MX PLAYER Posts on XDA

MX Player is adding YouTube support and pinch-to-zoom for videos

MX Player is adding YouTube support and pinch-to-zoom for videos

October 20, 2020
While there is no dearth of video players on Android, there are a few options that are way more popular than the rest. MX Player is one such example, which rose to popularity because of its useful feature set. The video player includes several useful features, like picture-in-picture mode, subtitle gestures, file sharing, casting local...
MX Player now supports picture-in-picture mode

MX Player now supports picture-in-picture mode

June 19, 2019
There are a lot of great video player applications for Android to choose from these days. That wasn't always the case though. Before Plex adapted support for video playback, before development on the VLC app had even begun, a popular choice among the community was MX Player. The application still has a tremendous amount of...
MX Player gets UI revamp, prepares to take on Netflix, Hotstar, and Amazon in India

MX Player gets UI revamp, prepares to take on Netflix, Hotstar, and Amazon in India

August 4, 2018
MX Player's acquisition by Indian media giant Times Internet Limited (the online arm of the Times Group) took a lot of people in the Android community by surprise. Times Internet paid around $140 Million for a majority stake in one of India's most popular video players, one that boasts of 500 Million downloads on the...
[Update: Confirmed] Popular Android Video Player, MX Player, Reportedly Bought by Indian Media Giant for $200 Million

[Update: Confirmed] Popular Android Video Player, MX Player, Reportedly Bought by Indian Media Giant for $200 Million

June 28, 2018
Media players are big business, these days -- it's not uncommon to hear about video-playing apps receiving investments from venture capital firms or being flat-out purchased in multimillion-dollar acquisitions. One of the most popular video players on Android is MX Player, and this week, it was reportedly acquired by Indian media giant Times Internet Limited (TIL) for...
MX Player is Recruiting Users for a New Private Beta Testing Program

MX Player is Recruiting Users for a New Private Beta Testing Program

February 14, 2018
MX Player, one of the most popular audio and video players on the Google Play Store, has had a public beta testing program for a while, but this week XDA Recognized Contributor Thirumalai.K announced a new, private beta testing program for his media player application. The goal of this private beta program is to improve the user experience and...
Best of XDA: MX Player

Best of XDA: MX Player

June 17, 2015
There are many video players for Android, but there are few that have proven themselves to be mighty in the way MX Player has. It is not only one of the longest-standing popular video players out there, but it’s also innovated with sensible features, amazing performance, and clean user experience. What makes MX Player amazing,...