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MX Player alternatives for Android 4.3

I just installed Android 4.3 on my nexus 4, and sadly MX Player (pro) does not support this android version yet. I tried Moboplayer as an alternative, but the mkv plays give lots of frame drops.
Is there any decent alternative for this fantastic player until they get it to work on the shining new android version?
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Tried dice player?

Try BS player.It's working
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BS Player is definitely the next best thing but it keeps looking for folders..
any idea how to stop that?

SoCalSpecialist said:
BS Player is definitely the next best thing but it keeps looking for folders..
any idea how to stop that?
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It doesn't do that for me.
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I haven't flashed 4.3 but I suggest you give VLC a try.
VLC-debug-20130720-1604.apk
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.a

VPlayer is really good and has a clean holo interface too
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I tested 2 episodes of Top Gear in 720p .mkv. On VPlayer video is lagging. On BSPlayer no sound. VLC recognize file as music. Stock player play video without sound too.
On 4.2.2 and MXPlayer it worked great.

grzybiarz91 said:
I tested 2 episodes of Top Gear in 720p .mkv. On VPlayer video is lagging. On BSPlayer no sound. VLC recognize file as music. Stock player play video without sound too.
On 4.2.2 and MXPlayer it worked great.
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Mobo player doesn't work too.I guess we have to wait until they release a 4.3 compatible MXplayer

@JanusDC i installed test version of mxplayer from their site it works but you can play only on h/w decoder no s/w or h/w+
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Still no sound in 720p .mkv :/

grzybiarz91 said:
Still no sound in 720p .mkv :/
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maybe that is because .mkv is not nativly supported on our device

mangomonkey00 said:
@JanusDC i installed test version of mxplayer from their site it works but you can play only on h/w decoder no s/w or h/w+
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Link please. The only test version I found on their site was dated July 7. I'd that the version you tried?

FreydNot said:
Link please. The only test version I found on their site was dated July 7. I'd that the version you tried?
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yeah i tried that version only

mangomonkey00 said:
yeah i tried that version only
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https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build
worked for me as well (using Nexus 7). Thank you for the hints

mangomonkey00 said:
@JanusDC i installed test version of mxplayer from their site it works but you can play only on h/w decoder no s/w or h/w+
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Thanks! It works like a charm.

SoCalSpecialist said:
BS Player is definitely the next best thing but it keeps looking for folders..
any idea how to stop that?
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Indeed.

Vplayer just got updated supports both sw and hw nice?????
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alphatia said:
Vplayer just got updated supports both sw and hw nice?????
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.abitno.vplayer.t

Compatible media player with 4.3?

As the title suggests and asks: Is there a 4.3 compatible media player?
MX, DicePlayer, VLC, etc. have left 4.3 users in the cold until they update their apps for Android 4.3 compability.
Others have reported BS Player, Mobo, etc to work, but they either result choppy or or audio/sound only but no picture.
I've tried ES File Manger's built-in player, Gallery. There's .mkv playback, but ES/Gallery are pretty slow/choppy and can't keep up and such.

MX has been quite fast with such an update in the past. Let's hope it's the same this time round.
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I like mx, but now we can use vplayer, works fine!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.abitno.vplayer.t
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VPlayer
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ImKev said:
VPlayer
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Did you guys look on MXs page? I'm running a test build with neon precompiled.

uprightbass360 said:
Did you guys look on MXs page? I'm running a test build with neon precompiled.
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You mean that one:
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build
For me that does not work. There is no "This version is unsupported" message but cannot get video and sound to work. Some modes (SW) even close MX player without an error or anything.

I was reading about that bug, I just got done watch in a bluray rip so I dunno? Tried attaching but I'm getting a token error...I'll look at the site and see which one I have.
UPDATE yep thats what im runnin. K I'm running stock settings and mp4 plays perfect. I wonder if its codec related. Do you have any mp4 video you could test?

Vplayer has had the 4.3 update and works brilliantly
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Hardware acceleration on vplayer don't work. Only in BSPlayer work proper

K after messing around trying to play a 720p video on vplayer(choppy as hell), bs(not much better) and MX player had no audio on mkv I got VLC. The latest nightly runs almost as good as MX, few weird pops and clicks, but totally watchable.

Archos video player has just been updated with 4.3 support. Haven't tried it yet
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Dice player is awesome. now it supports android 4.3 . Every format works flawlessly on my n7 with 4.3 jellybean.

Dice player says it can't play *. wmv!
Where oh where is the mx player update for 4.3?
=-O
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vlc
running vlc for video and winamp for audio on 4.3. perfect

Bronto9 said:
Archos video player has just been updated with 4.3 support. Haven't tried it yet
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Confirm archos now working with 4.3 and the latest update
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i use bsplayer and stickit and they both work perfectly fine on my 4.3.

The last MX player update released today now support 4.3 .
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why always me said:
The last MX player update released today now support 4.3 .
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works on 4.3, no issues including custom codec.

Thanks everyone.
Tried VPlayer for a while. It was a nice run with VPlayer, but it's a battery clog/drainer, the holo ui is a nice thing about it, though.
That said, DicePlayer (my personal favorite and preferred choice) got 2 or 3 updates a few days ago and has been playing everything smoothly.
I got an update for MX Player earlier today, everything appears to be working again. Just thought I'd throw it out there for MX Player users/fans.

Video player

Hi, it seems like most video players are not working on android 4.3. I use archos & mxplayer and both are not working. I just recently tried vplayer and even though it works I want a player that can download subtitles on the fly. Can someone please recommend any compatible options !!!

bsplayer works fine and has everything you want

I'm not sure if it supports subtitle downloading, but the VLC Android beta I installed yesterday played back a 1080p movie with subtitles flawlessly. So I would highly recommend that. I honestly didn't know that certain movie players on Android download subs automatically, but if you are transferring movie files manually, can't you also retrieve the subs on your PC, just as you did the with the actual movie file(s)?

zeppelin101 said:
I'm not sure if it supports subtitle downloading, but the VLC Android beta I installed yesterday played back a 1080p movie with subtitles flawlessly. So I would highly recommend that. I honestly didn't know that certain movie players on Android download subs automatically, but if you are transferring movie files manually, can't you also retrieve the subs on your PC, just as you did the with the actual movie file(s)?
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How did u download the new vlc its saying not compatible in other countries yet idk why in playstore
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casonswag said:
How did u download the new vlc its saying not compatible in other countries yet idk why in playstore
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I grabbed one of their nightlies for the ARMv7 chipset. It was a guess, but a correct one: http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/armv7-android/.

JHaste said:
bsplayer works fine and has everything you want
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Thanks a lot for your reply, even though bsplayer plays the video I don't get any audio with it!!

faisalsiddiqui said:
Thanks a lot for your reply, even though bsplayer plays the video I don't get any audio with it!!
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Same here. Just have to wait for an update
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faisalsiddiqui said:
Thanks a lot for your reply, even though bsplayer plays the video I don't get any audio with it!!
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what format is the video? i was playing avi's and mkv's last night no problem

JHaste said:
what format is the video? i was playing avi's and mkv's last night no problem
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I tried playing the latest top gear episode and the same happened. None of them would work. Finally, I got the VLC nightly which worked perfectly.
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mxplayer 1.7.15a works if you use hw decoding
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/download

Player Pro app works fine with 4.3 when playing videos.
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blcistheking said:
mxplayer 1.7.15a works if you use hw decoding
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/download
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As does the test build
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build
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Dice player works and Archos just updated their app.
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Video Player
on new Nexus 7 I discovered QQPlayer works great for .avi files

Mx player just been updated for 4.3
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Dice player + custom plugin - works awesome

zeppelin101 said:
I grabbed one of their nightlies for the ARMv7 chipset. It was a guess, but a correct one: http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/armv7-android/.
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Any change you can upload that? Videolan's nightly builds site is currently down. Thanks!

casonswag said:
Mx player just been updated for 4.3
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Verified MXPlayer working now after update. Plays everything, and now including music.

Been using dice player for all my android devices to great satisfaction.

casonswag said:
Mx player just been updated for 4.3
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Hmm, still doesn't work for me though, maybe they updated the update?
EDIT: Nope, still broken... odd it works for others.

[Q] Anyone have MX player working on kitkat 4.4?

need it badly

Works fine on my N7 and N10...
Try redownloading newest version from the Store? Or clearing its cache/data?

yes it works.. =) thank you.. but i like the one with no ads?

dvillx said:
yes it works.. =) thank you.. but i like the one with no ads?
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if you're rooted, use "Ad Away" app.. it never allows ads into your droid.. so we can use free version like pro... :silly:
I've been using that app for few months now!
hope it helps!

dvillx said:
yes it works.. =) thank you.. but i like the one with no ads?
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Here

Been using it on several bulls with no problem.
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Sorry to bother.. i am on a nexus 5 (i know, wrong thread) but i can't seem to make mx player my default player.. android 4.4 doesn't ask me which player should it use, for example when i open a youtube video from browser it starts with a default player (which i can't find in the apps). I tried everything, restore defaults, format data, flash another rom but nothing solved it.. help!

Works fine on my device
I do have the Pro version though

Software Guru said:
Works fine on my device
I do have the Pro version though
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Did you try to open a video from mobile youtube (on dolphin or another browser)? Does it open mx player or stock video player? On mine it doesn't ask to choose..

Works fine.
On my Nexus 7 2012 it works fine. It is the free version.
Can't you see it in the play store? Or does the app crash when you open it? Tell me more about the problem please.

carlese said:
Did you try to open a video from mobile youtube (on dolphin or another browser)? Does it open mx player or stock video player? On mine it doesn't ask to choose..
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It opens the stock player on my device

Works on my nexus 7 2012 as well. Try opening a video from a file explorer. I have 4 different movie players {don't ask why) when I open the folder containing movies and select one of the files I'm promoted to pick which player to use.
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Working fine on my n7 2012 4.4
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Try cycling the "play media links" checkbox under general settings.
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dvillx said:
yes it works.. =) thank you.. but i like the one with no ads?
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try aptoide!!!

I'm using the latest version of MX on KitKat, everything runs great except when i crop the picture than the screen starts to flicker, same thing happens with dice player.
Anyone else with the same problem?
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jona196313 said:
try aptoide!!!
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I think what you're suggesting is piracy. If you really don't want ads but don't want to support dev, just use adaway.
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nijom said:
if you're rooted, use "Ad Away" app.. it never allows ads into your droid.. so we can use free version like pro... :silly:
I've been using that app for few months now!
hope it helps!
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is this in the play store? searched it but nothing found

nwpressd said:
is this in the play store? searched it but nothing found
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You'll need to use FDroid (look it up on Google etc.) to get AdAway - it's alternative store for open source apps
I'd buy the Pro version though, even if it's to just support the developers.

Nah, not compatible with the androidversion... KitKat 4.4.2 on Nexus 5...

[Q] Best Adfree Video Player?

I'm looking around for a really good and thorough video player that works well with the N7 and can handle most or all file types such as MKV. So far the stock video play has handled everything well but I noticed it struggling with MKV files so I tried MX Player and so far its OK but it has annoying ads and I can't find an option to buy it to remove ads. They don't seem to show up during play back but they're in the menus and my OCD side comes out. Thanks for any help in advance!
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AntwanL said:
I'm looking around for a really good and thorough video player that works well with the N7 and can handle most or all file types such as MKV. So far the stock video play has handled everything well but I noticed it struggling with MKV files so I tried MX Player and so far its OK but it has annoying ads and I can't find an option to buy it to remove ads. They don't seem to show up during play back but they're in the menus and my OCD side comes out. Thanks for any help in advance!
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Try Dice Player(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inisoft.mediaplayer.a) or MoliPlayer(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moliplayer.android)
both works fine with n7

AntwanL said:
I'm looking around for a really good and thorough video player that works well with the N7 and can handle most or all file types such as MKV. So far the stock video play has handled everything well but I noticed it struggling with MKV files so I tried MX Player and so far its OK but it has annoying ads and I can't find an option to buy it to remove ads. They don't seem to show up during play back but they're in the menus and my OCD side comes out. Thanks for any help in advance!
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I have had good luck with Mobo Player, and no ads:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil

AntwanL said:
MX Player and so far its OK but it has annoying ads and I can't find an option to buy it to remove ads.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.pro
DicePlayer would be my next choice.

How's the MX Pro doing?

MX Pro is great so far, very smooth, a lot of user options that I can adjust on the fly.
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AntwanL said:
MX Pro is great so far, very smooth, a lot of user options that I can adjust on the fly.
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I love it. Been using it for a couple of years now.

I´m using A8 video player on my nexus 7
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hipipal.mna8

use adaway to remove ads, and mxplayer for video player :good:

No ads, will play virtually any format... VLC which is also a darn good audio player. You can find it on F-Droid.

You down wit VLC!?!
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