In this new list of applications for Android, we see the best videos and media players to see all kinds of multimedia content from your mobile phone, including movies.
There is an app on every Android smartphone
The default Android video player, which changes according to the brand of the phone, is usually not a standard app, which does not support all types of videos, with a basic and sparse interface, very not very functional.
That of the video player for Android is therefore a type of app to always be installed on a smartphone Huawei, Samsung and all the others, in order to play all types of video formats, including HD movies taken from the internet or from DVD.
If to see videos and movies on iPhone and iPad, the best applications are almost all paid, with Android the speech is very different and, looking in the Google Play Store, you can find different apps that you can download and use for free and without limitations .
Here, then, the best 20 apps to watch videos and movies from an Android phone or tablet, which read everything, including AVI and Divx, without having to convert between formats.
The applications listed should work with all models and brands of Android phones and tablets, however some may be more powerful and better than others depending on the phone you are using and its processor.
Of some applications listed, there is also a paid version without ads so if these free apps do not satisfy in full, maybe you can buy the full version.
READ ALSO: Best applications to hear music on Android
1) VLC for Android is the famous open source media player available for Windows, Linux and Mac computers, now also an application to watch all types of videos or movies on Android, for free. VLC is a video player that allows you to watch HD videos in high quality from Android devices. Other features of VLC for Android include network streaming, equalizer, video filters.
2) Video Player All Format for Android can play practically all major video formats using its internal codecs. This means that you don't need to convert a video file to another format. The app also supports MKV and MOV format, supports SRT subtitles and can also be used for viewing streaming video from websites that use HTTPS or RTSP protocols.
3) MX Player is the third great free application to watch videos and movies on Android without worrying about the format. You can play 3gp, avi, divx, f4v, flv, mkv, mp4, mpeg, mov, vob, wmv, webm and xvid movies and also subtitles. The interface is very convenient to use, there is a scrolling function of the subtitles and the ability to browse through the folders to find the videos saved in the phone and tag them. You can adjust the display of the film and the volume with quick touches on the screen.
4) BSPlayer is a phenomenal Android program capable of playing any video and film on a mobile phone. The player uses hardware acceleration to play videos so as to reduce battery consumption. It supports almost all multimedia files (video and audio), including: avi, divx, flv, mkv, mov, mpg, MTS, mp4, m4v, avi, wmv, 3gp, mp3 and also the streaming of online video http and RTSP . It can find the subtitles of the films in the original language automatically and it also works to watch computer videos on Android, using the Wifi connection.
5) KMPlayer is the Android version of the famous PC media player. In the settings you can change the orientation of the videos and the detection of the headset. The player interface is hidden by default when playing a video. Touching the screen displays the controls at the bottom of the screen. The application can play all videos on your mobile phone, even in high HD and 4K quality and also videos streamed from the internet, including Youtube videos.
6) XPlayer is one of the best applications to watch videos on every Android smartphone and tablet, with a very clear interface and support for all the most common video formats. The app includes support for all video formats including 4K / Ultra HD video files. There is also a function for hiding videos so that you can view them only by entering the password. There are several themes, including dark mode and night mode, posters and movie titles are downloaded automatically and it also supports networking to import files from SMB and UnPnP servers.
7) Archos Video Player is one of the best video players on Samsung, Huawei and all Android smartphones. The beauty of this video player is its interface, which is not only beautiful, but also very easy to use. The app shows all the videos that are saved in the device memory, and it also works to play videos on the Internet, videos from the server., NAS and from the PC.
8) HD Video Player is an excellent player with touch controls for very comfortable volume and playback. The player controls are easy to use and include a 10 band equalizer.
9) UPlayer is a program to watch videos with all the codecs included for the various popular formats, updated regularly and among the most used.
10) PlayerXtreme Media Player is one of the popular and most downloaded media players on Android, which works well for listening to music, watching videos, streaming videos online, with support for almost all major video file formats.
11) FX Player can play flash files in addition to normal videos with support for almost all file formats.
12) GOM Player is another of the best video player apps on the list, the Android version of the popular PC video player. GOM Player is fast and free, with all the basic features and the ability to play 360 videos.
13) AllPlayer is an application for Android compatible with all common video file formats, with an interface that is a bit old but full of options and also with support for subtitles and hardware acceleration to improve performance.
14) Kodi for Android is the app for those who want to see videos even those stored on PC, in addition to IPTV, streaming video and online TV.
15) Wuffi Media Player is an app that supports practically every video format and also http and rtsp streaming via the internet.
This app is also perfect for watching Acestream on Android.
16) Leopard video player is one of the top rated video players for Android, with support for all audio and video files. The other features of this Video Player include playback speed control, widgets and gestures.
17) Plex is not only a video player but it can play music, photos, films and streaming. Plex is useful on the phone especially if you are using Plex on PC, to watch computer movies streamed on the smartphone screen.
18) Video player for Android is a very powerful, free application that allows you to finally see movies on Android and videos of all formats. It supports AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, WMV, ASF, WMA, WAV, MPG, VOB, OGG, FLAC, SWF and other formats and is simple without unnecessary functions.
19) Super Video is a streaming video player for Android that is also good for playing video files. Its peculiarity is that multiple local and YouTube videos can be played simultaneously through various resizable and mobile windows. With a very clear and simple appearance and with clearly visible controls, the application allows you to play almost all the video files saved in the external memory of the mobile phone (3GP, RMVB, MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, MP4) and those of Youtube . In addition, the application supports auto-detection and synchronization of subtitles (SRT and ASS files) for videos in multiple languages.
20) Wondershare Player is a complete and free video player for Android which, in addition to borrowing most of its features from MX Video Player (the number 3), supports the additional possibility of seeing high quality streaming videos from video services like YouTube, Dailymotion and many others. For movie playback, Wondershare Player supports the most common video formats, such as MKV, AVI, VOB, RMVB, FLV, WMV, MOV and others, without the need for additional codecs. In addition, it boasts several very useful features, including:
- Support for DVD menus;
- Ability to select the quality of online video streams on-the-fly (also supports 1080p videos);
- Web browser for streaming video content;
- video controls for screen brightness, volume levels and aspect ratio;
- Streaming from pc;
- Ability to download multimedia files from customized lists.
READ ALSO: Best Apps to edit videos and edit movies (Android and iPhone)
There is an app on every Android smartphone
The default Android video player, which changes according to the brand of the phone, is usually not a standard app, which does not support all types of videos, with a basic and sparse interface, very not very functional.
That of the video player for Android is therefore a type of app to always be installed on a smartphone Huawei, Samsung and all the others, in order to play all types of video formats, including HD movies taken from the internet or from DVD.
If to see videos and movies on iPhone and iPad, the best applications are almost all paid, with Android the speech is very different and, looking in the Google Play Store, you can find different apps that you can download and use for free and without limitations .
Here, then, the best 20 apps to watch videos and movies from an Android phone or tablet, which read everything, including AVI and Divx, without having to convert between formats.
The applications listed should work with all models and brands of Android phones and tablets, however some may be more powerful and better than others depending on the phone you are using and its processor.
Of some applications listed, there is also a paid version without ads so if these free apps do not satisfy in full, maybe you can buy the full version.
READ ALSO: Best applications to hear music on Android
1) VLC for Android is the famous open source media player available for Windows, Linux and Mac computers, now also an application to watch all types of videos or movies on Android, for free. VLC is a video player that allows you to watch HD videos in high quality from Android devices. Other features of VLC for Android include network streaming, equalizer, video filters.
2) Video Player All Format for Android can play practically all major video formats using its internal codecs. This means that you don't need to convert a video file to another format. The app also supports MKV and MOV format, supports SRT subtitles and can also be used for viewing streaming video from websites that use HTTPS or RTSP protocols.
3) MX Player is the third great free application to watch videos and movies on Android without worrying about the format. You can play 3gp, avi, divx, f4v, flv, mkv, mp4, mpeg, mov, vob, wmv, webm and xvid movies and also subtitles. The interface is very convenient to use, there is a scrolling function of the subtitles and the ability to browse through the folders to find the videos saved in the phone and tag them. You can adjust the display of the film and the volume with quick touches on the screen.
4) BSPlayer is a phenomenal Android program capable of playing any video and film on a mobile phone. The player uses hardware acceleration to play videos so as to reduce battery consumption. It supports almost all multimedia files (video and audio), including: avi, divx, flv, mkv, mov, mpg, MTS, mp4, m4v, avi, wmv, 3gp, mp3 and also the streaming of online video http and RTSP . It can find the subtitles of the films in the original language automatically and it also works to watch computer videos on Android, using the Wifi connection.
5) KMPlayer is the Android version of the famous PC media player. In the settings you can change the orientation of the videos and the detection of the headset. The player interface is hidden by default when playing a video. Touching the screen displays the controls at the bottom of the screen. The application can play all videos on your mobile phone, even in high HD and 4K quality and also videos streamed from the internet, including Youtube videos.
6) XPlayer is one of the best applications to watch videos on every Android smartphone and tablet, with a very clear interface and support for all the most common video formats. The app includes support for all video formats including 4K / Ultra HD video files. There is also a function for hiding videos so that you can view them only by entering the password. There are several themes, including dark mode and night mode, posters and movie titles are downloaded automatically and it also supports networking to import files from SMB and UnPnP servers.
7) Archos Video Player is one of the best video players on Samsung, Huawei and all Android smartphones. The beauty of this video player is its interface, which is not only beautiful, but also very easy to use. The app shows all the videos that are saved in the device memory, and it also works to play videos on the Internet, videos from the server., NAS and from the PC.
8) HD Video Player is an excellent player with touch controls for very comfortable volume and playback. The player controls are easy to use and include a 10 band equalizer.
9) UPlayer is a program to watch videos with all the codecs included for the various popular formats, updated regularly and among the most used.
10) PlayerXtreme Media Player is one of the popular and most downloaded media players on Android, which works well for listening to music, watching videos, streaming videos online, with support for almost all major video file formats.
11) FX Player can play flash files in addition to normal videos with support for almost all file formats.
12) GOM Player is another of the best video player apps on the list, the Android version of the popular PC video player. GOM Player is fast and free, with all the basic features and the ability to play 360 videos.
13) AllPlayer is an application for Android compatible with all common video file formats, with an interface that is a bit old but full of options and also with support for subtitles and hardware acceleration to improve performance.
14) Kodi for Android is the app for those who want to see videos even those stored on PC, in addition to IPTV, streaming video and online TV.
15) Wuffi Media Player is an app that supports practically every video format and also http and rtsp streaming via the internet.
This app is also perfect for watching Acestream on Android.
16) Leopard video player is one of the top rated video players for Android, with support for all audio and video files. The other features of this Video Player include playback speed control, widgets and gestures.
17) Plex is not only a video player but it can play music, photos, films and streaming. Plex is useful on the phone especially if you are using Plex on PC, to watch computer movies streamed on the smartphone screen.
18) Video player for Android is a very powerful, free application that allows you to finally see movies on Android and videos of all formats. It supports AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, WMV, ASF, WMA, WAV, MPG, VOB, OGG, FLAC, SWF and other formats and is simple without unnecessary functions.
19) Super Video is a streaming video player for Android that is also good for playing video files. Its peculiarity is that multiple local and YouTube videos can be played simultaneously through various resizable and mobile windows. With a very clear and simple appearance and with clearly visible controls, the application allows you to play almost all the video files saved in the external memory of the mobile phone (3GP, RMVB, MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, MP4) and those of Youtube . In addition, the application supports auto-detection and synchronization of subtitles (SRT and ASS files) for videos in multiple languages.
20) Wondershare Player is a complete and free video player for Android which, in addition to borrowing most of its features from MX Video Player (the number 3), supports the additional possibility of seeing high quality streaming videos from video services like YouTube, Dailymotion and many others. For movie playback, Wondershare Player supports the most common video formats, such as MKV, AVI, VOB, RMVB, FLV, WMV, MOV and others, without the need for additional codecs. In addition, it boasts several very useful features, including:
- Support for DVD menus;
- Ability to select the quality of online video streams on-the-fly (also supports 1080p videos);
- Web browser for streaming video content;
- video controls for screen brightness, volume levels and aspect ratio;
- Streaming from pc;
- Ability to download multimedia files from customized lists.
READ ALSO: Best Apps to edit videos and edit movies (Android and iPhone)
