MKV is a robust multimedia container that is just like other video formats like MP4, AVI and MOV with capabilities to hold multiple content including video, audio, pictures and subtitles under the same container. This media format offers a very high content compression ratio, while maintaining the same quality of video and audio content thus it is more suited for delivering HD Videos (HD MKV) quality content. This standard has not been adopted by a majority of the android media players including the native android players nevertheless, there a ton of android based media players that support MKV and are free to download. Others allow for additional codecs that could be added to existing media players to support MKV.
Part 1. Top 5 MKV Video Player for Android
This part is going to discuss top five free android based media players that support MKV on Android phones, tablets and Devices. Some of the solutions mentioned are only media players but others are more than this as they have robust capabilities like media centres that allow for media streaming. It’s all up to you to make the choice of the solution that suits you.
1. MX Player
This free player is said to have the ability to take the task of playing any media file format and capable of accepting other plugins for extensibility. The developers of this perfect movie player claim that it plays everything and sure enough MKV is no exception. This monster of a player with over 10 million downloads has a powerful hardware acceleration support with multicore decoding thus a significant boost is expected for users in multicore processor environments.
2. VLC for Android
The best recommended solution is VLC for Android. This free media player has capabilities play almost any video or audio format thrown at it and definitely MKV format is not an exception. Although some users have cited issues with performance while playing MKV I personally have never had any issues on my side. Nonetheless, it is worthwhile.
3. Wondershare Player
WonderShares’s free Android based Media player supports a wide of media formats including MKV besides MKV moreover it feature a media centre which allows the user to watch or stream videos from popular sites like Vimeo and YouTube. Besides an Android media player, Wondershare have a media converter; Wondershare Media Converter Ultimate, that could be used to convert an MKV file to any other easily playable format like MP4, MOV or AVI. If you would want to know how go about converting an MKV file have a look below this article.
4. QQ Player
This is a multi- purpose Video Player designed with decoding capabilities that allow users to play many formats. This media player has support for subtitle content, media playlists and it can play as a pop-up on the home screen. This player lives up to its promise as it has superb support for a variety of video formats including MKV with subtitled content. This free media is definitely worth a try.
5. BS player
This is yet another one of android’s best media players. This media player has superb gesture support and user friendly interface that makes it stand out form the crowd. This option is recommended for playing MKV as it has support a variety of other video formats.
Part 2. Best Alternative to Android MKV Player
Many a time above-mentioned MKV players have poor support for playing HD 720p and 1080p MKV videos on Android, because most of them are targeted on bigger devices. Some apps experience slow playing and choppy videos meaning that these devices are not efficient in playing high resolution MKV Vidoes. Then Wondershare Vidoe Converter Ultimate would be the best alternative for you to turn to, which converts MKV to other 150+ video/audio format compatible to your Andorid device. You can download the latest version below.
Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate - Best Alternative to Android MKV Player
- Directly convert MP4 to VOB (DVD-Video ), AVI, MKV, MOV and 1000+ other formats.
- Burn MP4 to DVD disk to play with your DVD player at 30X fastest speed.
- Optimized conversion presets for iDVD, iMovie, Final.
- Edit videos with the advanced video editing functions like trimming, cropping, adding watermark, subtitles etc.
- Download videos from YouTube and other 1000+ video sharing sites.
- Supported OS: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista/7/8, and Windows 10 (32 bit & 64 bit), Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra), 10.11(El Capitan), 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7, 10.6
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How to Convert MKV for Android
First of all, install Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate and launch it afterwards, then follow the guideline below to convert MKV to Android-supported formats or convert MKV to Android device directly.
Option 1: Convert MKV to MP4 for Android
Step 1 Click Add Files to add MKV files to the software
Step 2 Select MP4 video format from Video category under Convert all files to section on the right of the software.
Step 3 Click on Convert and Wait a short for the software to finish converting. After this is done, check the Converted tab on the top of the software for the converted files.
Option 2: Convert MKV to Android
After adding MKV video to Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate, click Device under Convert all files to section, then choose the preset Android device there and click Convert to proceed.
Note: If you can't find your Android device from the preset devices, just try Option 1.
Now you can now enjoy the videos and music by connecting your Android phone or tablet to the PC or Mac and downloading the content to your device.
Apr 24,2017 15:51 pm / Posted by Christine Smith to MKV-1
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