MX Player is a powerful video player for Android devices, renowned for its extensive audio format support, including AC-3, WMA, MP3, and AAC. It is the first Android video player to use multi-core decoding, which boosts performance by up to 70% on dual-core devices compared to single-core processors.
The app offers intuitive gestures like pinch-to-zoom and pan for easy video navigation, and subtitle scrolling that lets users swipe forward or backward through subtitle text, adjust subtitle position, and zoom in or out to resize subtitles. MX Player supports a wide range of subtitle formats such as DVD, DVB, SSA/ASS, SubStation Alpha, SAMI, SubRip, MicroDVD, VobSub, and more.
A special Kids Lock feature ensures children can enjoy videos without accidentally exiting the app or making calls, enhancing safety (requires plugin).
MX Player requests specific permissions for optimal functionality, including overlay display to block system buttons during playback lock, Bluetooth pairing for audio-video sync with Bluetooth headsets, and temporary screen lock disablement in Kids Lock mode. If you encounter an “invalid package file” error, reinstall MX Player from the official product page.
