If the app doesn’t detect the codec pack, you can add it manually from the Decoder Settings page. Just tap the OK button and you are all set. The app will ask you for a confirmation if you want to use the codec. If you are lucky, the MX Player will automatically recognize the file in your SD card the next time you run the app.
Now to install the codecs, download the respective ZIP file and copy it to the root folder of your device’s internal memory. If you don’t want to go through all this trouble, there’s an all-in-one pack as well. You can find the type of codec you must download and use here. Here, navigate to the bottom of the page and you will find an option that says Custom Codec. To know which platform codecs your device will support, open the MX Player Settings and navigate to the option Decoder. Right now there are no codecs you can download from the Play Store and these should be installed manually. Thanks to ktsamy, a renowned developer from XDA, we can now get the digital audio support back to MX Player quite easily. Instead they will get a popup message saying that only the video will be played, sans the audio.
That’s the reason users are not able to hear any audio while playing videos that have DTS/DTSHD/AC3/EAC3/MLP audio tracks. This was because DTS & DOLBY audio codec supports are now removed from the official MX Player due to licensing issues. Suddenly, after the update, users weren’t lost audio on some of their video files. But recently, it hit a snag and drew flak from the users.Įverything was going smooth until the last few updates of the player rolled out. With tons of features packed in the app, it is a must-have on any Android device. If you ask me, MX Player is the best video player on Android.