MX Player – the best video player on devices running Android. He knows how to open all the popular formats of media files, has modest system requirements and contains a huge number of different settings.
1. HW +
The MX player supports both hardware and software decoding. At the end of 2016, the program also included a HW + decoder. When it is activated, the codecs developed by the player’s creator are used to play the video, and the decoding takes place at the expense of the video accelerator of your device, not the processor. Thanks to this, more video formats are supported and smoother playback is possible.
2. Background playback
By default, MX Player plays video when the application window is active. However, in the settings there is an option that allows background playback. Thanks to this you can start any video and minimize the player window. The playback will not be interrupted.
3. Setting the display of subtitles
Subtitle support is one of the strengths of MX Player. With their help, you can watch new blockbusters and serials before they are officially localized. However, not everyone knows that the display of subtitles in the player can be finely tuned: select the font, set its size, specify the location of the lines on the screen.
4. Online video
MX Player can play not only local files, but also online video. To do this, open the menu in the main program window, select the “Network Stream” item and specify a link to the deleted file.
5. Remembering the view position
In our busy time it’s not always possible to view the film from beginning to end. There is always some urgent matter or call that will interrupt you. To later not look for the moment at which you stopped, activate the option “Continuation” in the MX Player settings.
6. Audio Playback
The main purpose of MX Player is to play video files. But if you want, you can use this program and as a music player. To do this, just activate the “Audio Player” option in the “Audio” section. In addition, do not forget to enable the background playback capability for audio on the “Player” page.
7. Themes
Many users like to adjust the appearance of programs to their tastes. In MX Player there is for this all that is necessary. On the “Interface” page you can see a huge number of customization settings, from the themes to the location and appearance of the controls.
8. Synchronization of settings
If you spent a lot of time tuning the MX Player, it would be insulting to lose it in case of any failure. To prevent this from happening, save all program settings with the “Export” command. You can upload the resulting file to your cloud storage and use it to synchronize settings when the MX Player is installed on multiple devices.
9. Protection from children
If you want to take a child for a while, then turn on the cartoons. So that he does not start switching files or studying the contents of the smartphone while viewing, activate the lock. They exist in the program of several types, and one of them is designed specifically for children.
10. Hiding files and folders
By default, MX Player scans the contents of memory and displays all available videos in the playlist. If you want to hide some videos from the program, then mark these files or folders and select the “Hide” command.
