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How To Trim A Video On Android (2023)?

Have a birthday reel to edit, a BTS or a blooper video to trim? Check out these 5 quick and easy ways now!

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When it’s the age of Instagram Reels and Stories, the need for video editing tools and apps escalates automatically. At times, the video that you shot may contain some extra frames that are of no use to you and hence need to be eradicated. Now, whether you are a master at video editing or a newbie, there certainly arise situations in which you need your final results as quick as possible. Maybe you need to make a post which has a time-bound to it or upload a reel on your friend’s birthday to tell them how much they mean to you. To tackle all such situations, we present to you the five ways to trim a video super-quick on Android in 2023. Your desired video results will be ready in no time and within just a few clicks. 

Trimming A Video From The In-Built Gallery App

Step 1: Go to the Gallery app on your Android device and load the video you want to trim.

How To Trim A Video On Android (2022)- Through In-Built Gallery App

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Step 2: At the bottom of the video, click on the Edit (pencil) icon.

How To Trim A Video On Android (2022)? Via Gallery

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Step 3: Now to trim your video to a shorter length, drag the trim handles from both ends to adjust the duration accordingly. 

Step-3 Through Gallery

Step 4: Click on the Save button at the bottom once you make your changes. That’s it!

In this way, you can successfully trim your video right from the Gallery of your Android smartphone, without the hassles of downloading any third-party apps for the same. 

However, in case the Gallery of your Android device does not allow you to trim a video’s length, there’s no need to worry as there are plenty of other options available for you. 

Read also: How To Download Instagram Reels On Android (2022)?

Using Google Photos To Trim A Video

Google Photos app also allows you to trim a video, amongst the other range of editing features that it provides. If you don’t already have it installed on your device, you can download it from the Play Store.

How To Trim A Video On Android (2022)? -Through Google Photos

Step 1: Open Google Photos, tap on the video of which you want to trim the length and tap on the Edit button in the centre at the bottom of your screen.

How To Trim A Video On Android (2022)? -Through Google Photos

Step 2: In the next window that appears, tap and drag the trim handles to adjust the length and duration of the video according to your requirements. 

Through Google Photos- Step 3

Step 3: Tap on the Save copy button at the bottom right corner of the interface. That’s it!

A copy of your newly trimmed video will get saved onto your device. Moreover, Google Photos also provides you with other tools to export a frame of your video, mute, crop, adjust or stabilize it. 

Read also: How To Find Out Who Has Viewed Your Instagram Profile (2022)?

Using Third-Party Apps To Trim A Video

How To Trim A Video On Android (2022)- Using Inshot video editor

Besides your built-in Gallery app and the Google Photos app on your device, if you prefer, you can also download other third-party apps for editing your videos. These apps provide you with access to a wide range of tools and features that you can use for enhancing your videos. One good suggestion that we recommend is Inshot. Through Inshot, you can crop, adjust, add motion, animation, text and filter effects to your videos, add masks, borders, reverse play and colour grade them. And you get to use all these features for absolutely free. It also offers more premium packages of tools but for a small fee. 

Download from here. 

Trim a video on WhatsApp

Instead of using your phone’s native video editor or a third-party app, you can directly trim a video on WhatsApp right before sending it to someone. Here’s how.

Step 1: Open the video in your phone’s gallery and select WhatsApp in sharing options. You can choose to send the video to a contract/group or upload it as a Story.

Step 2: Once the video is selected, an editing/preview window will appear on the screen.

Step 3: Use the slider at the top to trim the video. Tap and drag the slider from both ends to adjust the video’s length. You will also be able to see the size of the trimmed video.

Use the slider at the top to trim the video.

Step 4: Hit the green icon at the bottom to send the video to a contact or upload it as a story.

Use Kinemaster

Step 1: Download the Kinemaster app on your Android phone.

Step 2: Launch the app and tap on Create.

Step 2: Launch the app and tap on ‘Create’.  Inshot video editor

Step 3: Select Create New to start a new project.

Step 3: Select ‘Create New’ to start a new project. Inshot video editor

Step 4: Switch to the Video tab and select the video file from your device.

Step 4: Switch to the Video tab and select the video file from your device.

Step 5: Tap on the slider at the bottom.

Step 6: Drag the slider from both ends to trim the video.

Step 7: Tap on Trim/Split for more trimming and cutting options.

Step 7: Tap on ‘Trim/Split’ for more trimming and cutting options.

Step 8: Tap on Split to make a cut at a particular frame. You can also choose whether you want to trim all parts of the video from the right or the left side of a chosen frame.

Tap on ‘Split’ to make a cut at a particular frame.  Inshot video editor

Step 9: Tap on the Export icon at the top right corner of the screen once you’re done.

Step 9: Tap on the Export icon at the top right corner of the screen once you’re done.  Inshot video editor

Step 10: Tap on Save as video.

Step 10: Tap on ‘Save as video’. Inshot video editor

The video file will be saved on your device.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How do I trim a video on my Android phone?

Open the video on the Gallery app and hit the Edit button at the bottom. Use the two drag handles to trim the video and then hit Save.

How do I trim a video on WhatsApp?

Share the video to a WhatsApp contact/group or as a Story and use the editing video to trim it before sending. Use the slider at the top to edit out the undesired parts of the video from the beginning and the end.

Which are the best third-party apps for video editing?

Canva, Kinemaster, and InShot are some of the best video editors for Android.

Conclusion

So those were the five best ways to trim a video on your Android device in 2023. If you know of any other ways or means to do the same, do let us know in the comments section below. 

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