# using HW Audio/Video codecs on Android

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-hw-audio-video-codecs-on-android/1706>\
**Category:** Android\
**Created:** [September 14, 2018, 6:32am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-hw-audio-video-codecs-on-android/1706 "2018-09-14T06:32:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gautam\_Manam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@Gautam\_Manam](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Gautam_Manam)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 6:32am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-hw-audio-video-codecs-on-android/1706/1 "2018-09-14T06:32:45Z")

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Hi

Is there any way i can use HW codecs available on android platform for Encoding/Decoding streams.
I downloaded zoom app on my android device, but it seems to be using
its own codecs , not going through HW codecs
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**Author:** ![Jacky\_Du](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jacky_du/32/63_2.png) [@Jacky\_Du](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Jacky_Du)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-hw-audio-video-codecs-on-android/1706/2 "2018-09-25T01:09:18Z")

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Currently, Zoom SDK don’t support to do this, thanks.

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-hw-audio-video-codecs-on-android/1706/3 "2020-08-21T17:55:01Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 5:55pm UTC