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canuckledragger

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3. Let's try to break it down...

Reply to DonaldsRump (Original post)

Wed Jan 27, 2021, 07:03 PM

Jan 2021

Chromebooks use a Linux based operating system, so any solutions will be exclusive to that.

From a quick bit of research, it looks the OS supports a limited amount of video formats, so that one sounds suspicious. It could be you don't have the codecs needed to play it properly.

http://www.multipelife.com/play-mp4-on-chromebook.html

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Cannot watch Twitter videos on Twitter or DU on a Chromebook [View all] DonaldsRump Jan 2021 OP

I'm a computer idiot but perhaps Flash is disabled. I found this: femmedem Jan 2021 #1

Thanks for this, but apparently Flash is now discontinued as of 12/31/2020. DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #6

Could you remove and reinstall the Twitter app ? OnDoutside Jan 2021 #2

I never had the Twitter app installed to begin with DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #7

I have a Huawei tablet and I always get the Twitter login screen on its Chrome, which I can never OnDoutside Jan 2021 #8

It may be something to do with the discontinuation of Flash DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #9

Best of luck with it ! OnDoutside Jan 2021 #10

Let's try to break it down... canuckledragger Jan 2021 #3

Do you have the current Chrome OS Elwood P Dowd Jan 2021 #4

As far as I can tell, yes DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #11

Thank you all for all the helpful comments and quick responses DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #5

Finally solved the issue! DonaldsRump Jan 2021 #12