# Cant play sidecar subtitles on Android **URL:** \ **Category:** Solved\ **Tags:** plex\ **Created:** [September 28, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/cant-play-sidecar-subtitles-on-android/3635 "2021-09-28T12:57:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tchilderhose](https://community.yatse.tv/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tchilderhose](https://community.yatse.tv/u/tchilderhose)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/cant-play-sidecar-subtitles-on-android/3635/1 "2021-09-28T12:57:33Z")
**Issue description** : I cannot get sidecar subtitles to work. I have tried both streaming and synced files. I am using Plex as my Host and am only trying to play on Android via MX Player (although I downloaded VLC with the same results). None of the files have embedded subtitles, only have sidecar files. `Ted Lasso - S02E01 - Goodbye Earl.mkv` - Synced to device - `mkv` with `ass` subtitle - I can see the subtitle file alongside the `mkv` in `/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.leetzone.android.yatsewidgetfree/files/OfflineMedias` so that’s good. ![1](https://community.yatse.tv/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3d9407cdfc667c7538175c62432a78f5959bf3a5.jpeg) - Initializing play from Yatse only plays the video file and does not display subtitle as a track - Initializing play from the file manager does the same thing, no subtitle. Although I am a little surprised it played. I thought it would complain about permission issues trying to access another apps `Data` folder. - If I move the two files out of the `/storage/emulated/0/Android/data` (e.g. to `/storage/emulated/0/Downloads`) and initializing play from that file, it does show the subtitle `Star Trek - The Next Generation - S07E11 - Parallels.mkv` - Streamed from Plex - `mkv` with `srt` subtitle - Initializing play from Yatse only plays the video file and does not display subtitle as a track The moving the files out of the `Data` folder and having it work is interesting to me, but I’m not familiar with how your app handles the inter-communications to players (if you just specify the actual subtitle in the intent vs letting MX handle it or something). Let me know if you need any more info. Thanks! **Logs** : Logs from synced local play of `Ted Lasso - S02E01 - Goodbye Earl.mkv` [debug-20210928\_073956.zip](https://community.yatse.tv/uploads/short-url/9objzMsZEegin419WtQscv9ABvK.zip) (8.6 KB) Logs of remote play of `Star Trek - The Next Generation - S07E11 - Parallels.mkv` [debug-20210928\_082556.zip](https://community.yatse.tv/uploads/short-url/7NixdyFiSQVtMzp25Oi28xR2NY9.zip) (11.3 KB) **Screenshots** : **Additional information** : Phone: OnePlus7Pro (GM1917) Android: Oxygen OS 11.0.3.1 (Android 11) Yatse: 10.10.5 (Has `Files and media` permissions) MX Player Pro: 1.39.13 (Has `Files and media` permissions) Plex Server: 1.24.3.5033 ---
**Author:** ![tchilderhose](https://community.yatse.tv/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tchilderhose](https://community.yatse.tv/u/tchilderhose)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/cant-play-sidecar-subtitles-on-android/3635/2 "2021-09-28T13:19:58Z")
Well I feel foolish. I must have accidentally disabled this setting ![image](https://community.yatse.tv/uploads/default/original/2X/a/afdfb74f8ba6c9c6ad0d5f3df666ad4a4fbd3dda.png) Enabling it fixed all my issues. Apologizes! I’ll mark it as resolved but feel free to delete if you would like. Sorry to waste your time! ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/cant-play-sidecar-subtitles-on-android/3635/3 "2021-09-28T13:21:15Z")
Not sure to understand you checked that box so disabling the sub search and it now works ? Should be the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![tchilderhose](https://community.yatse.tv/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tchilderhose](https://community.yatse.tv/u/tchilderhose)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/cant-play-sidecar-subtitles-on-android/3635/4 "2021-09-28T13:53:30Z")
Err yeah sorry. Double negative got me confused. That option: enabled = not working disabled = working ---
**Author:** ![Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/user_avatar/community.yatse.tv/tolriq/32/12_2.png) [@Tolriq](https://community.yatse.tv/u/Tolriq)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.yatse.tv/t/cant-play-sidecar-subtitles-on-android/3635/5 "2021-09-28T15:39:07Z")
Ok so everything normal.