snapchat video

[Android Question]

i have a sony xperia ust25i and it wont let me watch videos that have been sent to me via snapchat? why cant i watch them?

 

[rickpcb]

Snapchat files are renamed during image and video processing and cannot normally be played without installing the Snapchat client:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snapchat.android&hl=en

Also, read up on the workings of Snapchat here:

Publications - Decipher Forensics

It gives some good info on where and how images are stored...