nextplayer

New Features

• Add software vp8 and vp9 decoders by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/444
• Add folder size label by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/452
• Add monochrome icon (Android 13+ only) by @milindgoel15 in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/446

Improvements

• Enabled software decoders by default by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/458

Fixes

• Default playback speed is not applied while playing video through url by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/442

New features

• Add ffmpeg video decoders for h264 and hevc (experimental) by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/357

  • NOTE:- To use these codecs, enable experimental software video decoders in decoder settings

• Decoder preferences by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/411

• App is usable without granting storage permission by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/418

• Minsdk is now api21 LOLLIPOP by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/407

• Media delete and share actions by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/428

• Preference to select subtitle text encoding by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/429

Improvements

• Embedded styles preference by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/421
• Controller timeout preference by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/422
• Seek increment preference by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/424

Fixes

• Position not remembered on activity stop and restart for videos not in media library by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/400

Fixes

• Seek back is not smooth and sometimes not possible by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/394
• Default preferences are used in player on cold start by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/393
• Deleted videos still visible in app by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/397

New Features

• Add support for external subtitles by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/331
• Add screen rotation button by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/334
• Add preference to set default playback speed by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/355
• Add dialog to enter url to stream by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/362
• Add subtitle appearance preferences by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/381
• Add Fab to open file through storage access framework by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/383

Fixes

• Video opened through file manager repeats itself due to mismatched content uri by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/330
• Add screen rotation state icons by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/369
• Add database caching for media for faster load times by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/346

New Features

• Add support for online stream [http ,hls ,dash ,rtsp and so on] by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/267
• Add playback speed selection by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/269
• Save playback speed between sessions by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/278
• Show video resolution info on video item by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/286
• Show thumbnails that are provided in the same folder as video by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/294
• Add preference to set preferred language for audio and subtitle by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/299
• Add force scan storage option in settings page by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/304
• Add preference to exclude some folders to show in media library by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/305
• Application icon by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/310

Improvements

• Player controls lock layout by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/266
• Playlist Manager to improve player performance by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/256

Fixes

• coroutines running on main thread causes delay in navigating between screens by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/257
• Jank when naviating to FolderVideoPickerScreen by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/260
• Long player loading time with playlist manager integration by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/256
• Player not playing new intent data by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/265
• User selected theme not applying to player activity by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/303
• Jank on scrolling videos by @anilbeesetti in https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer/pull/306

Features

• Native Android app with simple and easy-to-use interface
• Completely free and open source and without any ads or excessive permissions
• Audio/Subtitle track selection
• Vertical swipe to change brightness (left) / volume (right)
• Horizontal swipe to seek through video
• Video: H.263, H.264 AVC (Baseline Profile; Main Profile on Android 6+), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9, AV1
  • Support depends on Android device
• Audio: Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, ALAC, PCM/WAVE (μ-law, A-law), MP1, MP2, MP3, AMR (NB, WB), AAC (LC, ELD, HE; xHE on Android 9+), AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS, DTS-HD, TrueHD
  • Support provided by ExoPlayer FFmpeg extension
• Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT, DVB
  • SSA/ASS has limited styling support see this issue
• Material 3 (You) support
• Media picker with folder and file view
• Light & dark theme