Define proprietary_codecs=1 when branding==Chrome.

build/common.gypi

 # Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 # IMPORTANT:
 # Please don't directly include this file if you are building via gyp_chromium,
 # since gyp_chromium is automatically forcing its inclusion.
 {
   # Variables expected to be overriden on the GYP command line (-D) or by
   # ~/.gyp/include.gypi.
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         ['OS=="win" or OS=="mac" or (OS=="linux" and chromeos==0)', {
           'enable_one_click_signin%': 1,
         }],
 
         ['OS=="android"', {
           'enable_automation%': 0,
           'enable_extensions%': 0,
           'enable_google_now%': 0,
           'enable_spellcheck%': 0,
           'enable_themes%': 0,
-          'proprietary_codecs%': 1,
           'remoting%': 0,
           'arm_neon%': 0,
           'arm_neon_optional%': 1,
           'native_discardable_memory%': 1,
           'native_memory_pressure_signals%': 1,
         }],
 
-        # Enable basic printing for Chrome for Android but disable printing
-        # completely for WebView.
+        # Enable basic printing for Chrome for Android but disable printing
+        # completely for WebView.
         ['OS=="android" and android_webview_build==0', {
           'enable_printing%': 2,
         }],
         ['OS=="android" and android_webview_build==1', {
           'enable_printing%': 0,
         }],
 
+        # Android OS includes support for proprietary codecs regardless of
+        # building Chromium or Google Chrome. We also ship Google Chrome with
+        # proprietary codecs.
+        ['OS=="android" or branding=="Chrome"', {
+          'proprietary_codecs%': 1,
+        }],
+
         # Enable autofill dialog for Android, Mac and Views-enabled platforms.
         ['toolkit_views==1 or (OS=="android" and android_webview_build==0) or OS=="mac"', {
           'enable_autofill_dialog%': 1
         }],
 
         ['OS=="android" and android_webview_build==0', {
           'enable_webrtc%': 1,
         }],
 
         # Disable WebRTC for building WebView as part of Android system.
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     # settings in target dicts.  SYMROOT is a special case, because many other
     # Xcode variables depend on it, including variables such as
     # PROJECT_DERIVED_FILE_DIR.  When a source group corresponding to something
     # like PROJECT_DERIVED_FILE_DIR is added to a project, in order for the
     # files to appear (when present) in the UI as actual files and not red
     # red "missing file" proxies, the correct path to PROJECT_DERIVED_FILE_DIR,
     # and therefore SYMROOT, needs to be set at the project level.
     'SYMROOT': '<(DEPTH)/xcodebuild',
   },
 }