# Can you play a video in a pdf on mobile?

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**Created:** [October 29, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.insumo.io/t/can-you-play-a-video-in-a-pdf-on-mobile/70 "2026-10-29T15:26:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![moody\_granny](https://www.insumo.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@moody\_granny](https://www.insumo.io/u/moody_granny)\
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I have a PDF with a short video embedded, but I’m not sure whether it will play on my phone. Does mobile support that, or will it just show a blank space?

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**Author:** ![clumsy\_goblin](https://www.insumo.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@clumsy\_goblin](https://www.insumo.io/u/clumsy_goblin)\
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Honestly, most default mobile readers won’t play it and just show a blank space. The simplest fix is opening it in the Adobe Acrobat app, but embedded video on phones is pretty hit or miss in my experince.

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**Author:** ![distracted\_boomer](https://www.insumo.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@distracted\_boomer](https://www.insumo.io/u/distracted_boomer)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://www.insumo.io/t/can-you-play-a-video-in-a-pdf-on-mobile/70/3 "2026-10-30T00:59:02Z")

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It depends on the PDF viewer. Mobile browsers and many phone preview apps do not play embedded PDF video, so you may see a blank area or poster image. I would test it in Adobe Acrobat Reader on both iPhone and Android, and provide a normal video link as a fallback.