Next Player

Name: Next Player
Rating: 4.31 (3178 reviews)
Author: Anil Kumar Beesetti

By: Anil Kumar Beesetti

A simple material you video player based on Media3

Features & Capabilities

Next Player is a native Android video player crafted with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, featuring a clean Material You interface. It supports a wide range of audio and video formats including Vorbis, Opus, MP3, H.263, H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, and AV1, as well as streaming protocols such as DASH, HLS, and RTSP.

Designed for simplicity and usability, Next Player offers features like audio and subtitle track selection, gesture controls for brightness, volume, and seeking, playback speed adjustment, pinch to zoom, multiple resize modes, volume boost, external subtitle support, controls lock, and picture-in-picture mode. The app is completely free, open source, ad-free, and respects user privacy by avoiding excessive permissions. Explore and contribute to the development through its GitHub repository.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Open Source

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Version:

0.16.3 Last updated: 2026-04-09

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Creation date:

2023-07-21

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Permissions:

android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO High risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
dev.anilbeesetti.nextplayer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

14.14MB

Email:

an*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-25

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 114,782 ▲ 82

For Developers

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Developed by:

Anil Kumar Beesetti

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.anilbeesetti.nextplayer

Email:

an*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer

User Reviews

Next Player is praised for being ad-free, open-source, lightweight, and easy-to-use with smooth playback and broad format support. Recurrent issues center on updates that hurt usability and performance, volume control being imprecise, unreliable resume/playback, and subtitle problems (delay, small text, lack of VTT encoding).

Pros

Ad-free and free to use
Clean, modern UI with Material 3 design and good customization
Open-source and privacy-respecting
Smooth playback with broad format support and easy to use
Lightweight, low-resource video player

Cons

Major updates degraded usability and performance: UI changes slow things down and make the app harder to use
Volume control is inconsistent after updates; precise level setting is not possible
Resume/playback frequently breaks or cannot resume correctly
Subtitle issues include delays, small font size, and lack of VTT encoder support
New UI changes are disliked by users and some wish for older UI or more design polish

Recent reviews

excellent

Dr*****, 2026-06-14

ADDING AV1 SUPPORT WOULD BE HELPFULL

NI*****, 2026-06-12

Excellent video player. Very good user experience, can handle 10 bit HDR video . One thing I don't like is that it buffers like online video while seeking.