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[Feature Request] FireTV remote support

MXPlayer works well when sideloaded to Amazon FireTV. But there are some issues while using firetv remote (D-PAD navigation).
I'm unable to switch audio stream, subtitle, HW/SW decoder, etc.
Please improve support of D-PAD navigation .

MX Player isn't officially released for Amazon products. But perhaps the dev might look into this. @bleu8888 is this something you would consider?

dkc said:
MXPlayer works well when sideloaded to Amazon FireTV. But there are some issues while using firetv remote (D-PAD navigation).
I'm unable to switch audio stream, subtitle, HW/SW decoder, etc.
Please improve support of D-PAD navigation .
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Would you expalin more detail about problem on FireTV?
Thanks

bleu8888 said:
Would you expalin more detail about problem on FireTV?
Thanks
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Problem is common for all Android based Set Top Boxes (FireTV, old GoogleTV, recently announced Android TV, etc.) - they don't have touch interface.
These devices use remote controlls which allow to navigate with Arrows(D-PAD), Enter button and Menu button.
It is impossible - using this navigation - to reach some of MXPlayer menus: I'm unable to switch audio stream, subtitle, HW/SW decoder, etc.
Some details regarding D-PAD navigation:
developer.android.com/training/tv/optimizing-navigation-tv.html
developers.google.com/tv/android/docs/gtv_controlguide

So it looks like there's some level of built in Android API support for this. Maybe the MX Player controls can adopt to it?

CDB-Man said:
So it looks like there's some level of built in Android API support for this. Maybe the MX Player controls can adopt to it?
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That would be very helpful. MX Player works great on the Fire TV. The only feature that is missing for my purposes is the ability to see how much time is left in a video by way of either hitting the down button or pause. The down button does nothing and hitting pause only displays a pause icon on the upper left hand portion of the screen, as seen below. It would be nice to have access to this information. Thanks.
EDIT: I am using MX Player Pro 1.7.28
{
"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"
}

dkc said:
MXPlayer works well when sideloaded to Amazon FireTV. But there are some issues while using firetv remote (D-PAD navigation).
I'm unable to switch audio stream, subtitle, HW/SW decoder, etc.
Please improve support of D-PAD navigation .
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Would you try latest test build? Support for D-Pad is improved.
https://sites.google.com/site/mxvpen/translation/test-build

The MX Player Test Build D-PAD navigation is improved and working great on the Fire TV. It is nice to be able to access HUD/OSD by clicking the Select button during video playback. Brightness and HW/SW decoder options have been added as well. Nice touch. looking forward to any further development of MX Player for the Fire TV.

Thanks it is what I wanted. Works well!
UPD. When I change scale mode - message with scale name do not disappear.

dkc said:
Thanks it is what I wanted. Works well!
UPD. When I change scale mode - message with scale name do not disappear.
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Would you post a screen capture? This message is supported to be disappeared in a few seconds.

bleu8888 said:
Would you post a screen capture? This message is supported to be disappeared in a few seconds.
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Do not disappear until new message appears in screen centre.

dkc said:
Do not disappear until new message appears in screen centre.
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This will be fixed on next version.
Thanks

Could you add small improvements for it.
Now you handle KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER to show menu/pause button.
But some manufacturers use KEYCODE_ENTER as code for DPAD-CENTER button, could you add support for this event.

Bump.

dkc said:
Could you add small improvements for it.
Now you handle KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER to show menu/pause button.
But some manufacturers use KEYCODE_ENTER as code for DPAD-CENTER button, could you add support for this event.
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BUMP for that feature.
I have media player box with IR remote control in which central button (OK button) acts like ENTER keyboard button. That would be awesome if MX Player could see it as DPAD_CENTER.
Or maybe option to play/pause using ENTER button?

How do you install MX Player Pro on the FireTV? I always get license errors and since I don't have a rooted device, I can't access the Google Player Store. I think you need it to make this work.

[Feature Request] online subtitles search

HI
first , thanks to Mx player team , mx is a great player !!!
Only thing is missing is online subtitles , like xbmc ( opensubtitles ) , it would be great to have this
Do you think it will be possible soon ?
thanks again
regards

freddy_krueger said:
HI
first , thanks to Mx player team , mx is a great player !!!
Only thing is missing is online subtitles , like xbmc ( opensubtitles ) , it would be great to have this
Do you think it will be possible soon ?
thanks again
regards
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We are currently working on online subtitle searching. You will be able to see this feature soon

bleu8888 said:
We are currently working on online subtitle searching. You will be able to see this feature soon
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Please add the ability to manually search for the "title"... if not it wont work with streams...

whise1 said:
Please add the ability to manually search for the "title"... if not it wont work with streams...
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Got it.

@bleu8888, I highly appreciate your support to search the subs that you've implemented. THANK YOU!
However, OpenSubtitles can solve most of the cases, but there's another reliable source: Subscene.(com)
Would it be much if I asked you to add that subtitle source for searches as well? Or, if that does not happen, do you intend to add other sources more than OS?
All of best.

X_Hunter said:
@bleu8888, I highly appreciate your support to search the subs that you've implemented. THANK YOU!
However, OpenSubtitles can solve most of the cases, but there's another reliable source: Subscene.(com)
Would it be much if I asked you to add that subtitle source for searches as well? Or, if that does not happen, do you intend to add other sources more than OS?
All of best.
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I had the same question earlier.
But, unfortunately subscene doesn't provide any api to access their database. That's why it's not supported in any multimedia player.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk

How can we do search online subtitles? plz help me out.

nirazo said:
how can we do search online subtitles? Plz help me out.
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menu----subtitles--- search online

ktsamy said:
I had the same question earlier.
But, unfortunately subscene doesn't provide any api to access their database. That's why it's not supported in any multimedia player.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk
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Oh, what a pity.
But thanks for the info.
nirazo said:
How can we do search online subtitles? plz help me out.
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See the screenshot below. Press and hold (to select) the movie file, go to the three dots menu and select "Get subtitles online". It's highlighted on the screenshot.
{
"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"
}
I had to hide the image because it's too big to be shown.
I hope it helps.

X_Hunter said:
See the screenshot below. Press and hold (to select) the movie file, go to the three dots menu and select "Get subtitles online". It's highlighted on the screenshot.
I had to hide the image because it's too big to be shown.
I hope it helps.
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Thanks a lot it helped me out.
sent from Galaxy Grand Prime G530H

I have the pro version for the V88 Piano (4gigh ram/16gigh rom RK-3328)
It finds subs, no problem, but.., When the subs are not good, i try to look for Online subs, but all the time a message No subs found.
I have the MX Pro also on my Nvidea Shield 2017.
There the player works good, and i have no problems for looking online subs.
What do I wrong on the V88 Piano mediabox?

Andre Kodi said:
I have the pro version for the V88 Piano (4gigh ram/16gigh rom RK-3328)
It finds subs, no problem, but.., When the subs are not good, i try to look for Online subs, but all the time a message No subs found.
I have the MX Pro also on my Nvidea Shield 2017.
There the player works good, and i have no problems for looking online subs.
What do I wrong on the V88 Piano mediabox?
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Hi,
Sorry for the inconvenience. Kindly do the following and share the bug report with us. It will help us to understand the issue better.
1. Go to MX Player Settings » Development ＆ Enable "Log Opensubtitles.org Operations"
2. Then try to reproduce the issue you have mentioned.
3. When it returns with no results, immediately open menu » help » bug report. Then. save the bug report ＆ share with us.
We will get back to you after checking the logs.

[Q] Problem with Mx Player

Hello, I recently downloaded the app for android "Popcorn Time" (Popcorn time is a app to streaming movies and tv shows for free) using the external player, but he was catching a lot, so I decided to download another player ,I downloaded the "MX Player."
At first, the program worked well, I managed to do marathon of my favorite tv shows, but in the meantime, the program stopped.
When would select an episode, the application did not run the video, he'll only load for hours and nothing.
What should I do? The problem is in the player or app?
Please help me
PS- Sorry for my bad english
{
"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"
}

Try rebooting your phone and try again
Enviado desde mi XT1080 mediante Tapatalk

Spiderhhead said:
Hello, I recently downloaded the app for android "Popcorn Time" (Popcorn time is a app to streaming movies and tv shows for free) using the external player, but he was catching a lot, so I decided to download another player ,I downloaded the "MX Player."
At first, the program worked well, I managed to do marathon of my favorite tv shows, but in the meantime, the program stopped.
When would select an episode, the application did not run the video, he'll only load for hours and nothing.
What should I do? The problem is in the player or app?
Please help me
PS- Sorry for my bad english
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Sometimes SW decoder leads to authentication issues.
If you have enabled S/W decoder (Network) in settings disable it & try again.
One more probability is that MX Player currently uses a different User Agent String. It may also cause issues with some servers.Goto Settings >> General >> HTTP User Agent, Delete everything and Enter MXPlayer/1.7.40 & try again.
It's not possible to say anything without proper logs. Kindly upload the logs.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk

ktsamy said:
Sometimes SW decoder leads to authentication issues.
If you have enabled S/W decoder (Network) in settings disable it & try again.
One more probability is that MX Player currently uses a different User Agent String. It may also cause issues with some servers.Goto Settings >> General >> HTTP User Agent, Delete everything and Enter MXPlayer/1.7.40 & try again.
It's not possible to say anything without proper logs. Kindly upload the logs.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk
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Thank you for your help, I did everything according to you, but still not working.It has another configuration that is wrong and interfere with the reproduction of streaming?
Reseted all settings and still does not work
I also tried other players and worked. But with the MX Player still experiencing problems

josuearisty said:
Try rebooting your phone and try again
Enviado desde mi XT1080 mediante Tapatalk
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I've done this

Spiderhhead said:
Thank you for your help, I did everything according to you, but still not working.It has another configuration that is wrong and interfere with the reproduction of streaming?
Reseted all settings and still does not work
I also tried other players and worked. But with the MX Player still experiencing problems
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Can you upload the logs?
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk

ktsamy said:
Can you upload the logs?
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk
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Yes, but what's logs?

Spiderhhead said:
Yes, but what's logs?
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Goto Settings >> Help >> Bug Report immediately after playing the video that has issue.
Save the logs to the device & upload here.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk

ktsamy said:
Goto Settings >> Help >> Bug Report immediately after playing the video that has issue.
Save the logs to the device & upload here.
Sent from my SM-G900H using Tapatalk
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Here is the files that you asked for
I dont know if they are correct, please let me know if you are unsure. View attachment report_2015-07-09_220200.zip

Hey I need help. Can I use MX player onto my Samsung Galaxy S5?

[Solved] CJK characters should not be rotated in horizontal writing SSA subtitles

For details and rules of horizontal writing (which use in east Asia countries a lot), please read the Wikipedia.
Here are 2 screenshots taken in Mx Player Pro version 1.8.20, as you see, CJK characters in the SSA subtitles have been rotated:
{
"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"
}
Other video player like Potplayer or mpv-win doesn't have the problem. Here's a screenshot taken in mpv-win:

yjcbn said:
For details and rules of horizontal writing (which use in east Asia countries a lot), please read the Wikipedia.
Here are 2 screenshots taken in Mx Player Pro version 1.8.20, as you see, CJK characters in the SSA subtitles have been rotated:
Other video player like Potplayer or mpv-win doesn't have the problem. Here's a screenshot taken in mpv-win:
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Can you provide a sample clip or link to the specific file...?
If you can share it publicly, you can send it by PM

Thirumalai.K said:
Can you provide a sample clip or link to the specific file...?
If you can share it publicly, you can send it by PM
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I uploaded one SSA subtitle here: https://mega.nz/#!txpjUJTY!F2dYG8uq7tvZipOFI7BE46B_gtcp0w7v8U_YP7wEXRU
Check 3:14~3:24 and 22:41~23:46.

yjcbn said:
I uploaded one SSA subtitle here: https://mega.nz/#!txpjUJTY!F2dYG8uq7tvZipOFI7BE46B_gtcp0w7v8U_YP7wEXRU
Check 3:14~3:24 and 22:41~23:46.
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Goto Settings > Subtitles > text & disable "ignore fonts specified in ssa". It should work now.
Infact It's disabled by default. You might have enabled it.
It look like the rendering is rotated when MX Player uses other fonts​ instead of the one from ssa. We will improve it in future.

Thirumalai.K said:
Goto Settings > Subtitles > text & disable "ignore fonts specified in ssa". It should work now.
Infact It's disabled by default. You might have enabled it.
It look like the rendering is rotated when MX Player uses other fonts​ instead of the one from ssa. We will improve it in future.
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Yes, I enabled it. Because if not, it takes a long time to cache the font.
P.s. The SSA is just a few KBs large, I don't think it can contain a CJK font in it. So where do Mx Player cache the font? Mx Player never successfully to play a video with CJK SSA subtitle on my device if I don't enable that option, it just keep caching the font for a long time (Once I waited 30~40 minutes, but it still keeps caching. Is it really caching the font?)

yjcbn said:
Yes, I enabled it. Because if not, it takes a long time to cache the font.
P.s. The SSA is just a few KBs large, I don't think it can contain a CJK font in it. So where do Mx Player cache the font? Mx Player never successfully to play a video with CJK SSA subtitle on my device if I don't enable that option, it just keep caching the font for a long time (Once I waited 30~40 minutes, but it still keeps caching. Is it really caching the font?)
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It may happen due to font cache corruption or invalid/broken font.
Even if you select "Ignore fonts mentioned in SSA", MX Player will still cache the fonts.
goto settings » general & clear the font cache if the problem persists.

Thirumalai.K said:
It may happen due to font cache corruption or invalid/broken font.
Even if you select "Ignore fonts mentioned in SSA", MX Player will still cache the fonts.
goto settings » general & clear the font cache if the problem persists.
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Thanks, this solved the problem.

[Bug Report] SMB Missing

Thank you for the continued work on MX Player, SMB is a user-centered feature that I am grateful to have!
With the latest old versions (before 1.35) I'm not able to access SMB in the TV interface. Using a hand held remote will not navigate properly from the homescreen anymore. Also, pressing left on a remote within context menus like view and help will exit the app. Hopefully, this version of the Ui will not be left behind while the rest of the app continues to grow.
Here is a video, in case my description was unclear:
https://streamable.com/0ckejs

changlish76 said:
Thank you for the continued work on MX Player, SMB is a user-centered feature that I am grateful to have!
With the latest version (1.24.5) I'm not able to access SMB in the TV interface. Using a hand held remote will not navigate properly from the homescreen anymore. Also, pressing left on a remote within context menus like view and help will exit the app. Hopefully, this version of the Ui will not be left behind while the rest of the app continues to grow.
Here is a video, in case my description was unclear:
https://streamable.com/0ckejs
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Hello,
I can also confirm the 2 bugs descriped above on an Android-TV:
1. not possible to add a SMB share - there's simply no menu for this available
2. navigating to left while in submenus closes the app
...bye DonQ

Hello MX Team
you can say something about when the SMB Share function for the Andoid TV version (NvidiaTV Shield) is to be expected from MX Player or when it will be implemented.
Would like to be wide for this feature to buy the Pro version.

MX version 1.21 does not have any of these navigation bugs and allows access to SMB. Would be nice to have these in the updated version! :fingers-crossed:

I can confirm, that the latest versions don't have the local network option.
I hope that this feature comes back with an update.

As an update, these issues remain unchanged in the current beta 1.30.4 1.32.2

changlish76 said:
As an update, these issues remain unchanged in the current beta 1.30.4
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The latest version is 1.32.2

changlish76 said:
MX version 1.21 does not have any of these navigation bugs and allows access to SMB. Would be nice to have these in the updated version! :fingers-crossed:
{
"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"
}
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We regret to inform you that MX Player doesn't support SMB file browsing on TV devices at this time. However, we wish to inform you that we are working on the same will soon be available. Meanwhile, your patience is appreciated.

@MXPlayer New versions of MX Player, including 1.35.2 no longer handle aspect ratio properly in HW+
Here is a video of the issue:
https://streamable.com/wwaz6f

changlish76 said:
@MXPlayer New versions of MX Player, including 1.32.6 & 1.33.3 no longer handle aspect ratio properly in HW+
Here is a video of the issue:
https://streamable.com/wwaz6f
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The latest version is 1.34.0

The homescreen of MX Player on androidTV is fixed! Local network can be reached again!
There are some quirks with recent versions (1.35.0), specifically during playback
⦿ The "rewind 10s" button can't be reached without touchscreen
⦿ Navigating from right to left along the bottom row of buttons doesn't work as expected; selection will leave the bottom row and jump into the progress bar, causing video to leap back or forward
⦿ Black bars along top & bottom of letterbox video removed when using HW+ decoder, stretching the video height
⦿ More of a plea than a bug, but changing "key up/down action" to brightness has no effect on androidTV. It's not uncommon for TV users to find they have been accidentally using reduced volume in MX for a length of time. An option to disable key up/down would be useful
Very exciting to see the TV layout get some attention!

changlish76 said:
The homescreen of MX Player on androidTV is fixed! Local network can be reached again!
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Local Network (SMB) is not displayed on the NVIDIA TV Shield, MX Player 1.35 version, so back to the 1.20 beta.
Or did I translate your text the wrong way @changlish76?
Sorry my mistake, the menu entry is no longer on the right on the left side.
Thank you for the activation for Androit TV devices MX PLayer Team !!!!!!!
greetings

Would be great if you still have the function for sorting in the network folder, for example. File date could incorporate works only with local folders on the device.

Good evening. I want to report that after update on 2020/01/06 (v1.33.7) subtitles doesn't works. Could you please, fix it. Thanks in advance.