# Android App Not Playing in Original Flac Format (Transcoding)

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/android-app-not-playing-in-original-flac-format-transcoding/474887
**Category:** Player Betas
**Tags:** android-mobile-legacy
**Created:** [October 12, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/android-app-not-playing-in-original-flac-format-transcoding/474887 "2019-10-12T04:21:01Z")
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### Author: ![jebrossard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jebrossard/32/179449_2.png) [@jebrossard](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jebrossard)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/android-app-not-playing-in-original-flac-format-transcoding/474887/23 "2019-11-15T14:16:16Z")

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> [@akbaree](#):
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> Direct Play works as expected on home network. On Cellular, 1st song plays Direct Play and rest transcoded.

We’ve been talking about THAT bug for a few months… The issue with transcoding when local is what was being discussed here. Two different but similar issues.

> [@Player does not transcode first song played when on cellular data](https://forums.plex.tv/t/player-does-not-transcode-first-song-played-when-on-cellular-data/456996):
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> I don’t think this is a new bug, but I haven’t found it mentioned anywhere… Android 9 and 10, Pixel 3, Android Player Beta 7.21.0.12194 PMS version: 1.16.6.1559 Use low quality on cellular enabled. After starting Plex when on celluar, the first song of an album plays as direct play, at a high rate (HD FLAC speeds…). The second and following songs on the album play transcoded properly. Close Plex, launch plex, and this will happen with the next album. Regards, Jim

Feel free to chime in there… 🙂

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