added hwdec options to choose from

android/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/app/mpv/MPVView.kt

@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ class MPVView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     private var surface: Surface? = null
     private var httpHeaders: Map<String, String>? = null
     
-    // Hardware decoding setting (default: false = software decoding)
-    var useHardwareDecoding: Boolean = false
+    // Decoder mode setting: 'auto', 'sw', 'hw', 'hw+' (default: auto)
+    var decoderMode: String = "auto"
+    
+    // GPU mode setting: 'gpu', 'gpu-next' (default: gpu)
+    var gpuMode: String = "gpu"
     
     // Flag to track if onLoad has been fired (prevents multiple fires for HLS streams)
     private var hasLoadEventFired: Boolean = false
@@ -94,22 +97,47 @@ class MPVView @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
     private fun initOptions() {
         MPVLib.setOptionString("profile", "fast")
-        MPVLib.setOptionString("vo", "gpu")
+        
+        // GPU rendering mode (gpu or gpu-next)
+        MPVLib.setOptionString("vo", gpuMode)
         MPVLib.setOptionString("gpu-context", "android")
         MPVLib.setOptionString("opengl-es", "yes")
         
-        val hwdecValue = if (useHardwareDecoding) "mediacodec,mediacodec-copy" else "no"
-        Log.d(TAG, "Hardware decoding: $useHardwareDecoding, hwdec value: $hwdecValue")
+        // Decoder mode mapping (same as mpvKt)
+        val hwdecValue = when (decoderMode) {
+            "auto" -> "auto-copy"      // Best balance: HW decode, copy to CPU for filters
+            "sw" -> "no"               // Software decoding only
+            "hw" -> "mediacodec-copy"  // HW decode with copy (safer)
+            "hw+" -> "mediacodec"      // Full HW decode (fastest, may have issues)
+            else -> "auto-copy"
+        }
+        Log.d(TAG, "Decoder mode: $decoderMode, hwdec value: $hwdecValue, GPU mode: $gpuMode")
         MPVLib.setOptionString("hwdec", hwdecValue)
-        MPVLib.setOptionString("hwdec-codecs", "h264,hevc,mpeg4,mpeg2video,vp8,vp9,av1")
+        // Note: Not setting hwdec-codecs explicitly - let mpv use defaults
         
         MPVLib.setOptionString("target-colorspace-hint", "yes")
+        
+        // HDR and Dolby Vision support
+        // target-prim: Signal target display primaries (auto = passthrough when display supports)
+        MPVLib.setOptionString("target-prim", "auto")
+        // target-trc: Signal target transfer characteristics (auto = passthrough when display supports)  
+        MPVLib.setOptionString("target-trc", "auto")
+        // tone-mapping: How to handle HDR/DV content on SDR displays (auto = best automatic choice)
+        MPVLib.setOptionString("tone-mapping", "auto")
+        // hdr-compute-peak: Compute peak brightness for better tone mapping
+        MPVLib.setOptionString("hdr-compute-peak", "auto")
+        // Allow DV Profile 5 (HEVC with RPU) to be decoded by hardware decoder
+        MPVLib.setOptionString("vd-lavc-o", "strict=-2")
+        
+        // Workaround for https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/14651
         MPVLib.setOptionString("vd-lavc-film-grain", "cpu")
         
         MPVLib.setOptionString("ao", "audiotrack,opensles")
         
-        MPVLib.setOptionString("demuxer-max-bytes", "67108864")
-        MPVLib.setOptionString("demuxer-max-back-bytes", "33554432")
+        // Limit demuxer cache based on Android version (like mpvKt)
+        val cacheMegs = if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.O_MR1) 64 else 32
+        MPVLib.setOptionString("demuxer-max-bytes", "${cacheMegs * 1024 * 1024}")
+        MPVLib.setOptionString("demuxer-max-back-bytes", "${cacheMegs * 1024 * 1024}")
         MPVLib.setOptionString("cache", "yes")
         MPVLib.setOptionString("cache-secs", "30")
         
@@ -126,9 +154,6 @@ class MPVView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         MPVLib.setOptionString("demuxer-seekable-cache", "yes")
         MPVLib.setOptionString("force-seekable", "yes")
         
-        MPVLib.setOptionString("demuxer-lavf-probesize", "10000000")
-        MPVLib.setOptionString("demuxer-lavf-analyzeduration", "10")
-        
         MPVLib.setOptionString("sub-auto", "fuzzy")
         MPVLib.setOptionString("sub-visibility", "yes")
         MPVLib.setOptionString("sub-font-size", "48")

android/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/app/mpv/MpvPlayerViewManager.kt

@@ -181,8 +181,13 @@ class MpvPlayerViewManager(
         }
     }
 
-    @ReactProp(name = "useHardwareDecoding")
-    fun setUseHardwareDecoding(view: MPVView, useHardwareDecoding: Boolean) {
-        view.useHardwareDecoding = useHardwareDecoding
+    @ReactProp(name = "decoderMode")
+    fun setDecoderMode(view: MPVView, decoderMode: String?) {
+        view.decoderMode = decoderMode ?: "auto"
+    }
+
+    @ReactProp(name = "gpuMode")
+    fun setGpuMode(view: MPVView, gpuMode: String?) {
+        view.gpuMode = gpuMode ?: "gpu"
     }
 }

android/build.gradle

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     compileSdkVersion = 35
     targetSdkVersion = 35
     castFrameworkVersion = "22.1.0"
+    ndkVersion = "29.0.14206865" // Required for libmpv AAR built with NDK r29
   }
   repositories {
     google()

libmpv-android

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8c4778b5aad441bb0449a7f9b3d6d827fd3d6a2a
+Subproject commit db3b10e64353349d0d72619ca7d779829e36fe4d

src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx

@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
             onPinchGestureEvent={() => { }}
             onPinchHandlerStateChange={() => { }}
             screenDimensions={playerState.screenDimensions}
-            useHardwareDecoding={settings.useHardwareDecoding}
+            decoderMode={settings.decoderMode}
+            gpuMode={settings.gpuMode}
           />
         )}
 

src/components/player/android/MpvPlayer.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export interface MpvPlayerProps {
     onEnd?: () => void;
     onError?: (error: { error: string }) => void;
     onTracksChanged?: (data: { audioTracks: any[]; subtitleTracks: any[] }) => void;
-    useHardwareDecoding?: boolean;
+    decoderMode?: 'auto' | 'sw' | 'hw' | 'hw+';
+    gpuMode?: 'gpu' | 'gpu-next';
 }
 
 const MpvPlayer = forwardRef<MpvPlayerRef, MpvPlayerProps>((props, ref) => {
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ const MpvPlayer = forwardRef<MpvPlayerRef, MpvPlayerProps>((props, ref) => {
             onEnd={handleEnd}
             onError={handleError}
             onTracksChanged={handleTracksChanged}
-            useHardwareDecoding={props.useHardwareDecoding ?? false}
+            decoderMode={props.decoderMode ?? 'auto'}
+            gpuMode={props.gpuMode ?? 'gpu'}
         />
     );
 });

src/components/player/android/components/VideoSurface.tsx

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ interface VideoSurfaceProps {
     onPinchHandlerStateChange: any;
     screenDimensions: { width: number, height: number };
     onTracksChanged?: (data: { audioTracks: any[]; subtitleTracks: any[] }) => void;
-    useHardwareDecoding?: boolean;
+    decoderMode?: 'auto' | 'sw' | 'hw' | 'hw+';
+    gpuMode?: 'gpu' | 'gpu-next';
 }
 
 export const VideoSurface: React.FC<VideoSurfaceProps> = ({
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ export const VideoSurface: React.FC<VideoSurfaceProps> = ({
     onPinchHandlerStateChange,
     screenDimensions,
     onTracksChanged,
-    useHardwareDecoding,
+    decoderMode,
+    gpuMode,
 }) => {
     // Use the actual stream URL
     const streamUrl = currentStreamUrl || processedStreamUrl;
@@ -115,7 +117,8 @@ export const VideoSurface: React.FC<VideoSurfaceProps> = ({
                 onEnd={handleEnd}
                 onError={handleError}
                 onTracksChanged={onTracksChanged}
-                useHardwareDecoding={useHardwareDecoding}
+                decoderMode={decoderMode}
+                gpuMode={gpuMode}
             />
 
             {/* Gesture overlay - transparent, on top of the player */}

src/hooks/useSettings.ts

@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ export interface AppSettings {
   enableStreamsBackdrop: boolean; // Enable blurred backdrop background on StreamsScreen mobile
   useExternalPlayerForDownloads: boolean; // Enable/disable external player for downloaded content
   // Android MPV player settings
-  useHardwareDecoding: boolean; // Enable hardware decoding for MPV player on Android (default: false for software decoding)
+  decoderMode: 'auto' | 'sw' | 'hw' | 'hw+'; // Decoder mode: auto (auto-copy), sw (software), hw (mediacodec-copy), hw+ (mediacodec)
+  gpuMode: 'gpu' | 'gpu-next'; // GPU rendering mode: gpu (standard) or gpu-next (advanced HDR/color)
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
@@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
   streamCacheTTL: 60 * 60 * 1000, // Default: 1 hour in milliseconds
   enableStreamsBackdrop: true, // Enable by default (new behavior)
   // Android MPV player settings
-  useHardwareDecoding: false, // Default to software decoding (more compatible)
+  decoderMode: 'auto', // Default to auto (best compatibility and performance)
+  gpuMode: 'gpu', // Default to gpu (gpu-next for advanced HDR)
 };
 
 const SETTINGS_STORAGE_KEY = 'app_settings';

src/screens/PlayerSettingsScreen.tsx

@@ -335,51 +335,139 @@ const PlayerSettingsScreen: React.FC = () => {
               </View>
             </View>
 
-            {/* Hardware Decoding for Android Internal Player */}
+            {/* Decoder Mode for Android Internal Player */}
             {Platform.OS === 'android' && !settings.useExternalPlayer && (
-              <View style={[styles.settingItem, styles.settingItemBorder, { borderTopColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)' }]}>
-                <View style={styles.settingContent}>
-                  <View style={[
-                    styles.settingIconContainer,
-                    { backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)' }
-                  ]}>
-                    <MaterialIcons
-                      name="memory"
-                      size={20}
-                      color={currentTheme.colors.primary}
-                    />
+              <>
+                <View style={[styles.settingItem, styles.settingItemBorder, { borderTopColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)', borderTopWidth: 1 }]}>
+                  <View style={styles.settingContent}>
+                    <View style={[
+                      styles.settingIconContainer,
+                      { backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)' }
+                    ]}>
+                      <MaterialIcons
+                        name="memory"
+                        size={20}
+                        color={currentTheme.colors.primary}
+                      />
+                    </View>
+                    <View style={styles.settingText}>
+                      <Text
+                        style={[
+                          styles.settingTitle,
+                          { color: currentTheme.colors.text },
+                        ]}
+                      >
+                        Decoder Mode
+                      </Text>
+                      <Text
+                        style={[
+                          styles.settingDescription,
+                          { color: currentTheme.colors.textMuted },
+                        ]}
+                      >
+                        How video is decoded. Auto is recommended for best balance.
+                      </Text>
+                    </View>
                   </View>
-                  <View style={styles.settingText}>
-                    <Text
-                      style={[
-                        styles.settingTitle,
-                        { color: currentTheme.colors.text },
-                      ]}
-                    >
-                      Hardware Decoding
-                    </Text>
-                    <Text
-                      style={[
-                        styles.settingDescription,
-                        { color: currentTheme.colors.textMuted },
-                      ]}
-                    >
-                      Use GPU for video decoding. May improve performance but can cause issues on some devices.
-                    </Text>
+                  <View style={styles.optionButtonsRow}>
+                    {([
+                      { id: 'auto', label: 'Auto', desc: 'Best balance' },
+                      { id: 'sw', label: 'SW', desc: 'Software' },
+                      { id: 'hw', label: 'HW', desc: 'Hardware' },
+                      { id: 'hw+', label: 'HW+', desc: 'Full HW' },
+                    ] as const).map((option) => (
+                      <TouchableOpacity
+                        key={option.id}
+                        onPress={() => {
+                          updateSetting('decoderMode', option.id);
+                          openAlert(
+                            'Restart Required',
+                            'Please restart the app for the decoder change to take effect.'
+                          );
+                        }}
+                        style={[
+                          styles.optionButton,
+                          settings.decoderMode === option.id && { backgroundColor: currentTheme.colors.primary },
+                        ]}
+                      >
+                        <Text
+                          style={[
+                            styles.optionButtonText,
+                            { color: settings.decoderMode === option.id ? '#fff' : currentTheme.colors.text },
+                          ]}
+                        >
+                          {option.label}
+                        </Text>
+                      </TouchableOpacity>
+                    ))}
                   </View>
-                  <Switch
-                    value={settings.useHardwareDecoding}
-                    onValueChange={(value) => {
-                      updateSetting('useHardwareDecoding', value);
-                      openAlert(
-                        'Restart Required',
-                        'Please restart the app for the decoding change to take effect.'
-                      );
-                    }}
-                    thumbColor={settings.useHardwareDecoding ? currentTheme.colors.primary : undefined}
-                  />
                 </View>
-              </View>
+
+                {/* GPU Mode for Android Internal Player */}
+                <View style={[styles.settingItem, styles.settingItemBorder, { borderTopColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)', borderTopWidth: 1 }]}>
+                  <View style={styles.settingContent}>
+                    <View style={[
+                      styles.settingIconContainer,
+                      { backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)' }
+                    ]}>
+                      <MaterialIcons
+                        name="videocam"
+                        size={20}
+                        color={currentTheme.colors.primary}
+                      />
+                    </View>
+                    <View style={styles.settingText}>
+                      <Text
+                        style={[
+                          styles.settingTitle,
+                          { color: currentTheme.colors.text },
+                        ]}
+                      >
+                        GPU Rendering
+                      </Text>
+                      <Text
+                        style={[
+                          styles.settingDescription,
+                          { color: currentTheme.colors.textMuted },
+                        ]}
+                      >
+                        GPU-Next offers better HDR and color management.
+                      </Text>
+                    </View>
+                  </View>
+                  <View style={styles.optionButtonsRow}>
+                    {([
+                      { id: 'gpu', label: 'GPU', desc: 'Standard' },
+                      { id: 'gpu-next', label: 'GPU-Next', desc: 'Advanced' },
+                    ] as const).map((option) => (
+                      <TouchableOpacity
+                        key={option.id}
+                        onPress={() => {
+                          updateSetting('gpuMode', option.id);
+                          openAlert(
+                            'Restart Required',
+                            'Please restart the app for the GPU mode change to take effect.'
+                          );
+                        }}
+                        style={[
+                          styles.optionButton,
+                          styles.optionButtonWide,
+                          settings.gpuMode === option.id && { backgroundColor: currentTheme.colors.primary },
+                        ]}
+                      >
+                        <Text
+                          style={[
+                            styles.optionButtonText,
+                            { color: settings.gpuMode === option.id ? '#fff' : currentTheme.colors.text },
+                          ]}
+                        >
+                          {option.label}
+                        </Text>
+                      </TouchableOpacity>
+                    ))}
+                  </View>
+                </View>
+              </>
             )}
 
             {/* External Player for Downloads */}
@@ -532,6 +620,28 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   checkIcon: {
     marginLeft: 16,
   },
+  optionButtonsRow: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    marginTop: 12,
+    paddingHorizontal: 52,
+    gap: 8,
+  },
+  optionButton: {
+    flex: 1,
+    paddingVertical: 10,
+    paddingHorizontal: 12,
+    borderRadius: 8,
+    backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  optionButtonWide: {
+    flex: 1.5,
+  },
+  optionButtonText: {
+    fontSize: 13,
+    fontWeight: '600',
+  },
 });
 
 export default PlayerSettingsScreen;