Play embedded Audio/Video in PDF files on Mobile Android.
Audio/Video files embedded in Adobe Reader/Acrobat DC cannot be played on Mobile Android devices. (Audio/Video Embedded in Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat reader DC, as attachments in pdf documents).
Whereas these can be played easily on Desktops/Laptops in Adobe Reader/Acrobat DC
Sadly this feature is missing on Android Mobile devices though Google announced that there are around 2.5 billion active Android devices worldwide ( May, 2019)!
I feel the feature is very important with today's popularity of Mobile Phones, considering that they are even more powerful than the average home computers.
Adobe PDF format is popular for ebooks, documents etc and this feature would widen the horizons and scope of the format! For e.g.:
I encountered this problem when I wrote a religious ebook in PDF, regards the changes over the years,and inserted audios to remind how things were years back and the present scenario!
Unfortunately since it was not possible to play the audio files on Android, I had to revise the ebook with a note reminding of this shortcoming!
There are other potential uses like in Company annual reports/meetings, House magazines, Newsletters etc.
Historical books, Biograpies, Tourist Brochures etc.,etc. could have clips inserted to enhance the reading experience! In short the potential is endless! Maybe Adobe inc. will give this a thought!
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Monica Mariana commented
I had bought a book that includes audio but I just can use it with the desktop version because in the phone I can't play the audios and I mostly use the phone I wanted to used on my free time and desktop is no confortable and portable like phone or tablet option.
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Christian E commented
This feature is going to be very useful for a lot of people. I have recently bought an android tablet and I've been using it to study for my Japanese language course. My pdf materials contain embedded audio for practice but I'm unable to play it on my tablet so I had to use a laptop instead. It would have been much easier if the feature is available on Android.