Partially support Android M Preview 1.
Fixed broken HW+ decoder on some Android 5.1 devices.
Support online subtitle downloading/uploading.
Added Hindi translation.
Action for keyboard(DPad) up/down key can be defined on Playback screen > Menu > Display > Touch
Can delete/rename files on external storage on Android 5.0 Lollipop and later.
Added an option for disabling playback interface auto hiding.
Added an option for requesting root privilege on Settings > General > Request root privilege. It works only on rooted device and may allow delete/name files on external storage on Android 4.4 KitKat.
Added an option for perform ff/rew on next/prev media buttons on Settings > Player > Next/Prev -> FF/Rew.
Added SW audio (local) option under Settings > Decoder.
Display album arts on the lock screen while playing in background on Android 5.0 Lollipop. This behavior can be disabled on Settings > Player > Background play > Album art.
Playback screen theme can be changed on Settings > Player > Theme, for Android 3.0 Honeycomb and later.
Added sleep timer on Menu > Tools > Sleep timer.
Fixed crashes on Android 5.1 TV devices.
Bug fixes

This release does not have a Play Store Description, so we grabbed one from version 1.10.14:

Powerful video player with advanced hardware acceleration and subtitle support.


a) HARDWARE ACCELERATION - Hardware acceleration can be applied to more videos with the help of new HW+ decoder.

b) MULTI-CORE DECODING - MX Player is the first Android video player which supports multi-core decoding. Test result proved that dual-core device's performance is up to 70% better than single-core devices.

c) PINCH TO ZOOM, ZOOM AND PAN - Easily zoom in and out by pinching and swiping across the screen. Zoom and Pan is also available by option.

d) SUBTITLE GESTURES - Scroll forward/backward to move to next/previous text, Up/down to move text up and down, Zoom in/out to change text size.

e) KIDS LOCK - Keep your kids entertained without having to worry that they can make calls or touch other apps. (plugin required)


Subtitle formats:

- DVD, DVB, SSA/ASS subtitle tracks.
- SubStation Alpha(.ssa/.ass) with full styling.
- SAMI(.smi) with Ruby tag support.
- SubRip(.srt)
- MicroDVD(.sub)
- VobSub(.sub/.idx)
- SubViewer2.0(.sub)
- MPL2(.mpl)
- TMPlayer(.txt)
- Teletext
- PJS(.pjs)
- WebVTT(.vtt)

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Permissions:
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MX Player needs permissions on the following categories:
* "Access Photos/Media/Files" permission to read your all media files on your storage
* "Other app capabilities" for various activities like checking network status, Streaming, controlling bluetooth device, controlling the touch feedbacks, blocking keys with kid lock feature.

Permission Details:
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* "READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" permission is required in order to read your media files in your primary & secondary storages.
* "WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" permission is required in order to rename or deletion of files and to store the downloaded subtitles.

* "ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" and "ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" permissions are required in order to get the network status which is required for various activities like license checking, update checking, etc.
* "INTERNET" permission is required in order to play internet streams.

* "VIBRATE" permission is required in order to controls the vibration feedbacks.
* "BLUETOOTH" permission is required in order to improve AV sync when Bluetooth headset is connected.

* "WAKE_LOCK" permission is required in order to prevent your phone from sleeping while watching any video.
* "KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES" permission is required in order to stop the MX Player services used in background play.
* "DISABLE_KEYGUARD" permission is required in order to temporarily prevent secure screen lock when Kids Lock is used.
* "SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" permission is required in order to block some keys when Kids Lock is used.
* "DRAW OVER OTHER APPS" permission is required in order to block system buttons when input blocking is activated on the playback screen.
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If you are facing "package file is invalid" error, please install it again from product home page (sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/download)
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If you have any questions, please visit our Facebook Page or XDA MX Player forum.
www.facebook.com/MX.Player.Official
forum.xda-developers.com/apps/mx-player

Some of the screens are from the Elephants Dreams licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5.
(c) copyright 2006, Blender Foundation / Netherlands Media Art Institute / www.elephantsdream.org

Some of the screens are from the Big Buck Bunny licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported.
(c) copyright 2008, Blender Foundation / www.bigbuckbunny.org