HS Player

HS Player is a fast, lightweight video player for Android. Play videos stored on your device, open HTTP/HLS network streams, and send them straight to your TV with Chromecast.

■ Local video library

• Every video on your device, automatically organized by folder

• Thumbnails, durations, file sizes and dates at a glance

• Resume playback right where you left off

• Mark favorites for quick access

■ Network streams

• Paste an HTTP or HLS (m3u8) URL and play instantly

• Works with your own media server or any public stream address

■ Intuitive gestures (MX Player style)

• Swipe up/down on the left: brightness

• Swipe up/down on the right: volume

• Swipe left/right: seek

• Double‑tap: skip backward/forward

• Playback speed control and aspect‑ratio modes (fit / fill / stretch)

■ Subtitles

• A subtitle file next to your video (.srt/.smi/.ass) loads automatically

• Korean (CP949) subtitles display correctly, not as garbled text

• Open any subtitle file, or pick a track embedded in the video

• Adjust text size, and nudge timing by ±0.5s when it drifts

• Pick the audio track on multi-language files

■ Playlists

• Group videos into playlists

• “Play all” with continuous playback, no interruptions

■ Home‑screen widgets

• Playlist widget: open your playlists right from the home screen

• 1×1 shortcut widget: launch a favorite playlist with one tap

■ Background playback & media controls

• Keeps playing while you use other apps or with the screen off

• Previous / play-pause / next from the lock screen and the notification

• Headset and Bluetooth buttons control playback

• Pauses automatically for calls and other apps' audio, and when headphones are unplugged

■ Picture-in-picture

• Leave the app while playing and keep watching in a small window

• Browse in landscape on tablets and foldables

■ Chromecast / Google TV

• Cast device videos to a Chromecast on the same Wi‑Fi

• Control TV volume with your phone’s volume keys

• On devices without Cast, HS Player guides you to the system screen‑cast (Smart View) settings

■ More

• Korean and English UI, following your system language

• No account, no servers — favorites, playlists and positions stay on your device

• Free, supported by banner ads

Permissions

• Read videos (READ_MEDIA_VIDEO): required to browse and play videos on your device. Photos and audio are never accessed. On Android 14+ you can grant access to selected videos only.

• Notifications: playback control notification

• Network: stream playback, ads, Chromecast discovery

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