Does Android's MediaPlayer support SRT subtitles? I've attempted to place the SRT file in the same directory as the video file and name it the same (with the exception of the extension of course), but haven't had any luck getting them to display. Any thoughts, recommendations?
Android 4.0.x version and below
In case of Android 4.0 version and below, default Media Player did not support subtitles.
There are third party player apps available in Google Play which support subtitles. One of them is MoboPlayer
If you are planning to do it using code, the following link is a good resource http://www.ittiam.com/wp-content/knowledge-center/whitepapers/WP006_rendering-subtitles-in-android.pdf
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean - JB))
Android JB version has built in support for internal (present in MP4 files) and SRT external subtitles. More details is available at http://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-4.1.html#Multimedia