# ID3v2.3 tags to ID3v2.4 tags due to character display problems on Android **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-tags-to-id3v2-4-tags-due-to-character-display-problems-on-android/52729 **Category:** Support **Created:** [April 8, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-tags-to-id3v2-4-tags-due-to-character-display-problems-on-android/52729 "2021-04-08T11:34:21Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 16
### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian) #### Post date: [April 14, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-tags-to-id3v2-4-tags-due-to-character-display-problems-on-android/52729/16 "2021-04-14T11:37:48Z")
Excellent! It's probably due to this change: > CHG: not using ID3v2 unsynchronization scheme anymore when writing ID3v2.4 due to compatibility reasons with apps that don't implement the standard. More details here: > [@Saving as ID3v2.4 with mp3tag = cover not showing in Serato](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-as-id3v2-4-with-mp3tag-cover-not-showing-in-serato/52484/3): > > Just wanted to give a quick update here: it's actually an issue with Serato, which is not implementing the ID3v2 standard in this regard. However, the unsynchronization scheme was initially invented to not irritate software that isn't aware of ID3v2 tags. So it's very unlikely that not applying the unsynchronization scheme would cause any harm. I think most — if not all — of the apps that work with audio files are ID3v2-aware now. This is also the reason why I think that Serato and others are u… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-tags-to-id3v2-4-tags-due-to-character-display-problems-on-android/52729)._