VLC for Android beta

VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.

This is a BETA version of the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. It plays both audio and video.

It is intended for everyone, but this version is not perfectly stable.

It is still a beta, so it might kill your kitten or destroy your house, but it should be mostly fine now.

Use it at your own risk. Have fun! :)

NOTA BENE

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This version is for devices with an ARMv7 CPU or a x86 CPU. ARMv6 devices will be supported in a future release.

Features

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VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.

VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.

VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments and gestures to control volume and brightness.

It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.

Missing Features

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As this is an early BETA version, a lot of things are not finished, but will change for the final release:

• Hardware decoding works only with a limited set of hardware;

• Other unknown issues.

Permissions

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VLC for Android Beta needs acces to :

• "Device & app History" to be able to read logs, during the beta, to help understand crashes and issues.

• "Photos/Media/Files" to read your media files

• "Device ID & call information" in order to pause music/video during incoming calls

Permission Details :

• It needs "read phone status an identity", in order to pause music during incoming calls.

• It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files.

• It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it.

• It needs "full network access", to open network streams.

• It needs "control vibration", in order to provide UI feedback when seeking in the audio player.

• It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping.

• It needs "change your audio settings", in order to change audio volume.

• It needs "modify system settings", in order to allow you to change your audio ringtone.