1. Overview MX Player is a widely used video player for Android known for its hardware acceleration and multi-core decoding. However, due to licensing restrictions, it does not include built-in support for certain audio formats (e.g., AC3, E-AC3, DTS, MLP ).
To enable these formats, you must manually install a package. The ARMv8 NEON variant is specifically optimized for 64-bit ARM processors (ARMv8-A architecture) that include NEON SIMD extensions – found in nearly all modern Android smartphones and tablets. 2. Compatibility | Requirement | Specification | |-------------|----------------| | CPU Architecture | ARMv8-A (64-bit) | | NEON Support | Required (present in all ARMv8 chips) | | MX Player Version | 1.8.0+ (for ARMv8 codec support) | | Common Devices | Snapdragon 835/845/855/888/8 Gen series, Exynos 9820/2100/2200, MediaTek Dimensity series, Kirin 970/980/990 | ⚠️ Do not use ARMv8 NEON codec on older 32-bit ARMv7 devices – it will not work. For those, use the ARMv7 NEON codec. 3. Where to Get the Official Codec The original, trusted source is XDA Developers (maintained by the MX Player team): mx player codec armv8 neon
🔗 https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/mx-player/mx-player-custom-codec-dts-support-t2156254 To enable these formats, you must manually install a package