Gmail and mp4 files

egg
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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 11, 2021 13:15:02 GMT

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Post by egg on Mar 11, 2021 13:15:02 GMT

Not sure where to put this but I'm sure someone will see it and perhaps give me an answer ??
I have Gmail and also Mail for Windows 10

I get mp4 links sent me and I am able to open and view then in Windows 10 mail but NOT in Gmail.
I have a friend who has the same problem with Gmail.

If I click on the mp4 link in Gmail I get this ....

If I click on ""Video player for Google drive "" I get this...........

If I click on the ""open with"" link in Gmail I get the option to ""open link in Google Drive ""

When I click on ""Log in and authorise"" I get the option to log in with Google and then

Choose an account
to continue to youfiles.herokuapp.com

This is as far as I've gone for the time being ??

Does anyone know how I can configure Gmail to open these files ?? or if the link youfiles.herokuapp.com is safe ?? I would imagine it IS as it's recommended by Google but I'd like advice before I continue Please.

Thanks in advance

G.

I have to stop saying "How stupid can you be?" I think people are taking it as a challenge.

nob Administrator Bottoms Up Posts: 29,339	Gmail and mp4 files Mar 11, 2021 14:01:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nob on Mar 11, 2021 14:01:02 GMT G What happens if you click download? will it play then?

egg Trusted Member Posts: 2,544	Gmail and mp4 files Mar 11, 2021 14:30:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by egg on Mar 11, 2021 14:30:54 GMT DUH !!!! Never thought of that !! Thanks nob, that works
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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 12, 2021 9:40:06 GMT via the ProBoards App

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Post by banjo on Mar 12, 2021 9:40:06 GMT

Recently I've been able to click play in gMail and off it goes, but I used to have to click download first as Nob suggested. I wonder if it has anything to do with available bandwidth / conbection speed? What I do find bizarre is that the great god VLC won't play simple old MP4s, while the Android Photos app just gets on with it. Might be a permissions thing there. Life's too short ...

e&oe ...

egg Trusted Member Posts: 2,544	Gmail and mp4 files Mar 12, 2021 13:10:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by egg on Mar 12, 2021 13:10:27 GMT I wonder if it has anything to do with available bandwidth / connection speed? How would I find that out Steve ?? Is it worth checking ? as I can open the files in W10 mail ?? G.
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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 12, 2021 13:45:24 GMT via the ProBoards App

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Post by banjo on Mar 12, 2021 13:45:24 GMT

I wouldn't know G other than using Traceroute and pinging each node to find out. This is what I have against fibre- it's all very well paying through the neb handsomely for a rapier swift access point to your local provider's server, but the data avalanche inevitably grinds to a halt at the first (and any subsequent) bottleneck it encounters.

Microsoft servers and their ilk are seldom thus compromised so fibre's great for the never ending updates roundabout, but for run of the mill browsing it's often a different matter. I note that eBay's website often hangs, but it's servers related to bidding are happily lightning fast (as witness snipe bidding).

e&oe ...

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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 12, 2021 14:29:02 GMT banjo likes this

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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2021 14:29:02 GMT

Hello there

I wasn't around unfortunately really yesterday (tsk....better late than never though ?), so sorry for that.

I'm not sure what browser you use, Egg. Isn't it Opera ?

There's an extension here for Chrome browsers anyway:

chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gmail-mod/ociiedbaoiljmjfpnefiaplmcphobool?hl=en

And one for Firefox:

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gmail-mod/

You can get Chrome apps to work with Opera with this extension, although it's a little tricky:

addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/install-chrome-extensions/

From there, you could then try the Chrome link I posted above to install that, then see what happens.

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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 13, 2021 14:52:25 GMT

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Post by egg on Mar 13, 2021 14:52:25 GMT

Hi Matt,
You're right I do use Opera.
I tried the first link - Gmail Mod
I still couldn't play the files in Gmail so I uninstalled it.
I can view the video files in Windows10 mail so I don't have a problem but I just wondered why I couldn't open them in Gmail that's all.
Thanks for your time and help though it's much appreciated.
G.

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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 13, 2021 15:11:31 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2021 15:11:31 GMT

Hi Egg

In order to install the Gmail Mod, first of all you'll need to install this:

addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/install-chrome-extensions/

And then install the Gmail Mod using this link:

chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gmail-mod/ociiedbaoiljmjfpnefiaplmcphobool?hl=en

Sorry if it's a bit long-winded, and I haven't actually tried that particular Gmail mod myself yet. However, I can confirm I have managed to get other Chrome extensions to work, using the first link.

Good luck !

Bye for now.

egg Trusted Member Posts: 2,544	Gmail and mp4 files Mar 14, 2021 13:57:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by egg on Mar 14, 2021 13:57:28 GMT Hi Matt, I did that and I still got this ....... G.
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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 14, 2021 14:32:15 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 14:32:15 GMT

At this point in time then, I'm stuck unfortunately. Does it not give any more options under 'Suggested third-party apps' ?

I have a Gmail account myself. However, without an MP4 file at the moment there, I'm unable to test out the suggestion I gave you.

I have managed to get Chrome apps to work with Opera though in the past. Maybe the one I suggested wasn't very good.

Very strange. I'll have to try and further investigate. I'd like to be able to do that myself though (open MP4s in Gmail) if needs be.

Bye for now.

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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 14, 2021 22:17:12 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 22:17:12 GMT

Mar 12, 2021 9:40:06 GMT banjo said:

Recently I've been able to click play in gMail and off it goes, but I used to have to click download first as Nob suggested. I wonder if it has anything to do with available bandwidth / conbection speed? What I do find bizarre is that the great god VLC won't play simple old MP4s, while the Android Photos app just gets on with it. Might be a permissions thing there. Life's too short ...

e&oe ...

I've managed to play MP4 files in VLC (W10)

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Gmail and mp4 files Mar 15, 2021 14:48:46 GMT via the ProBoards App

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Post by banjo on Mar 15, 2021 14:48:46 GMT

Sorry Matt, I meant that VLC for Android won't play MP4s whilst the Android Photos app plays them. That could be a permissions / access thing though. The PC version plays nearly everything I throw at it.

e&oe ...

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Gmail and mp4 files Mar 15, 2021 15:02:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 15:02:44 GMT Mar 15, 2021 14:48:46 GMT banjo said: The PC version plays nearly everything I throw at it. e&oe ... Yes, same here.