What does 'unable find application to perform this action' mean?

[AC Question]

I use samsung galaxy s6 edge. When i try to open certain type of files i get this message saying unable to find application to perform this action. Any idea why this happen? Is there any settings kinda thing i need to turn on/off?

 

[chanchan05]

It means it can't find an app to open it. It's like trying to open a doc file on a PC that doesn't have Word or other word processors. You either need to install an app that can open your file, or open the app and navigate to the file from there.

 

[Oggy Shopov]

What is the type of file that you are trying to open?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! See what happens if you open the App Manager, tap Menu, then Reset All App Preferences. And Oggy Shopov's question is important--what kind of file are you trying to open?

 

[Ashley Veals]

my phone play the music, it says that it's unable to find the application at this time

 

[Rukbat]

"Music" isn't a file type. What are the letters after the rightmost dot in the filename (like aac, mp3, etc.)?