: Your device must run Android 7.0 or higher and have an HDR-capable display. You can use tools like DRM Info to verify if your device's display and decoders actually support HDR10, HLG, or Dolby Vision. When to Use Custom Codecs
This comprehensive guide will walk you through the exact steps to install and configure HDR support on MX Player using custom codecs, ensuring you get vibrant colors, deep contrasts, and smooth playback on your HDR-compatible screen. Why MX Player Needs Custom Codecs for HDR
Fix: Your device might not support hardware-level 10-bit decoding, or you are using the decoder. Switch the decoder overlay on the screen to HW or HW+ . Issue: Audio plays, but the screen is completely black.
Open MX Player and tap the icon (three lines or dots) in the top corner. Go to Settings > Decoder .
If you have followed this guide and the colors are still washed out, your device likely lacks a true HDR display. In that case, the "fix" is to enable in MX Player settings, which converts the HDR brightness data into standard colors, looking better than nothing but not truly HDR.
The device display hardware does not support the specific HDR container or compression profile (e.g., trying to play Dolby Vision profile 7 on a phone that only supports HDR10).