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How to trim a video on your Android device using the built-in Gallery app

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You can trim a video on your Android phone in a few steps. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider
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  • You can trim a video on your Android using the built-in Gallery app, which makes it easy to trim videos so you only have to watch, share, and post the good stuff.
  • When you trim a video in Android, you will not lose the footage you cut out, but rather create a new video that consists of the trimmed clip you created.
  • For more video editing options, look for third-party apps from the Google Play Store like FilmoraGo or Adobe Premiere Clip.
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So that wedding toast, dance recital, or grandparent's story of the good old days ran a bit long, ey? Still, there were a few good moments, so it would be a shame to delete the entire video. 

If you took that video on an Android phone, then you're in luck: you can trim videos on Android devices using the Gallery app that came with your phone or tablet, easily creating clips of only the footage you want. 

To trim a video on Android, follow these steps:

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How to trim a video on your Android device

1. Open the Gallery app on your Android and tap on the video that you want to trim.

2. Tap the pencil icon in the bottom-left corner.

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Tap the pencil icon.  Steven John/Business Insider

3. On the next screen, move the sliders at the bottom of the screen until they contain the footage you want.

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Crop your video.  Steven John/Business Insider

4. Tap "SAVE" at the top-right corner and then select your footage to create a new trimmed video saved to your Gallery app.

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The shortest clip you can create is one second long.  Steven John/Business Insider

 

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Steven John has been a freelance writer for more than a dozen years and has been a regular contributor to Business Insider since 2017. His work includes a focus on the tech world, covering companies including Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others. He also reviews restaurants, shares how-to cooking articles, and writes general interest pieces.Steven also writes for publications including Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Forbes, and more. In the past, he also wrote for New York Magazine, Mashed, U.S. News & World Report and other outlets. He runs his own outdoor lifestyle site, Dad Gear Review, and co-hosts the Fact Trekkers podcast with his son. He has had two novels published, Three A.M. and Outrider. He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in communications focused on filmmaking.He is an avid outdoorsman and can be frequently found in a kayak or on a mountain trail, often with his family along for the adventure.Expertise:Tech industryTech hardwareOutdoorsCookingRestaurantsDIYPopular articles:Microsoft: A history of the software giant co-founded by Bill Gates, its products and services, jobs, layoffs, and moreYouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.Inside the life and career of Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, billionaire, and philanthropistTim Cook net worth: How the Apple leader earns and spends his moneyBecoming an Amazon seller is a simple process. Here's what's involved, plus how you make money and get paid.