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[Fixed] Samsung Galaxy S5 broken hw+

Hi Support,
I posted this originally on the old MX Player forum, moving it here for visibility, I am using the international LTE model with snapdragon 801 cpu. There was also confirmation of the same issue with the Verizon model of the S5 in the original thread.
Hi Support, just bought the S5 today and loaded mxplayer when I noticed frequent app stopped responding and lock ups. I eventually tracked it down to the hw+ acceleration being broken on this device. HW & SW acceleration work fine but if you toggle hw+ acceleration and attenpt to play a video it will stop respondinhg and hang the app.
To confirm I also saw this happening on all the other video apps like vlc, bsplayer and moboplayer so looks like Samsung have changed something ontheir build since the S4 works fine also on Kit Kat 4.2.2 version.
To replicate this try and play any video container eg mkv or avi with hw+ enabled and the app will stop responding and lock up. Devs pls try and fix this as I need hw+ for video to remain in sync with non standard frame rates eg 23.810

Samsung Galaxy S5 broken hw+
Moving this into a new thread as requested.
This issue does not occur for the HTC M8 which uses the same cpu and Kit Kat 4.4.2, snapdragon 801 2.5GHz and only on the Samsung Galaxy S5 international and Verizon model. Hence I believe hw+ should work on the S5 as well.
ktsamy said:
First of all this is a welcome thread...!!
Please Create the new thread to each problem to keep this thread clean.
So that we can pay attention to the problem & will be easier to identify & moderate the issues.
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Originally Posted by Kantana View Post
Hi Support,
Hi Support, just bought the S5 today and loaded mxplayer when I noticed frequent app stopped responding and lock ups. I eventually tracked it down to the hw+ acceleration being broken on this device. HW & SW acceleration work fine but if you toggle hw+ acceleration and attenpt to play a video it will stop respondinhg and hang the app.
HW+ is not supported by all processors. That's why it's disabled by default. If you are facing the problem with HW+ then don't use.
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Kantana said:
Moving this into a new thread as requested.
This issue does not occur for the HTC M8 which uses the same cpu and Kit Kat 4.4.2, snapdragon 801 2.5GHz and only on the Samsung Galaxy S5 international and Verizon model. Hence I believe hw+ should work on the S5 as well.
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For Implementation of HW+ it requires source code of modified Android media framework (by the manufacturer).
It will be limited without media framework source code.

ktsamy said:
For Implementation of HW+ it requires source code of modified Android media framework (by the manufacturer).
It will be limited without media framework source code.
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Thanks, looks like we'll need Samsung to assist with Mx Player, first time I've ever been stuck since the galaxy S1

Kantana said:
Thanks, looks like we'll need Samsung to assist with Mx Player, first time I've ever been stuck since the galaxy S1
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I too have faced similar kind of issue in past with my S duos. With Android 2.3.6 I was able to play 1080p smoothly only in HW+. But, after upgrading to Android 4.1, It has completely broken HW+. I was only able to play only upto 720p since HW+ is broken.
So, wait for the Samsung to release the framework sources. Once it is released then we can implement hardware acceleration.

First of all this is a welcome thread...!!
Please Create the new thread to each problem to keep this thread clean.
So that we can pay attention to the problem & will be easier to identify & moderate the issues.
Kantana said:
Hi Support,
Hi Support, just bought the S5 today and loaded mxplayer when I noticed frequent app stopped responding and lock ups. I eventually tracked it down to the hw+ acceleration being broken on this device. HW & SW acceleration work fine but if you toggle hw+ acceleration and attenpt to play a video it will stop respondinhg and hang the app.
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HW+ is not supported by all processors. That's why it's disabled by default. If you are facing the problem with HW+ then don't use.
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@CDB-Man
Closing the thread to avoid any further posts over here.
Please mention in your OP that to make individual thread for each bug or problem.

ktsamy said:
I too have faced similar kind of issue in past with my S duos. With Android 2.3.6 I was able to play 1080p smoothly only in HW+. But, after upgrading to Android 4.1, It has completely broken HW+. I was only able to play only upto 720p since HW+ is broken.
So, wait for the Samsung to release the framework sources. Once it is released then we can implement hardware acceleration.
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I can see 2 sourcecodes posted for the S5 from Sammy, model sm-g900f:
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=sub&sub=F&searchValue=sm-g900f

I would think that eventually, Samsung will release the framework if they want app developers to adopt their new device... just a matter of time!

CDB-Man said:
I would think that eventually, Samsung will release the framework if they want app developers to adopt their new device... just a matter of time!
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I hope they do it sooner as sw mode is gimping my battery life.

Kantana said:
I hope they do it sooner as sw mode is gimping my battery life.
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Just took a look at the S4 and S5 libstagefright.so on both 4.2.2 builds and they are different so Samsung must have modified it. The S5 one is bigger by ~45kb

We are working with Samsung to fix it up. It will be definitely fixed but may take time.
Please do not use hw+ decoder for now.

Thanks for the prompt response, look forward to the fix

Kantana said:
Hi Support,
I posted this originally on the old MX Player forum, moving it here for visibility, I am using the international LTE model with snapdragon 801 cpu. There was also confirmation of the same issue with the Verizon model of the S5 in the original thread.
Hi Support, just bought the S5 today and loaded mxplayer when I noticed frequent app stopped responding and lock ups. I eventually tracked it down to the hw+ acceleration being broken on this device. HW & SW acceleration work fine but if you toggle hw+ acceleration and attenpt to play a video it will stop respondinhg and hang the app.
To confirm I also saw this happening on all the other video apps like vlc, bsplayer and moboplayer so looks like Samsung have changed something ontheir build since the S4 works fine also on Kit Kat 4.2.2 version.
To replicate this try and play any video container eg mkv or avi with hw+ enabled and the app will stop responding and lock up. Devs pls try and fix this as I need hw+ for video to remain in sync with non standard frame rates eg 23.810
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bleu8888 said:
We are working with Samsung to fix it up. It will be definitely fixed but may take time.
Please do not use hw+ decoder for now.
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Finally Samsung has fixed the problem.
I have just received an update today. After that most of problems are resolved including MX Player H/W+ functionality.
If you haven't received the update yet, Please wait since it's a staged roll out to the different countries.
Here is the proof
Update:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
MX Player H/W+ Playback:

ktsamy said:
Finally Samsung has fixed the problem.
I have just received an update today. After that most of problems are resolved including MX Player H/W+ functionality.
If you haven't received the update yet, Please wait since it's a staged roll out to the different countries.
Here is the proof
Update:
View attachment 2744947
MX Player H/W+ Playback:
View attachment 2744948
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Thanks! Still waiting for the firmware to arrive locally. It'll really help to save power!

ktsamy said:
Please wait since it's a staged roll out to the different countries.
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Thank you for pursuing a fix for the S5 handset. Will there be an app update as well.. or a way to apply a manual Samsung firmware update? Those running custom S5 ROMs - which looking at the XDA threads are many thousands of users will not receive automatic firmware updates.

fffft said:
Thank you for pursuing a fix for the S5 handset. Will there be an app update as well.or a way to apply a manual Samsung firmware update? Those running custom S5 ROMs - which looking at the XDA threads are many thousands of users will not receive automatic firmware updates.
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There is no need to update the player.
S5 model various by region.
Firmware varies by region & Model.
Flashing the wrong firmware may brick your device. So, better to stay with the official update.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 using Tapatalk

ktsamy said:
There is no need to update the player [...] So, better to stay with the official update.
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Well that was my point. There is a need to update MX Player if you want the S5 to be able to use hw+ without constantly crashing. And the thousands of XDA members using custom ROMs will not be able to get an (automatic) firmware update.
Unless they eschew using a custom ROM of course. The most reasonable solution to this impasse would be a manual firmware update or app update - and I was asking if either of those were on the horizon.

fffft said:
Well that was my point. There is a need to update MX Player if you want the S5 to be able to use hw+ without constantly crashing. And the thousands of XDA members using custom ROMs will not be able to get an (automatic) firmware update.
Unless they eschew using a custom ROM of course. The most reasonable solution to this impasse would be a manual firmware update or app update - and I was asking if either of those were on the horizon.
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until or unless rom maker compile the rom using the updated sources it will not work.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 using Tapatalk

ktsamy said:
until or unless rom maker compile the rom using the updated sources it will not work.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 using Tapatalk
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What is the firmware update that's required to be pushed by the carriers to fix Samsung Sources? I'm curious because I've been using DicePlayer recently which works in HW mode (e.g. same sources as native video player). Feel free to elaborate on the technical elements.
I'm keeping hope alive for a root to the GS5 and so I'm reluctant to push updates to my phone (closing security holes), but that presents a problem if the only way to correct the crashes in MX Player HW+ is to take a forthcoming update for a video sources patch.

ravenofdoom said:
What is the firmware update that's required to be pushed by the carriers to fix Samsung Sources? I'm curious because I've been using DicePlayer recently which works in HW mode (e.g. same sources as native video player). Feel free to elaborate on the technical elements.
I'm keeping hope alive for a root to the GS5 and so I'm reluctant to push updates to my phone (closing security holes), but that presents a problem if the only way to correct the crashes in MX Player HW+ is to take a forthcoming update for a video sources patch.
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Yes, There is an update required from carrier/Samsung.
Like others MX Player is also working well in HW mode. Don't confuse it with hw+.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 using Tapatalk

[Resolved] MX Player support for Android 4.4.3

Hi,
According to AndroidPolice and other sources (sorry, can't link), Android 4.4.3 is coming.
Will MX Player work on this version or is an update necessary?
Thanks!

Sure, no reason why it should not work. MX Player requires Android 2.1 and above...

scientific calculator said:
Sure, no reason why it should not work. MX Player requires Android 2.1 and above...
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I can't add a link because I'm a new user, but there was a relatively long delay (more than a week if I understand correctly) until Android 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 support was added when they were released. Users got a dialog saying "Unsupported android version" and MX Player wouldn't load. Only when MX Player v1.7.21 was released it started working again.
You can Google "mx player unsupported android version" for references.
I just want to know the current version already supports Android 4.4.3 or is it going to show the same error.

eesheesh said:
I can't add a link because I'm a new user, but there was a relatively long delay (more than a week if I understand correctly) until Android 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 support was added when they were released. Users got a dialog saying "Unsupported android version" and MX Player wouldn't load. Only when MX Player v1.7.21 was released it started working again.
You can Google "mx player unsupported android version" for references.
I just want to know the current version already supports Android 4.4.3 or is it going to show the same error.
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Actually that was not a version issue but an incompatibility issue with Android internal module.
MX Player uses many Android private modules to improve playback performance.
Sometimes this private modules changes and then this message will be showed up.
In that case, audio module was changed so the developer has been forced to rewrite entire audio output codes.
That's why there was a delay.
MX Player will be compatible with android 4.4.3 if there is no major changes in Internal Module.

ktsamy is correct. Even if the developer ( @bleu8888 ) were to force compatibility, it could potentially result in no audio at all for example.

In previous versions, most problem was from incompatibility of audio output module.
With the latest version of MX Player, the compatibility was improved. Therefore I hope it works without additional patch.

There is of course no way to say for sure but going by the details that were leaked this will be a minor update and certainly not a big overhaul.
I doubt android devs will have tampered with those modules again since quite a few apps rely on those and it's not worth breaking compatibility again unless they're having to make some major changes.

[WIP] Unsupported Android Version Error on 4.4.3
..so please update the app to support it! Getting the typical "Unsupported android version" message.

skttrbrain said:
..so please update the app to support it! Getting the typical "Unsupported android version" message.
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Google keeps on changing it's internal modules. That's why we are facing problems. Wait for the update.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 using Tapatalk

Would you send system log using MX log collector after launching MX Player and getting "unsupported.." message?
4.4.3 is not yet available either on my device and Android emulator.
MX Log collector is available on Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.logcollector
-------- Update --------
I got upgrade myself. Please don't send log.

bug !
4.4.3 on nexus 4 dosen't support mx, alternative vlc beta

shefreyn said:
4.4.3 on nexus 4 dosen't support mx, alternative vlc beta
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Developer is working on it. Will update the app as soon as possible...!!

When will an update be available?
I paid for this app and now cannot use it. When will it be updated?

Definitely does not work in 4.4.3. In fact it is the only app of the 189 that I've opened tonight on my phone that doesn't work in 4.4.3. All 188 other apps at least open.

jalanjkcarp said:
Definitely does not work in 4.4.3. In fact it is the only app of the 189 that I've opened tonight on my phone that doesn't work in 4.4.3. All 188 other apps at least open.
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khisel said:
I paid for this app and now cannot use it. When will it be updated?
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The developer is working hardly to resolve this issue. He will release the update as soon as possible.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 using Tapatalk

MX not working on Nexus 7 2012 4.4.3 stock
shefreyn said:
4.4.3 on nexus 4 dosen't support mx, alternative vlc beta
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Can confirm also.
I have just upgraded to 4.4.3 stock rom on my Nexus 7 2012 and Mx Player says it is not supported

shefreyn said:
4.4.3 on nexus 4 dosen't support mx, alternative vlc beta
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I've been using BS player whenever a new version of Android comes out and therefore MX stops working.
I can never remember which version of vlc works on my phone.

harryw66 said:
Can confirm also.
I have just upgraded to 4.4.3 stock rom on my Nexus 7 2012 and Mx Player says it is not supported
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foosion said:
I've been using BS player whenever a new version of Android comes out and therefore MX stops working.
I can never remember which version of vlc works on my phone.
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MX Player relies on lot of android's internal modules for better performance. In the last update there was a change in audio module which was preventing the player from run.
This time it's graphics module which prevents the mx from run.
As I already said, the developer is already working on it. it will be patched as soon as possible.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 using Tapatalk

ktsamy said:
MX Player relies on lot of android's internal modules for better performance. In the last update there was a change in audio module which was preventing the player from run.
This time it's graphics module which prevents the mx from run.
As I already said, the developer is already working on it. it will be patched as soon as possible.
Sent from my Galaxy S5 using Tapatalk
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Trivia question for you: when was the last update to Android that didn't break mx?
The speculation on the old mx support forum whenever there was a new version was that mx would automatically stop working whenever a new version came out - in other words, it was testing version numbers. Is this not true?

Nexus 5
Confirmed.
MX Player not working on Nexus 5 with Android 4.4.3.
Using built-in Video player till updated version is released.

[Bug] MX Player latest release hangs on exiting video on Galaxy S5

I'm having an issue similar to http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/mx-player/bug-mx-player-responding-t2856695 - but instead of pausing video, if I press the Back button or the device home button, MX Player hangs on a white screen. I have to attempt a hard-restart to get back to the home screen, then manually dismiss the device.
Running a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 with AllianceROM.
I saved a report with MX Log Collector but I can't find it - where on the device does it save the report? I'll upload and link it.

MJPByron said:
I'm having an issue similar to http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/mx-player/bug-mx-player-responding-t2856695 - but instead of pausing video, if I press the Back button or the device home button, MX Player hangs on a white screen. I have to attempt a hard-restart to get back to the home screen, then manually dismiss the device.
Running a T-Mobile Galaxy S5 with AllianceROM.
I saved a report with MX Log Collector but I can't find it - where on the device does it save the report? I'll upload and link it.
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It will be saved on sdcard root as the name of "report-<yyyymmdd>,zip"

bleu8888 said:
It will be saved on sdcard root as the name of "report-<yyyymmdd>,zip"
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Found it, report attached.

MJPByron said:
Found it, report attached.
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I cannot find any problem in the log. MX Player finished playback with no problem.
Did MX hanged on your last try? If it continues please try upgrading your ROM.
Many custom ROMs are not stable even though it looks not likely.

bleu8888 said:
I cannot find any problem in the log. MX Player finished playback with no problem.
Did MX hanged on your last try? If it continues please try upgrading your ROM.
Many custom ROMs are not stable even though it looks not likely.
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It's been fine on Alliance ROM since several versions ago - I got it about a week after the S5 came out. Moreover, it's now failing to load.
I uninstalled, reinstalled, and it comes up, plays, but if I press Back during playback, it keeps playing audio. I had to pull the battery to get it to stop.
Now, it exhibits the failure to start. Even after another reboot, still fails.
I downgraded to .29, and I don't have any issues - I've disabled automatic updating so I can at least function in the meantime.
Log attached from when I launched MX Player and it failed to load on latest version.

@MJPByron @bleu8888
I too have s5 & but, don't have such a issue.
Are you using stock rom?
Do you have problem with all videos or only in particular formats?
If it's in some of the videos can you post the media info too?

ktsamy said:
@MJPByron @bleu8888
I too have s5 & but, don't have such a issue.
Are you using stock rom?
Do you have problem with all videos or only in particular formats?
If it's in some of the videos can you post the media info too?
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Nope, the ROM is AllianceROM, but it's basically the stock S5 ROM with the Samsung apps and crap removable by the end-user. It's more or less if you gotta have Touchwiz (I've got a Galaxy Gear, so yeah, that's a requirement) but if you don't want S this, S that, etc.
What would you like to know about the media? I mentioned before it's h264 encoded MKVs and standard AVIs - really old AVIs, like upwards of probably 10ish years old, but I can get more.

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Nope, the ROM is AllianceROM, but it's basically the stock S5 ROM with the Samsung apps and crap removable by the end-user. It's more or less if you gotta have Touchwiz (I've got a Galaxy Gear, so yeah, that's a requirement) but if you don't want S this, S that, etc.
What would you like to know about the media? I mentioned before it's h264 encoded MKVs and standard AVIs - really old AVIs, like upwards of probably 10ish years old, but I can get more.
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Would you send me a sample video having this issue?
Also let me know used decoder among sw, hw, hw+

bleu8888 said:
Would you send me a sample video having this issue?
Also let me know used decoder among sw, hw, hw+
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These are two of the videos that generated the issues, both with s/w codec.
http://www.filedropper.com/logheps50-centralanimef69a1ec1

[Bug report] HW and HW+ decoder lags on some videos

1. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 wifi (SM-T520)
2. Android version: Kitkat 4.4.4
3. Official CyanogenMod 11 nightly 11-20141209
4. When I play some videos and using HW and HW+ decoder, I experience video is out of sync. It looks like there's frame dropping. Problem also exists on my Xperia V with latest CM. I use on both devices custom codecs from this forum. While using SW decoder everything is fine.
Logs are here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uqvra9vqkefynrl/report_2014-12-13_085318.zip?dl=0

Yeah, I was constantly having the same bug on my stock Android 5.01 Nexus 7 2013. HW mode is not even available for most of my high quality mkvs, while in HW+ mode playback is choppy. In the end the solution was painful, but simple: I gave up Mx player pro and returned to bs player pro. Playback is a lot smoother now with HW mode in bs player. After more than a year with mx player I must say it's an extremely overrated piece of software with a non-existant price/performance ratio. While I like a lot it when it works, it has too many annoying bugs to recommend it anymore.

Mihai B said:
Yeah, I was constantly having the same bug on my stock Android 5.01 Nexus 7 2013. HW mode is not even available for most of my high quality mkvs, while in HW+ mode playback is choppy. In the end the solution was painful, but simple: I gave up Mx player pro and returned to bs player pro. Playback is a lot smoother now with HW mode in bs player. After more than a year with mx player I must say it's an extremely overrated piece of software with a non-existant price/performance ratio. While I like a lot it when it works, it has too many annoying bugs to recommend it anymore.
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I just checked BS Player (free version) and on my Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 it was just as choppy as MX Player. Maybe there's a bug in CM 11?

Did it previously work on older versions of your ROM? If yes, then it's likely a ROM issue.
@Mihai B mind posting the media info of the problem videos in question? Was this on stock ROM for the 2013 N7?

CDB-Man said:
Did it previously work on older versions of your ROM? If yes, then it's likely a ROM issue.
@Mihai B mind posting the media info of the problem videos in question? Was this on stock ROM for the 2013 N7?
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Yes, I am using stock Android 5.01 ROM with a Nexus 7 2013 WiFi only, 32 GB, rooted with chainfire's autoroot, stock recovery, waited for OTA to arrive, factory reset with clear cache partition after applying the update. Worth mentioning that on KitKat 4.4.4. playback was much more smoother on the same files, with the same settings in MX Player. I only have a few applications, nothing that could conflict with MX Player. Here you will find an example of a file lagging when played. Basically every high quality mkv stutters like hell. If you need a file, I can upload it somewhere.
Thank you for your help!

Mihai B said:
Yes, I am using stock Android 5.01 ROM with a Nexus 7 2013 WiFi only, 32 GB, rooted with chainfire's autoroot, stock recovery, waited for OTA to arrive, factory reset with clear cache partition after applying the update. Worth mentioning that on KitKat 4.4.4. playback was much more smoother on the same files, with the same settings in MX Player. I only have a few applications, nothing that could conflict with MX Player. Here you will find an example of a file lagging when played. Basically every high quality mkv stutters like hell. If you need a file, I can upload it somewhere.
Thank you for your help!
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Is it happens with HW?
If it's so,
Have you tried the same video on Stock Player?
The same should happen with stock player too as HW basically uses android's standard mediaplayer interface.
So, if it stutters on HW, Possibly there might be some issues with in the rom itself.
Have you tried SW decoder?
It might work well since it's based on ffmpeg

HW mode doesn't work at all (mx player says decoder is not supported or something like this), therefore stock player is unable to play it, too. Battery drain is huge with SW mode, what's the purpose of buying applications like MX player that offer accelerated HW decoding then? But just FYI, software mode plays the file flawlessly. The ROM is the purest Android experience one can get right now, so this should not be a problem either. If HW+ mode doesn't work as it should even on stock Android, with developer previews available since months, I don't want to think what will happen with custom ROMs.
We are far away from highly compressed formats like divx, xvid or wmv, high definition content is the present and it seems Mx player with its HW+ decoder can't keep the pace.
I wrote about these problems ever since Android 5 was officially launched a month ago and still no fix was issued.

Mihai B said:
HW mode doesn't work at all (mx player says decoder is not supported or something like this), therefore stock player is unable to play it, too. Battery drain is huge with SW mode, what's the purpose of buying applications like MX player that offer accelerated HW decoding then? But just FYI, software mode plays the file flawlessly. The ROM is the purest Android experience one can get right now, so this should not be a problem either. If HW+ mode doesn't work as it should even on stock Android, with developer previews available since months, I don't want to think what will happen with custom ROMs.
We are far away from highly compressed formats like divx, xvid or wmv, high definition content is the present and it seems Mx player with its HW+ decoder can't keep the pace.
I wrote about these problems ever since Android 5 was officially launched a month ago and still no fix was issued.
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HW+ uses the same native codecs to decode. Only difference is that H/W uses android media framework and mx player uses its own media framework which itself depends on another android library. So, if any issues on codec configuration will affect both.
MX Player was working well on L preview (except the last one in which google hasn't released the sources).
Do you think your device doesn't has enough power to decode a 720p video natively?. Then, have ever thinked about why your stock player can't play the video?
Just google. MX Payer is not the only product. You will see the very large list of complaints all around the world. You are supposed to blame on Google for the semi baked ROM rather than MX Player.
Look at the article from famous Android Police Portal
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...o-playback-issues-after-updating-to-lollipop/

ktsamy said:
HW+ uses the same native codecs to decode. Only difference is that H/W uses android media framework and mx player uses its own media framework which itself depends on another android library. So, if any issues on codec configuration will affect both.
MX Player was working well on L preview (except the last one in which google hasn't released the sources).
Do you think your device doesn't has enough power to decode a 720p video natively?. Then, have ever thinked about why your stock player can't play the video?
Just google. MX Payer is not the only product. You will see the very large list of complaints all around the world. You are supposed to blame on Google for the semi baked ROM rather than MX Player.
Look at the article from famous Android Police Portal
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...o-playback-issues-after-updating-to-lollipop/
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Thank you for your answer, Ktsamy.
My device is powerful enough to play a 720p video, as in KitKat there were no problems in doing this. I know about the issues mentioned in the link you posted, but they refer to Android 5.0, and as far as I know, this is one of the reasons Google halted 5.0 OTAs, fixed some of the bugs reported by early adopters and then updated most of the devices directly to 5.01. The video issues found in Nexus 7 2013 were supposed to be fixed in 5.01.
So what has to be done? Should we all patiently wait for Google to eventually fix the native android codecs/libraries problems you say they generated in Lollipop? And while we are waiting, applications like MX Player and other similar products are right now useless for the unlucky ones who have Android L installed?
I mean: ok, we do have a problem, but what about everyone (Google, paid app developers) working on a solution instead of blaming each other?

Mihai B said:
Thank you for your answer, Ktsamy.
My device is powerful enough to play a 720p video, as in KitKat there were no problems in doing this. I know about the issues mentioned in the link you posted, but they refer to Android 5.0, and as far as I know, this is one of the reasons Google halted 5.0 OTAs, fixed some of the bugs reported by early adopters and then updated most of the devices directly to 5.01. The video issues found in Nexus 7 2013 were supposed to be fixed in 5.01.
So what has to be done? Should we all patiently wait for Google to eventually fix the native android codecs/libraries problems you say they generated in Lollipop? And while we are waiting, applications like MX Player and other similar products are right now useless for the unlucky ones who have Android L installed?
I mean: ok, we do have a problem, but what about everyone (Google, paid app developers) working on a solution instead of blaming each other?
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all lollipop devices aren't affected.
Reportedly Google is aware of this issue.
second thing, Since Google is controlling the ROM, app developers can't fix the issue lies on ROM. But, developers can look for temporary workarounds to resolve the issue. But. No guarantee that all bugs will have some workarounds.

Well, stock 5.0 ROM for Nexus devices is fine, so it might just be a recompile or other issue for 5.0.1. @bleu8888 mind taking a look to see if it's just a simple versioning issue with 5.0.1? The updated OTA was released a few days ago for Nexus devices.

CDB-Man said:
Well, stock 5.0 ROM for Nexus devices is fine, so it might just be a recompile or other issue for 5.0.1. @bleu8888 mind taking a look to see if it's just a simple versioning issue with 5.0.1? The updated OTA was released a few days ago for Nexus devices.
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CDB-Man, the problem was present on 5.00 as well. I flashed the factory image, posted info about the stuttering in the Android 5 topic, Ktsamy pointed me and others affected by this problem to the same link he provided yesterday. In the mean time Google halted the OTAs for 5.00, fixed some bugs, including the one with the video lag present on the Nexus 7 2013 and directly released OTA 5.01. Unfortunately the stuttering in playing high quality mkvs is still present in MX Player, no matter if the ROM is stock 5.00 or 5.01.

Mihai B said:
CDB-Man, the problem was present on 5.00 as well. I flashed the factory image, posted info about the stuttering in the Android 5 topic, Ktsamy pointed me and others affected by this problem to the same link he provided yesterday. In the mean time Google halted the OTAs for 5.00, fixed some bugs, including the one with the video lag present on the Nexus 7 2013 and directly released OTA 5.01. Unfortunately the stuttering in playing high quality mkvs is still present in MX Player, no matter if the ROM is stock 5.00 or 5.01.
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If it's fixed it supposed to playable in H/W decoder or by Stock Video Player. But, none of these are working.
Can you do the following?
Long Press the video, Play using H/W decoder. if it says H/W decoder is not supported or automatically switches to S/W, close the playback. Collect the logs & upload here.
BTW, According to leaks Google is planning for another major update to 5.1 in Feb 15 to address the major bugs exists in lollipop
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Well, stock 5.0 ROM for Nexus devices is fine, so it might just be a recompile or other issue for 5.0.1. @bleu8888 mind taking a look to see if it's just a simple versioning issue with 5.0.1? The updated OTA was released a few days ago for Nexus devices.
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As I have said already, the issue doesn't appear on all nexus devices. Most of the reports are from Nexus 7.

Thanks again, ktsamy, for your help. I was not very sure about how to collect the log, hope it is okay. It said decoder not supported, then switched to sw.

Same here on stock 5.0.1. But the same player is smooth on 4.4.4. So I guess it's Google's problem.

Ktsamy, have you found the time to check the log I have posted a few days ago?

I have an nvidia shield tablet LTE and can confirm HW+ makes video stutter on my device. Was working perfectly prior to the lollipop update. Hope Google, MX Devs or whoever can resolve the issue. Noticed that SW mode is a HUGE battery drain!

I guess it seems that Google really rushed the release of Lollipop.

Mihai B said:
Ktsamy, have you found the time to check the log I have posted a few days ago?
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@Mihai B @isamu99 @kneep
I've tried some high resolution videos on Nexus 7 2013 5.0.1 but can't reproduce this issue.
So it looks not like happening with all videos.
So I've tried download one of files having this issue -- The.Secret.Life.of.Walter.Mitty.2013.BluRay.720p.x264.DTS-HDWinG.mkv -- but it is taking forever.
Would someone send download link or torren file having enough seed?

bleu8888 said:
@Mihai B @isamu99 @kneep
I've tried some high resolution videos on Nexus 7 2013 5.0.1 but can't reproduce this issue.
So it looks not like happening with all videos.
So I've tried download one of files having this issue -- The.Secret.Life.of.Walter.Mitty.2013.BluRay.720p.x264.DTS-HDWinG.mkv -- but it is taking forever.
Would someone send download link or torren file having enough seed?
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Bleu8888, I have PM'd you with the link to the file. If you can't download it, please let me know.

[Bug report] system start to be slowen down after playback

Hi, I am suffering a quite strange problem.
I am using Nexus 7 LTE (2013), mx player was always working quite well until I OTA to Android version LMY48P about 1 month ago...
Whenever I start to playback, the android system UI starts to be slowen down, which means the FPS of system UI has been decreased and it looks like slides...
No matter I pause the video, I stop the video, I quit mxplayer or I force stop mxplayer, the system UI wonldn't be normal unless I reboot my Nexus 7.
I was afraid that this might be due to OTA, so I wipe my Nexus 7 clean and reinstall the system using img downloaded from Google developer site, and the bug didn't go away...
I also tried to use s/w or H/W orH/W+, they cause same problem...
It is strange that if I only open mxplayer, nothing wrong. But whenever I play something, bug occured...
I also tested that it is only the system UI is slowing down but loading and performing of apps are not infected...
Any ideas guys? It's just me or a common problem?
Android version 5.1.1 LMY48P, mxplayer version 1.7.40.

shawee said:
Hi, I am suffering a quite strange problem.
I am using Nexus 7 LTE (2013), mx player was always working quite well until I OTA to Android version LMY48P about 1 month ago...
Whenever I start to playback, the android system UI starts to be slowen down, which means the FPS of system UI has been decreased and it looks like slides...
No matter I pause the video, I stop the video, I quit mxplayer or I force stop mxplayer, the system UI wonldn't be normal unless I reboot my Nexus 7.
I was afraid that this might be due to OTA, so I wipe my Nexus 7 clean and reinstall the system using img downloaded from Google developer site, and the bug didn't go away...
I also tried to use s/w or H/W orH/W+, they cause same problem...
It is strange that if I only open mxplayer, nothing wrong. But whenever I pay something, bug occured...
I also tested that it is only the system UI is slowing down but loading and performing of apps are not infectes...
Any ideas guys? It's just me or a common problem?
Android version 5.1.1 LMY48P, mxplayer version 1.7.40.
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Can you start the video in S/W decoder & check it again..?
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ktsamy said:
Can you start the video in S/W decoder & check it again..?
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Tried, no use...
If no one knows, I shall start to debug by install other apps one by one to see if anyone is conflicting with mxplayer...

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ktsamy said:
Can you start the video in S/W decoder & check it again..?
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tried the above suggestion and it worked for Z1 5.1.1 now the playback is working well

mizukage said:
tried the above suggestion and it worked for Z1 5.1.1 now the playback is working well
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The playback is always fine, it is the system UI which is slowed down...
Mxplayer worked well with H/W+ on 5.1.1 with previous build LMY47V. But the problem started when I upgrade to 5.1.1 bulild LMY48P...

ktsamy said:
Can you start the video in S/W decoder & check it again..?
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Even though it works, s/w is not as good as h/w.

shawee said:
Even though it works, s/w is not as good as h/w.
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H/W decoder uses android's internal mediaplayer function to play the video. If it happens with H/W decoder, the issue might be from the system.
Kindly enable & try H/W+.
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