VLC for Android

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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 the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. 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.

VLC for Android is a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.

VLC is intended for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app-purchases, no spying and is developed by passionate volunteers. All the source code is available for free.


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. It also support disk shares.

All formats are supported, including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC. All codecs are included with no separate downloads. It supports subtitles, Teletext and Closed Captions.

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, brightness and seeking.

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


Permissions
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VLC for Android needs access to those categories:
• "Photos/Media/Files" to read your all media files :)
• "Storage" to read your all media files on SD cards :)
• "Other" to check network connections, change the volume, set the ringtone, run on Android TV and display the popup view, see below for details.

Permission Details :
• It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it.
• It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files and store subtitles.

• It needs "full network access", to open network and internet streams.
• It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping when watching a video.
• 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.
• It needs "view network connections" in order to monitor whether device is connected or not.
• It needs "draw over other apps" to start the custom picture-in-picture widget.
• It needs "control vibration" to give feedback on the controls.
• It needs "run at startup" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen, only used on Android TV devices.
• It needs "microphone" to provide voice search on Android TV devices, only asked on Android TV devices.

Frequently asked questions

If you're an Android user and don't download the app from the official Google Play Store, you may find the installation process more complicated than usual.

But we are delighted to inform you that you don't need to worry. To ensure you could install this app smoothly, we have written and uploaded a detailed tutorial. It would guide you on installing an app after downloading it from our website step by step, with the help of pictures.

You may find this helpful article on the downloading site, or visit How to install APK/XAPK files on Android.

If you need further help, please do not hesitate to contact us via email [email protected].

We fully understand your concern about safety. We agree that one person wouldn't be too careful in the cyber world. Meanwhile, we are happy to tell you that one of our priorities is to provide our users with safe app files that they can use without any worries.

We guarantee that all the app files we provided originate from official and reliable sources. We promise that they do not contain any malware that will harm your hardware or the safety of your privacy.

We are glad to let you know that the vast majority of apps on our website are available for free download. Only a small selection of apps require payment, and their prices are set solely by the respective developers—we simply provide an official and secure download platform.

Rest assured, whether an app is free or paid, every download link on our site is verified and completely safe. You can download with confidence, and no account registration is needed—just click the download button and you're all set!

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