In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of Discord downloaded videos being in an unsupported format. This VoIP and instant messaging social platform behold a slew of noteworthy features, including the ability to communicate with voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media files, both privately and across servers. However, as of now, its media exchange protocol seems to be broken.
Numerous users have voiced their concern that Discord videos are being downloaded in an unsupported format and its preview is also greyed out. Let alone Discord, even the native file explorer isn’t able to read these files. What is even more intriguing is the fact that these videos are being saved in MP4 format only, which is perhaps the most popular format and natively supported by all file managers.
Moreover, the culprit behind this issue is the latest update version 159.10. With that said, there does exist a nifty workaround that might help you mitigate this issue. So without further ado, let’s check it out.
Fix Discord Downloaded Videos are Unsupported
As of now, the only way to rectify this issue is to import the downloaded video to any video editor app and then export it to your device [MP4 format will do]. This time the video will be saved through the editor and not Discord and hence you shouldn’t have any issues opening that file.
On that note, we round off this guide on how you could fix the issue of Discord downloaded videos being in an unsupported format. As far as the official stance on this matter is concerned, the developers are yet to acknowledge this issue, let alone give out any ETA for the rollout of a fix. As and when any of these two things happen, we will update this guide accordingly. In the meantime, the aforementioned workaround is your best bet.
