MX Player remains one of the most popular video players for Android due to its hardware acceleration and multi-core decoding. However, . User reports and testing indicate that enabling HDR playback—especially in HW+ or SW decoding modes —frequently leads to excessive device heating , frame drops, and color washout. Native, efficient HDR10/HLG passthrough is not reliably implemented across all device chipsets.
In versions prior to 2025, rendering ASS/SSA subtitles over an HDR video forced a hybrid render mode. This is largely fixed, but if you see "Subtitle: Soft" in the stats, your device will run hot. mx player hdr support hot