Last updated on January 23rd, 2024 at 02:18 am
Do you have an MPG file you wish to play over your Android phone or tablet?
By default, your Android device would play your MP4 files without any issues.
However, this will not always be the case when it comes to playing MPG files on Android.
Your default media player might not support MPG playback.
This post will explain how you can play MPG files on Android.
MPG Files
An MPG file is one that comes with a .mpg extension. It’s a MPEG video file format.
MPEG is a video compression standard specified by the Motion Picture Experts Group.
The two popular formats are MPEG-1 (used for VCD) and MPEG-2 used for DVDs and digital video broadcasts.
MPG Video Players
If your native Android player, either on your smartphone, tablet, or TV box doesn’t support MPG playback, then you may use any of the following players.
These free players are available over Google Play. They’ll allow you to play MPG files on Android.
VLC Media Player
You should already have this trusty media player. It plays any video or audio format thrown at it.
Over at the Google Play Store, it is available as VLC Player for Android,
According to the description there VLC for Android “can play any video and audio files, as well as network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.”
Check out VLC Media Player for Android.
Video Player All Format
The player does as its name suggests. It accepts any video format, including MPG files.
Formerly known as Xplayer, it is developed by InShot Inc, which also offers other useful apps like Screen Recorder, Photo Editor Pro and YouCut.
Apart from playing 4K /UHD videos, this regularly-updated player allows you to set passwords for your private albums.
This will help protect your private videos from being deleted or viewed by others.
Check out Video Player All Format.
MX Player
This is one reliable player that supports MPG playback.
A standout feature is the child lock. This allows your kids to watch videos without accidentally making calls or switching to other apps.
Do you own a top-end Android phone like the Google Pixel or Samsung Galaxy,? If yes, you get to enjoy features such as hardware acceleration and multi-core decoding.
You get a smooth playback experience even with ‘heavy’ files.
In case you can’t play back certain video formats, the player allows you to download codecs that support them.
The main drawback of this app is you may be bombarded with ads. This is nothing unusual. Free apps generate revenue through them.
Kodi
This open-source media player supports the playback of any video format, much like the VLC Media Player.
At the time of writing, it has over 50 million downloads over at Google Play.
Kodi would be a useful media player to play MPG files for your Android TV box.
A unique feature of this player is the add-on feature.
Just like you can install apps on your smartphone, you can do that on Kodi,
You can integrate apps like YouTube and many others through this feature.
Be reminded though that you may have video buffering issues with this app.
Check out Kodi on Google Play.
BS Player
Its name may seem unappealing. However, it does a good job play MPG files.
Among the top features of this player are multi-core decoding and hardware acceleration.
The former enhances playback speed.
The latter ensures smooth playback without consuming much battery power.
You can also enjoy background playback. This is done through a pop-up screen.
Parents can avail themselves of the child lock feature.
Check out the BS Player.
Convert MPG Files to MP4
If you don’t want to install an additional video player, you can choose the video conversion option.
This would be ideal if you have only a single MPG file to play.
You don’t have to worry about installing a video converter on your Android device.
You can use an online video converter without having to sign up for the service.
One such online converter is cloudconvert.
Once your MPG file is converted to MP4, you’ll easily play it with your built-in Android video player.
This is one of the easiest ways to play MPG files on Android.
You may want to check out more online video converter options.
Read also How to Play MPG Files on Windows.
