Hardware acceleration is a feature that allows for smoother and faster video playback on devices. With the new HW+ decoder, this feature can now be applied to a wider range of videos. MX Player is the first Android video player to support multi-core decoding, which has been proven to improve performance by up to 70% on devices with multiple cores. This means that videos will load and play more efficiently, providing a better viewing experience for users. In addition to improved performance, MX Player also offers various features to enhance the viewing experience. Users can easily zoom in and out of videos by pinching and swiping on the screen, and zoom and pan options are also available. Subtitle gestures allow for easy navigation through subtitles, such as scrolling forward or backward, moving text up or down, and changing text size by zooming in or out. For added privacy, MX Player offers a "Privacy Folder" where users can hide their secret videos and protect their privacy. The app also includes a "Kids Lock" feature, which allows parents to keep their children entertained without worrying about them making calls or accessing other apps. MX Player supports a wide range of subtitle formats, including DVD, DVB, SSA/ASS, SubStation Alpha, SAMI, SubRip, MicroDVD, VobSub, SubViewer2.0, MPL2, TMPlayer, Teletext, PJS, and WebVTT. This ensures that users can easily access and view subtitles for their videos. In order to provide these features and functions, MX Player requires certain permissions from the user. These include access to external storage for reading and storing media files, location for finding nearby friends, network and WiFi for various activities like license and update checking, Bluetooth for improved AV sync, camera for scanning QR codes, internet for playing internet streams, and more. If users encounter any issues, they can visit the MX Player Facebook page or XDA forum for support. Some of the screens in the app are from the Elephants Dreams and Big Buck Bunny projects, both of which are licensed under Creative Commons.