Watch movies and TV shows on your Android device
KMPlayer is a video player for Android that supports a wide range of different file formats. The application, from the team who brought us KMPlayer for PC, allows you to watch movies and series on your device through a simple interface
Why use KMPlayer for Android?
The main advantage KMPlayer has over the stock video player that comes with Android is that it supports more file formats and codecs. This means you’ll be able to play video in formats such as divx, mov, mkv, as well as a host of others that aren’t compatible with the stock player. KMPlayer has a number of helpful features that make life easier for you as a viewer. Its **media library** feature auto-detects video files, as well as allowing you to explore files on your internal or external memory. You can edit file extensions and folder names from within the application. When playing video, KMPlayer gives you a number of ways to control what you’re watching. You can lock/unlock the screen, fast forward and adjust the volume using gestures, and change the video speed to slow it down or speed it up. Video can be played from where you last got up to.
KMPlayer for Android comes bundled with a neat new feature called KMP Connect. The function allows you to watch videos from your PC on your mobile device, over the network. To access the service, you need to download the latest version of KMPlayer and follow the instructions for KMP Connect when you install, which requires you to set a password and enter the server name. You then use these details, along with the PIN number set by KMP Connect, to connect up to your PC on your Android device and watch movies. No encoding is required.
How easy is it to use?
KMPlayer supports touch gestures, allowing you to control the volume by swiping up and down, or swipe through a video by sliding your finger from left to right. The media browser is very clearly laid out too, making it easy to browse through folders. While it’s easy to use, I would argue that KMPlayer is still some way behind other third-party video players for Android. MX Player, for example, offers a wider range of touch gestures, has more playback settings, and reproduces certain formats more seamlessly than KMPlayer, where quality is sometimes cracked or distorted. VLC for Android is another good media player, which can handle vast amounts of formats and is lighter on resources. VLC is still in beta, however, so KMPlayer is a more stable option.
Good, but not the best
KMPlayer is easy to use and supports pretty much every video format you’ll come across. However, it lacks some of the features and settings of other players, and playback performance is erratic.
