[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"extension:v3:en:3gp2":3},{"resolvedFromAlias":4,"canonicalExt":5,"ext":5,"name":6,"category":7,"categoryName":8,"updatedAt":9,"popularity":10,"summary":11,"howToOs":12,"quickAnswer":18,"answerIntro":19,"whatIs":20,"description":21,"furtherReading":22,"openInstructions":32,"commonIssues":46,"securityNotes":59,"faq":63,"aliases":70,"mimeTypes":71,"relatedExtensions":72,"breadcrumbs":116,"categoryAnchor":126,"categoryFuturePath":127,"metaDescription":128,"availableHowToOs":129,"openOnDeviceLinks":130,"cannotOpenReasons":146,"cannotOpenFixes":147,"fixIntentPath":148,"convertOptions":149,"convertIntentPath":153,"securityAffiliates":214},false,"3gp2","3GPP2 Multimedia File","video","Video","2026-03-19T08:21:46.621Z",40,"3GP2 files are multimedia files used for storing video and audio, often used in mobile devices.",[13,14,15,16,17],"windows","mac","linux","ios","android","To open .3GP2 files on Windows, download and install VLC Media Player.","To open a .3gp2 file, you can use media players that support this format, such as VLC Media Player or QuickTime.","The .3gp2 file format is a multimedia container format developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) for mobile phones. It is an extension of the 3GP format, supporting both video and audio streams.","The 3GP2 format was designed to facilitate the transmission of multimedia files over mobile networks, making it a popular choice for mobile devices. It is a variant of the 3GP format, with additional support for audio streams such as Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (EVRC) and 13K (QCELP). The format is based on the ISO base media file format, which is also the basis for MP4. Due to its efficient compression, it is widely used for mobile video recording and playback. 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