ... video default to get mov files to prompt for a player as it originally did.

I have found tones of posts saying to reset individual app defaults but none are relevant in this case.

Can anybody help please?
Thanks
Eddie

go to applications and select the video player and try the clear data button.

 

[apemonkeyman]

@shaun298: My apologies for not reading your reply properly... you suggested clearing DATA for the video player... I did this for ES Explorer, not the defaults, & you were indeed totally correct & on the nail with data clearing. Brilliant thanks & sorry again! ;.)

So ignore the next bit which was my original pathetic response!...

***Thanks for your reply. Like I said, this is not about resetting default for a specific app. All video players & file managers have been reset for defaults. This is about the default having been set on the "open as" function.

Any other ideas please?***

Thanks!

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[shaun298]

@shaun298: My apologies for not reading your reply properly... you suggested clearing DATA for the video player... I did this for ES Explorer, not the defaults, & you were indeed totally correct & on the nail with data clearing. Brilliant thanks & sorry again! ;.)

So ignore the next bit which was my original pathetic response!...

***Thanks for your reply. Like I said, this is not about resetting default for a specific app. All video players & file managers have been reset for defaults. This is about the default having been set on the "open as" function.

Any other ideas please?***

Thanks!

Sent from my GT-N8010 using Tapatalk HD

Glad it worked.