mpv-android

Prismriver Media

About this app

mpv-android is a video player for Android based on libmpv.

Features:
* Hardware and software video decoding
* Gesture-based seeking, volume/brightness control and more
* libass support for styled subtitles
* Advanced video settings (interpolation, debanding, scalers, ...)
* Play network streams with the "Open URL" function
* Background playback, Picture-in-Picture, keyboard input supported

The full set of dependencies for each build can be found in the release notes on our GitHub repository.

Ratings and reviews

Much like the desktop version, there's a very bare bones UI that is somewhat confusing at times, but once you get used to it, what is revealed is by far the most performant and compatible video players ever. Also, music playlists ( made by putting all the songs in the same folder and then paying the folder ) instantly transition between songs unlike both VLC and the built in music player on my phone, very nice touch.

Been using MPV for several months now and I must say, I love it. It's very easy to use, the user interface is clean, the MPV & Input configuration tools are nice and I like the ability to use external subtitle and audio files for a video -- Coupled with the audio and subtitle delay options and it allows for an enriching experience. My only complaint is that unlike VLC, it only supports the video formats that your device is compatible with. Can't view HEVC on my phone that doesn't support it.

MPV is my go-to media player on both macOS and Windows. I'm glad to see this android port works very well and it works exactly in the manner I want: no fancy Library view, just a Files view to navigate and play smoothly. The playback interface is minimal, swipe right/left to seek, swipe up/down to change brightness or volume. This is all I want personally for a media player on mobile.

What’s new

- Features:
- Redesigned preferences in Material 3
- Fixes:
- Improved handling of audio focus and session
- Fixed minor resource leak
- Some crashes fixed