What's New?

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Full Changes

1.21

• This update brings SMB protocol support to your favorite video player. Now easily access network files as if they were on your phone.
• Seeking now works while playing the broken WebM files without a valid duration.
• Improvements to Teletext subtitle rendering engine.
• MEDIA STOP key no longer resets playback position.
• Floating action button no longer obstructs other file options.

For India users:
• Games load much faster now, which means less waiting time.
• Share your favourite Shows/Movies as Facebook Stories.

1.20

• Soft Keyboard now appears properly while using the subtitle search option on TV devices.
• This version also brings various performance and stability improvements to online subtitle search and MX Share.

OTT users:
• We bring MX Player in your favourite spoken language. Access App Language from Navigation Drawer.
• Now watch content from your Favourite Actors by tapping thumbnails below the video player & browse related content with the newly introduced Keywords.
• Introducing My Favorites, an easy way to access your favorite songs.
• You can now control playback speed when streaming videos.
• Chromecast subtitle support for your online shows.
• Various performance and stability improvements to PIP.

1.18

• In addition to some major performance improvements, this release also brings a set of upgrades to MX Share, like Share History, Invite your Friends and a few more.

For India users:
• Now experience a fully immersive experience with our upgrade on Short Videos (Buzz)
• Search now shows related keywords too.
• Lots of cleanup behind the curtains :)

1.17

For India users:
• Now enjoy Picture-in-Picture mode while watching your favourite online videos. Continue watching even when you’re outside the app.
• We super-charged Search and made it more reliable.
• Your Watch History now includes Live Shows & Movies you’ve watched.

1.16

• Now you can directly share multiple files with your friends right from Edit mode.
• MX Share now keeps the original filename.
• FAB and Playback Indicators work well with background playback.
• You can now use system brightness controls with PIP mode.
• Fixed the Lock Mode aspect ratio issues on devices with a notch.

For India users:
• We are excited to introduce MX Games. Take part in tournaments & track achievements
• Add Songs to Queue in Music section & Share with friends.
• Introducing News, powered by NewsPoint. Stay updated with breaking news from 1000+ most-read newspapers

1.15

• Introducing MX file-sharing, start sharing without internet connection (Finding peers and scanning QR codes would require Location and Camera permissions).
• Picture-in-Picture Mode is now supported across devices running Android 7 and lower.
• We made some crazy improvements to bring down the app size.

For India users:
• Binge-watchers can now skip intro and end credits.
• We notched up your Music experience by introducing a full-fledged audio player.
• Now you can control video quality while watching your favourite Live TV channels.

1.14

• MX Player now supports headset double/triple press events on all devices!

For India users:
• We’re excited to introduce MX Coins – a virtual currency that you earn in-app by completing tasks and enables you to redeem partner coupons & premium movies.
• We designed a whole new experience to make MX Player the best way to listen to free music.
• Now sign in using your Google account and/or your Phone Number.
• Also introducing MX Quick Access – your destination for recently watched videos and commonly used features.

1.13.2

• Better compatibility with x86 and tegra3 chipsets. You no longer need an additional codec pack to use the app!
• Fixed: subtitle issues with some android 5.x devices.
• Fixed: online videos rendering issues on some older devices.

1.13.0

• With this release, we bring you 64-bit compatibility. What does this mean? Up to 30% better performance making your video playback experience on MX Player faster and richer.
• We also fixed that network streaming issue with the HW decoder that was bothering you lot :)

1.12.0

• We’ve given your watch experience an upgrade. Cast your favourite videos on the big screen using your Chromecast device.
• The overall look and feel of the app also received major enhancements making your experience better than before!
• Some behind-the-scenes changes to reduce the app size and make it faster
• MX Player now works flawlessly on phones with notches.

1.11.0

• Introducing the Picture-in-Picture Mode that enables you to continue watching your local files even when outside the app. Give it a try!
• Now you can dismiss WhatsApp Status Downloader easily and access it again from the Me section.

For India users:
• Experience World Cup with Live Cricket Scores.
• Preview Trailers of our Original Shows without opening the video player.
• Our engineers worked through the night to save you that extra data cost when streaming live content.

1.10.60

• We’ve added a pinch of delight in your onboarding experience. You will feel the change!

For India users:
• We’ve given your watch experience an upgrade.
• Cast your favourite online videos on the big screen using your Chromecast device!
• The Music section has a BRAND NEW LOOK!
• Now you can filter the downloadable videos with ease.
• The file size of your downloads is now optimised to occupy less storage space.

1.10.51

• We heard you and are happy to introduce an Equalizer to your favourite player.
• Quick Shortcuts are now customisable.
• Media list now gets updated properly after changes.
• Some cleanup behind the curtains to reduce the storage footprint.
• Fixed fast Scrolling related issues on TVs.
• Fixed playback speed on some LG devices

For India users:
• Want to stream more with your limited data pack? A new Data Saver mode is here for you.
• Player now remembers your quality selections.

1.10.47

• Finding the scrolling too slow when going through hundreds of files and folders? We have good news! Now scroll swiftly to any point in your list.

For India Users:
• Wish you could change the audio language of TV shows? Now you can. Enjoy your favorite Turkish shows in Hindi.
• Loved a video or found problems with one? Share your feedback with us via our Feedback and Report functions.
• Now find more Live channels on MX Player via search.
• We gave our trailer previews a nice polish.

1.10.44

• We’ve applied a fresh coat of paint to your favourite video player.
• Now featuring a grid view with bigger thumbnails.
• The floating button is now brighter and clearer even with dark themes.
• Improved thumbnail caching and loading of local videos.

For Indian users, the Big Reveal is here!
• Online Streaming: Best in class TV Shows, Web Series, Movies and much more at your finger tips.
• MX Originals: Wait no more, our Original shows will meet all your entertainment needs!
• Music: Now Enjoy Unlimited access to your favorite Bollywood, Regional and International hit songs.

1.10.36

• Fixed: MX Player can now read subtitles on external storages of some Asus/Huawei devices.
• Fixed: HW+ Decoder can now advance to the next file on MiBox3.

For our Indian Users:
• New: Now you can not only save but also share your friend’s status videos via MX Player. (You can always turn it off from Settings → List → WhatsApp Status Saver)
• Better onboarding experience for new users.

1.10.33

• New: Dark theme is back for the users in India to keep your eyes cool!
• New: The common file operations are in your fingertips with our new More menu for local files.
• New: Get the contents of your interest with our new My Preferences on the Me tab.
• Fixed: Background Playback issues on recent versions.
• Fixed: Quality switching issues on the online player.
• Fixed: Navigation bar issues on dark themes.

1.10.27

• Fixed: Soft navigation buttons are not visible on some devices.
• Fixed: License validation issues on devices with Android 8 and newer.
• Fixed: Unable to toggle Background Playback from the Quick Shortcuts.

1.10.25

• Fixed: Crashes on devices with Tegra chipsets.

1.10.24

• New: Support for more codecs.
• Fixed: Background Playback issues on newer Android versions.
• Other minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.10.23

• Basic support for PLS playlists.
• Auto reconnection of network streams when playback fails before the end of the stream.
• Improved error handling on network failures.
• Fixed: Accidental inclusion of "Personalized Ad Preferences" in the License Agreement screen of Pro version.
• Fixed: Bootloop caused by a platform bug on CyanogenMod/Lineage ROMs.
• Fixed: MX failed to seek some TS and MPG files.
• Fixed: Crashes caused by accessibility services on the opensubtitles.org login screen.
• Fixed: Quick shortcut misalignment on the closure.

1.10.20

• Fixed: Various crashes reported on Google Play.

1.10.17

• Get the most common action done with ease using the new Quick Shortcuts.
• More appropriate errors on playback failures due to network issues.
• Improved subtitle search and download to handle openSubtitle.org issues.
• Restored language settings.
• Fixed: MX Player is not listed as an option on "Open With...".
• Fixed: Media List screen layout issues with RTL Languages.
• Fixed: Background Playback fails when MX was previously killed by the system.
• Fixed: Manual language selection doesn't work well on newer Android versions.
• Fixed: Prevent accidental renaming of the file with an empty name.

1.10.9

• Fixed crashes reported on various channels.

1.10.8

• Fixed: Volume control issues on silent mode (on OnePlus and OPPO devices).
• Use of appropriate errors when playback fails due to the network issues.
• Fixed: Volume control issues on Meizu devices.
• Workaround for Android 8.1 redundant rotation issues.

1.10.3

• Optimized for faster start up.
• Other bug fixes and performance improvements.

1.10.0

• Upgraded target API to 26 for better security and performance.
• Fixed: NTFS storage issues on NVIDIA Shield and MI BOX 3 with Android 8.
• Fixed: Stuttering of some specific videos on HW+ & SW decoders.
• Fixed: Blank screen issue on split screen mode when screen is locked -> unlocked.
• Fixed: Issues on loading some external PGS subtitles.
• Fixed: Orientation & button selection issues on GDPR, Welcome screens.

1.9.24

• Update to comply with GDPR & Other Privacy Protection laws.
• Fixed: Various crashes from recent versions.

1.9.20

• Fixed: MX Player is not listed on Google Play of some TV boxes.

1.9.19

• New: Support for the external PGS subtitles (*.sup).
• Fixed: Improper rendering of some PGS subtitles.
• Improvement: H.264 10bits and HEVC 10bits are listed on [Settings → Decoder → HW+ Video Codecs]. Can be enabled in order to force try, even if the device doesn't support it explicitly.

1.9.18.2

• Fixed: Failed to play local M3U8 playlists with crypto encryption.
• Fixed: Endless loading when the URL is invalid is provided.
• Fixed: v1.9.18 crashes when there is a URL redirection.
• Fixed: Issue with some "tx3g" subtitles.
• Fixed: Startup crash on Android P.
• Fixed: Various crashes reported on Google Play.

1.9.18

• Improvement: Major upgrade to FFmpeg library.
• Improvement: Better handling of broken/partially downloaded files.
• New: Option to set the corner offset for elapsed time and clock on [Settings → Player→ Screen].
• New: Option to switch between dark/light notification backgrounds.
• New: Option to set the background colour only for subtitle text area on [Settings → Subtitles → Text].
• Fixed: Audio crackling with AAC_LATM audio tracks.
• Fixed: Communication errors while getting online subtitles.
• Fixed: Vobsub (idx/sub) formatted subtitles are not rendered on the screen.
• Fixed: HW+ & SW fails to play certain FLV & MP4 files.
• Fixed: Various crashes reported on Google Play.
• Other minor bug fixes & performance improvements.

1.9.17

• Brightness value on the screen doesn't matches with the value in settings.

1.9.16

• Fixed: Menu disappears on mouse hover.

1.9.14 to 1.9.15

• Fixed: Some crashes from recent versions.

1.9.13

• Improved: Better Brightness scaling algorithm to make it smoother on low screen brightness conditions.
• Fixed: Some crashes from recent versions.

1.9.12

• Fixed: Brightness can't be reduced up to system lowest brightness.
• Fixed: Some x86 specific ANRs.
• Fixed: Some crashes that appeared on Google Play Console.

1.9.10 to 1.9.11

• Bug Fixes & stability improvements.

1.9.9

• New: Settings to prefer HDMI pass-through mode over internal decoders.
• Improved: Optional workaround for Opus audio crackings due to poor muxing (Check Menu > Audio > Fix Broken Audio).
• Improved: "Hi10p" Hardware acceleration is now enabled for devices with Rockchip RK3399.
• Fixed: Various crashes reported by users.
• Fixed: Zoom & Panning issues when custom zoom is used.
• Fixed: Resumes automatically on some occasions when it's previously paused due to headset disconnection.
• Fixed: Incorrect error messages when playback fails due to network errors or when the stream is unavailable.
• Fixed: Background play pauses on some specific occasions.
• Fixed: Playback of network streams closes automatically when switching to background.

1.9.7 to 1.9.8

• Improved: Non-smooth HW+ playback of certain videos on Android 7.x (Non-smoothness of HW Decoder can't be fixed as it's broken in the Android itself).
• Fixed: HW+ & SW playback issues with some protocols.
• Fixed: Background play always resumes despite of changing it in settings.
• Fixed: AVI file playback starts at random position.
• Fixed: Black screen in split screen mode.
• Fixed: Playback failure of some local M3U playlists.
• Fixed: Blank space on the top of the medialist screen.

1.9.5 to 1.9.6

• Fix some crashes from 1.9.4 and 1.9.5.

1.9.4

• Improvements on HEVC 12bit playback.
• Fixed some start up crashes.
• Fixed some crashes related to media scanner.
• Fixed an issue with pinch zooming which affects the aspect ratio.
• Fixed some issues related to Previous/Next buttons.
• Fixed a rare blank video playback issue with HW+.
• Fixed an issue related to permission request.
• Fixed some SSA subtitle rendering issues.
• TV mode option is now hidden on non-TV devices with touchscreen to avoid accidental brightness/volume gesture issues.

1.9.0 to 1.9.3

• Support for HDMI passthrough of Audio HD codecs.
• Support for external audio tracks.
• FFMPEG library is now upgraded.
• More precise zoom and stretch.
• Media scanning and listing speed improvements.
• Keyboard shortcut to change the playback speed (Ctrl + Up/Down).
• Fixed background playback issues.
• Fixed media scanning issue with external storage.
• Fixed some HW+ artifacts.
• Fixed 1.9.x crashes.
• Fixed audio stuttering when switching to background.
• Fixed some HW+ issues with HEVC/VP9 codecs.

1.8.20

• AC-3 support added. You can now play all audio formats effortlessly!

1.8.9

• Added AV-sync menu in [Playback Screen → Menu → Audio]. This can be used for disabling AV-sync if audio keeps stuttering.

1.8.7

• Added alternative HW+ decoder for Android 5.0 and above which will be used automatically on Android 7, HTC devices and CyanogenMod. For other devices, it can be activated manually from [Settings → Decoder → Alternative HW+ decoder].
• Supports Android 7.0 multi-window.
• Added an option for playing without video display in [Playback screen → Menu → Display → Video].

1.8.4

• Added swipe/pull down interface for refreshing media library. (Refresh method can be changed on [Settings → List → Refresh method]).
• Added an option for unattended Android TV on [Settings → Player → Suppress Error Message].
• Fixed MX Player Pro not running on Android 7.
• Other bug fixes and improvements.

1.8.2

• AV sync improvements including Bluetooth audio output.
• Improved SSA subtitle rendering.
• Added audio synchronization menu.
• Added optional audio delay for Bluetooth audio output.
• Added stereo mode selection menu. (Stereo/Mono/Reverse).
• Integrated Kids Lock plugin into main module.
• Added an option for selectively using 'Preview while seeking' for network play.
• (Experimental) Tegra 3 devices running Android 6 now use the NEON codec.

1.8.0

• Support for Playback Speed control. Speed can now be changed from [Menu → Play → Speed] or by swiping up/down with two fingers. This feature is not available with HW decoder below Android 6.
• SSA subtitle rendering can be improved optionally from [Menu → Subtitle → Settings → Text]. This feature only works with SW decoder as of now.
• Improved network buffering.
• De-interlacing algorithm can now be selected between yadif and w3fdif. This feature only works with SW decoder as of now.
• List screen floating button can be removed optionally from [Settings → List → Floating button].
• MX Player now remembers selections/options from previous playback even when starting over video playback. This behavior can be changed from [Settings → Player → Remember selection].
• Fixed some issues on Android 6.
• We no longer support Android 2.x, 3.0/3.1 and ARMv5, ARMv6, MIPS CPUs.

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