video is still processing google drive app

You can check their version and download the latest version if the one you are using turns out to be an old version somehow. On a PC, the browser or the Google Drive app usually updates itself. For this to work, you need to go to the Google Play Store to find the update. Thus, a quick method to fix the Google Drive videos not playing error in a case sparked by the outdated app(s) is to simply update it. Thus, it is possible that the app you are using is out of date causing the issue to spark in the first place. Similar to how any app or service could stop working if outdated, Google Drive app on your smartphone or web browser that you are using to access the drive on smartphone or PC is indeed an app itself. Search for the new file, double tap on it and bingo, it must play.

Note that this will create a file named ‘Copy of X’ where X is the file name that you want to open. For this to work, go to the video file you want to play, right-click on it and select ‘Make a Copy’ from the overflow menu. Some users reportedly fixed the Google Drive videos not playing error simply by creating a copy of the file within the Drive.

This is where this trick comes into play. People tend to go stuff to find a workaround (around) any issue.

Video is still processing google drive app