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Next Player

by Anil Kumar Beesetti · GPL-3.0-only · open source

A modern open-source video player: FFmpeg-based decoders for most formats, swipe gestures for volume, brightness and seeking, and playback straight from network shares.

Needs:No root · 64-bit phone · Android 7.0+

No known trackers in the code Signer matches IzzyOnDroid’s record

2113 Apps is independent, not affiliated with or endorsed by Anil Kumar Beesetti. Official sources: source code on GitHub.

Download APK · 18.9 MB v0.18.0 · checked
Version
0.18.0
Size
18.9 MB
Requires
Android 7.0+
Updated
2026-09-16

Screenshots

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Introduction

Next Player is a native Android video player written in Kotlin. It is built on Google’s Media3 playback library, with FFmpeg-based decoders added through its own companion library, so it can play formats a phone can’t decode by itself.

What it does

From the project’s README and listing:

  • Software decoders for H.264, HEVC and, since version 0.18.0, AV1.
  • Subtitles in SRT, SSA/ASS, TTML, VTT and DVB, with a subtitle delay setting.
  • Gestures: swipe up and down on the left for brightness and on the right for volume, and sideways to seek.
  • Picture-in-picture, background playback, a volume boost and a control lock.
  • Network storage: play from SMB, FTP, SFTP and WebDAV shares, plus DASH, HLS and RTSP streams.
  • New in 0.18.0: playlists (local and M3U) and a playback history.

Limits

The README says the app is still in development and expected to have bugs. SSA/ASS subtitles have limited styling support, and external audio tracks and online subtitle downloads are still only planned.

About this file

  • This is the developer’s own build, delivered through IzzyOnDroid. Its signing certificate matches the SHA-256 fingerprint the developer publishes in the README.
  • Google Play has the same app from the same developer. F-Droid carries it too, but was still on 0.14.1 when we checked.
  • The 18.9 MB file is for 64-bit ARM phones, needs Android 7.0 or later, and declares 11 permissions.

Written by 2113, last reviewed . Sources: source code, release notes, IzzyOnDroid listing.

What’s inside the APK

Trackers

None found

No code matching the Exodus Privacy tracker signatures.

Native code

1 CPU type

Needs a 64-bit ARM phone; 32-bit-only devices are not supported.

Android versions

Android 7.0 and up

Built for Android 17 (target API 37).

Permissions

11

3 of them need your approval first.

CPU types in this build: arm64-v8a (64-bit ARM, almost every phone since 2017).

Asks you first (3)

Android shows a prompt before the app can use these.

  • Read shared storage (Android 12 and older) · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Read videos · READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
  • Write shared storage (Android 10 and older) · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Granted at install (7)

Low-risk permissions Android grants automatically, plus any we have not classified.

  • ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • INTERNET
  • USE_BIOMETRIC
  • USE_FINGERPRINT
  • WAKE_LOCK
Defined by other apps (1)

Permissions that belong to another app or to this app itself.

  • dev.anilbeesetti.nextplayer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

More Information

Package name
dev.anilbeesetti.nextplayer
Version
0.18.0 (build 74)
File size
18.9 MB (18,948,102 bytes)
Requires
Android 7.0 or later
Category
Media
License
GPL-3.0-only
Developer
Anil Kumar Beesetti
Released
Sep 16, 2026
Signer SHA-256
d37cabf3676cf58224fb242c8dd209129d05880379295faaa6d0fb607bec131b
File SHA-256
717ab28053af129f79442aed269843bc3f2009b132c9d955342ddc3117dfd044
Checked
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Common questions

Is this APK the official Next Player release?

Yes. It is the developer’s own release of Next Player 0.18.0, byte for byte as IzzyOnDroid distributes it. Its SHA-256 matches IzzyOnDroid’s signed index, and it is signed with the certificate IzzyOnDroid records for the app (SHA-256 d37cabf3676cf58224fb242c8dd209129d05880379295faaa6d0fb607bec131b).

What Android version does Next Player need?

Android 7.0 or later (API level 24). Version 0.18.0 is built for Android 17 (target API 37). Needs a 64-bit ARM phone; 32-bit-only devices are not supported.

Can Next Player access the internet?

Yes. The APK requests Android’s internet permission. In total it declares 11 permissions, and 3 of them need your approval first.

Does Next Player contain trackers?

No known trackers: our scan of version 0.18.0 found no code matching the Exodus Privacy tracker signatures. The scan covers known tracker libraries; it doesn’t show what data the app itself sends.

Is Next Player open source?

Yes. Next Player is released under the GPL-3.0-only licence, and its source code is published at https://github.com/anilbeesetti/nextplayer.

Recent releases

Version Released Size Requires
v0.18.0 · this download Sep 16, 2026 18.9 MB Android 7.0+
v0.17.5 Aug 9, 2026 15.2 MB Android 6.0+

Versions currently kept in the IzzyOnDroid repository. We host and check only the newest one. Full changelog.

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