F4V is Adobe's Flash video container that wraps H.264 video and AAC audio in an ISO base media file format variant. The Android Video preset produces an H.264 720p MP4 file optimized for smooth playback on Android smartphones and tablets. Converting F4V to Android Video transforms legacy Flash content into a modern, universally compatible format tuned for the Android hardware decoder pipeline.

Flash video cannot play on any Android device — Google never supported Flash Player on Android after version 4.1. Converting F4V to the Android Video preset ensures your Flash-era videos play smoothly on any Android phone or tablet manufactured in the last decade. The preset uses H.264 Baseline or Main profile with settings specifically chosen to leverage Android's hardware video decoder, ensuring smooth playback without excessive battery drain.

The conversion re-encodes the F4V's H.264/AAC streams into an MP4 container at 720p (1280x720) resolution using H.264 Main Profile Level 3.1 — the most broadly supported hardware decoding profile across Android devices. Video bitrate targets 3-5 Mbps with a CRF of 23 for a good quality-to-size balance. Audio is encoded as AAC-LC stereo at 128 kbps / 44.1 kHz. The pixel format is set to yuv420p for maximum compatibility with Android's MediaCodec API.

Resolution: 1920x1080

Bitrate: 8-12 Mbps

H.264 recommended for fast processing

Resolution: 1080x1080

Bitrate: 3.5 Mbps

Square or 9:16 for Reels

Resolution: 1080x1920

Bitrate: 4 Mbps

9:16 vertical, under 60s ideal

Resolution: 1280x720

Bitrate: 5 Mbps

Under 140s, 512MB max

Resolution: 960x540

Bitrate: 2 Mbps

16MB limit for standard, 64MB for document

Resolution: 1280x720

Bitrate: 4 Mbps

8MB free, 50MB Nitro

Yes. H.264 Main Profile at 720p is supported by Android 4.1+ (2012 and newer), covering virtually all Android devices in active use. Even Android Go Edition devices handle this profile.

The converter still re-muxes and may lightly re-encode to ensure the H.264 profile and level match Android's hardware decoder requirements. Some F4V files use High Profile which not all older Android devices support.

The default Android preset targets 720p for broad compatibility. You can override the resolution in advanced settings to 1080p if your target devices are recent models (2018+).

Yes. The audio is transcoded to AAC-LC stereo at 128 kbps, which is the standard for Android media playback. If the original F4V audio is already AAC at a compatible profile, stream copy may be used.

Approximately 25-40 MB per 10 minutes of video at 720p. This is manageable for Android devices with 32+ GB storage and works well over Wi-Fi transfers.

Yes. The output MP4 is a standard file that Android's built-in media player, Google Files, and third-party players like VLC for Android can all play directly from internal or SD card storage.

Device	F4V	Android Video
Windows PC	Partial	Partial
macOS	Partial	Partial
iPhone/iPad	Partial	Partial
Android	Partial	Partial
Linux	Partial	Partial
Web Browser	No	No

Feature	F4V	Android Video
Full Name	Flash MP4 Video	Android Compatible Video
Extension	.f4v	.mp4
Best For	MPEG-4 based	Android optimized

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