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<p>The <a href="#core">Core Media Formats</a> table below describes the media format support built into the Android platform. Note that any given mobile device may provide support for additional formats or file types not listed here. </p>
<p>For your convenience, the table <a href="#g1">T-Mobile G1 Media Formats</a> describes the additional media formats supported by the T-Mobile G1 device. </p>


<h2 id="core">Core Media Formats</h2>

<table>
<tbody>
<tr>

<th>Type</th>
<th>Format</th>
<th>Encoder</th>
<th>Decoder</th>
<th>Details</th>
<th>File Type(s) Supported</th>
</tr>

<tr>
<td rowspan="9">Audio</td>
<td>AAC LC/LTP</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td rowspan="3">Mono/Stereo content in any combination of standard bit rates up to 160 kbps and sampling rates from 8 to 48kHz</td>
<td rowspan="3">3GPP (.3gp) and MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4a). No support for raw AAC (.aac)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>HE-AACv1 (AAC+)</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+)</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>AMR-NB</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz</td>
<td>3GPP (.3gp)
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>AMR-WB</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>9 rates from 6.60 kbit/s to 23.85 kbit/s sampled @ 16kHz</td>
<td>3GPP (.3gp)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>MP3</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>Mono/Stereo 8-320Kbps constant (CBR) or variable bit-rate (VBR)
</td>
<td>MP3 (.mp3)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>MIDI</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>MIDI Type 0 and 1. DLS Version 1 and 2. XMF and Mobile XMF. Support for ringtone formats RTTTL/RTX, OTA, and iMelody </td>
<td>Type 0 and 1 (.mid, .xmf, .mxmf). Also RTTTL/RTX (.rtttl, .rtx), OTA (.ota), and iMelody (.imy)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>Ogg Vorbis</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Ogg (.ogg)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>PCM/WAVE</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>8- and 16-bit linear PCM (rates up to limit of hardware)</td>
<td>WAVE (.wav)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td rowspan="4">Image</td>
<td>JPEG</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>base+progressive</td>
<td>JPEG (.jpg)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>GIF</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>GIF (.gif)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>PNG</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>PNG (.png)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>BMP</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>BMP (.bmp)</td>
</tr>

 
<tr>
<td rowspan="3">Video</td>
<td>H.263</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>3GPP (.3gp)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>H.264</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">X</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>3GPP (.3gp) and MPEG-4 (.mp4)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>MPEG4 SP</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>3GPP (.3gp)</td>
</tr>

</tbody></table>

<h2 id="g1">T-Mobile G1 Media Formats</h2>

<p>In addition to the core media formats supported in the Android platform, the T-Mobile G1 also supports the formats listed below.</p>

<table>
<tbody>

<tr>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Format</th>
<th>Encoder</th>
<th>Decoder</th>
<th>Details</th>
<th>File Type(s) Supported</th>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>Audio</td>
<td>WMA</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>Supports WMA standard L1-L3:
<ul>
<li>L1: 64 kbps - 161 kbps @ 44.1kHz</li>
<li>L2: &lt;=161 kbps &lt;=48 kHz</li>
<li>L3: &lt;385 kbps &lt;=48 kHz</li>
</ul>
Mono and stereo profiles with 16-bits per sample. Decoder does not support WMA Pro, Lossless, or Speech codecs.
</td>
<td>Windows Media Audio (.wma)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>Video</td>
<td>WMV</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>Versions 7, 8 and 9. Simple profile only</td>
<td>Windows Media Video (.wmv)</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>


<p>Note that Windows Media codecs are not part of the Android platform and require special licensing from Microsoft or an authorized developer such as Packet Video.</p>