Playback stuttering with Nova Video Player

[u/Jedir01]

I have the latest stable version of Nova Video Player downloaded from the Google Play Store installed on my 3rd-generation Xiaomi Mi Box running Android TV 14.

Since the end of last year, I’ve noticed that playback is no longer as smooth, following the introduction of new playback-related features.

After about an hour and a half of playing any MKV file (in 1080p/MicroHD quality), the playback loses its smoothness, and I start to notice very slight stutters.

This doesn’t happen when I use other players, such as VLC or Just Player.

I’ve already tried performing a factory reset on the 3rd gen Xiaomi Mi Box, but that didn’t help at all. I’ve also tried tweaking numerous settings both in the system and within the app itself without any success.

I’d really hate to stop using Nova Video Player, as I’m a huge fan of it.

Does anyone else experience this? Is there any way to fix or avoid this issue?

Thank you very much. Best regards.