

KMPlayer is an Android video player app that can easily replace MX Player as your go-to video player on your smartphone, or tablet. Plus, the app does not include any ads and it’s free.

This is definitely a handy feature, especially for people who have a lot of music videos stored on their device. VLC can also let you play videos in the background, so even if you navigate away from the app while a video is playing, you’ll be able to hear the audio.

The preference page consists of options to enable, or disable hardware acceleration. The VLC app follows the Material Design language, which results in a very good looking interface. You can tap on the hamburger icon to get to the app’s preferences, or to stream video from a network. You can simply tap on the picture-in-picture mode button inside options, and your video will be resized to a small floating window that you can place anywhere you want. The app also supports a picture-in-picture mode, which MX Player lacks, and it works flawlessly. You can swipe left/right on the screen to seek the video, swipe up/down on the left edge to adjust the screen brightness, and swipe up/down on the right edge to adjust the playback volume. The VLC app for Android can easily play almost every video format that you throw at it, and it can even run H.265 encoded videos, with ease. The app also features gesture based controls, which is reminiscent of MX Player’s user interaction model. However, they have a very well thought out Android app, as well. VLC is one of the most popular names when it comes to video players, especially on laptops.
