This is first alpha version of 1.8.x mainly having fixes for Android 6. It is not tested properly on earlier Android.

Fixed some issues on Android 6.
Supports playback speed control. Speed can be changed through menu command or swiping up/down with two fingers.
SSA subtitle rendering can be improved with an option on Menu > Subtitle > Settings > Text. It only works with SW decoder as of now.
Improved network buffering.
No more supports Eclair, Froyo, ARMv5, ARMv6, MIPS.

Bug fixes.
Added an option for selecting action on headset disconnected under Settings > Audio.

MX Player - The best way to enjoy your movies.


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)
- PowerDivX(.psb)
- TMPlayer(.txt)
- Teletext
- PJS(.pjs)
- WebVTT(.vtt)

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About "Draw over other apps" permission: This permission is required to block system buttons when input blocking is activated on the playback screen.
About "Control vibration", "Prevent phone from sleeping" permissions: These permissions are required for media playback on some devices.
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If you are facing "package file is invalid" error, please install it again from product home page (https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/download)
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If you have any questions, please visit XDA MX Player forum.
http://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