New in this beta:
Playback screen theme can be changed on Settings > Player > Theme.
Added sleep timer on Menu > Tools > Sleep timer.

New since public release:
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.
Added sleep timer on Menu > Tools > Sleep timer.
Bug fixes

This release does not have a Play Store Description, so we grabbed one from version 1.20.9:

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 multi-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) MX FILE SHARING - Fast transfer files without mobile data usage. Share Music, Share Video, Share Files.

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

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

* "LOCATION" permission is required to help find nearby friends for file transfers.
* "NETWORK" and "WIFI" permissions are required to get the network status which is required for various activities like license checking, update checking etc. Wifi connection is also used for faster file transfers.
* "BLUETOOTH" permission is required in order to improve AV sync when Bluetooth headset is connected, and create connections for file transfers.
* "CAMERA" permission is required to scan QR code for file transfers.
* "INTERNET" is required to play internet streams.

* "VIBRATE" is required to control the vibration feedbacks.
* "WAKE_LOCK" is required to prevent your phone from sleeping while watching any video.
* "KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES" is required to stop the MX Player services used in background play.
* "DISABLE_KEYGUARD" is required to temporarily prevent secure screen lock when Kids Lock is used.
* "SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" is required to block some keys when Kids Lock is used.
* "DRAW OVER OTHER APPS" is required 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/MXPlayer
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