Most Android devices support a handful of media codecs out of the box, including H.264 and MP4. But there are a ton of formats that aren’t typically supported, including MKV, DiVX, Xvid, and WMV.

Of the different file formats in use, DivX and XviD codecs based .avi files are the most common, but not all Android smartphones are certified to play those files. That’s when third party video ...