📱 VidMax v1.1.4 is here! This is a massive update packed with a brand-new Network screen, a rebuilt player, and tons of polish.
Download
- APK: VidMax-v1.1.4-release.apk
🆕 New Features
Network Streaming (SMB / FTP / WebDAV)
- Brand-new Network tab to browse and play media directly from your SMB, FTP and WebDAV servers (mpvRex-style proxy streaming)
- Floating bottom bar + video card design for the Network screen
- Robust HTTP source handling so remote files play through a local proxy — SMB/WebDAV/FTP playback repaired
- Re-scan fixes for duplicated recent links when opening the Network tab
- Scrollable "Add Server" dialog on small screens
Stream Link
- Stream Link feature : paste an HTTP stream URL and play it
- Added HLS / DASH / SmoothStreaming support with a more robust HTTP source
Video Player
- Rebuilt mpvRex/MPVEx-style player controls with a redesigned Settings sheet
- Subtitle & Audio track panel with ExoPlayer subtitle/audio track support
- Settings sheet redesigned into categories (Controls, Aesthetics, Gestures, Advanced)
- Smooth MX/VLC-style pinch zoom with EMA smoothing, dead zone and 8.0 sensitivity
- Gesture handling rework: volume, brightness and zoom gestures now use proven math and never drop touches
- Volume boost up to 200% (video + music), shown as a percent-based indicator
- Settings panels in landscape show as a right-side panel with a live video preview; in portrait the sheet properly overlays the player without squishing the video
- Keep the video fitted and centered across aspect-ratio and orientation changes (no black space)
Library — Video Playlists & Favorites
- mpvRex-style video playlists & favorites with a new Library view model
- Glide Compose thumbnails for playlist details, FAB overlap & detail chrome fixes
Home / Music
- Meld-style online home feed with animated sliders, mood playlists and favorites section
- No-login recommendation system for the home feed with randomized suggestions
- Expandable search bar, song-only filtering, artist discovery
- HQ thumbnails, online favorites, and a new online player look with a stream badge
- Unified online + offline music player with ExoPlayer streaming playback
- BloomeeTunes-style animated nav bar (ripple, expanding pill, fade & scale page transitions)
- Video/Folder segmented toggle on the home top bar
App & CI
- In-app GitHub update checker — the app auto-detects new releases (Settings → Updates)
- Font changer with built-in fonts + TTF/OTF importer
- Splash screen fixes (no black screen on launch, animated vector logo)
- App size cleanup: dead code removed, R8 code + resource shrinking enabled
- Release workflow auto-builds, signs and publishes a GitHub release from a version tag
🐛 Fixes
- Black screen on launch / splash fixes
- Crash on opening the Network tab from duplicated recent links
- Failed MPV stream loads now detected and shown to the user
- Human-readable playback error toasts per media3 error code
- Volume boost 200% actually works (video + music)
- Playback errors surfaced with proxy request logging
- Player sheet/gesture z-order and consumed-abort fixes
- Portrait settings sheet no longer squishes or shifts the video
Install
- Download the APK
- Allow "Install from unknown sources" if prompted
- Open and update over the existing install to keep your data
Update checking
The app automatically detects this release and shows an in-app update notification (check Settings → Updates).