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The YouTube experience on mobile is one that ebbs and flows as Google adds new features and functions on a whim, which might lead people to third-party players like MX Player. In the latest MX Player ...

In this guide we’ll share a list of the best Android video player apps. While most phones come with a video player pre-installed, the ones from our list below offer more features, better controls, and ...

When Android 7.0, which we now lovingly call Android Nougat, was first announced in its Developer Preview stage, one of the headlining additions was multi-window support. A collective cry of “finally” ...

MX Player is about to undergo a massive overhaul that will see the popular local video player app shift its focus towards over-the-top streaming for the Indian market. News of the new direction ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...

Playing videos on Android can be frustrating from time to time, but we've found that BSPlayer offers the best balance between features, compatibility, and ease of use. It's been awhile since we looked ...

Android natively supports various video codecs including MPEG-4 SP, H.264 AVC, and H.263. However, your stock Android video player app might not run HEVC files and several other formats if it's old.

There are quite a few quality video player apps for Android, and we did our best to show you the best ones. In the list below, you’ll find 10 video player applications for Android, and pretty much all ...

There was a time when MX Player was one of the best apps for watching videos downloaded to an Android phone or tablet. But these days there are plenty of other options, including the excellent VLC ...

Update: This article was originally published in 2011. The Android media player landscape has changed quite a bit since then, and as of 2018 I’m personally using VLC for most of my local playback ...