VLC for Android - Video player & streaming

VLC for Android is a free and open-source multimedia player that supports various multimedia files, discs, devices, network streaming protocols, and DVD ISOs. It offers a complete audio player experience with a database, equalizer, and various filters. The app is ad-free, does not include in-app purchases, or spy on users, and is developed by dedicated volunteers. All source code is freely available.

Key Features:

- Supports playing most local video and audio files, network streams, DVD ISOs, and disk shares.

- Compatible with a wide range of formats including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv, and AAC without requiring additional downloads.

- Includes features like subtitles, Teletext, Closed Captions, media library for audio and video files, multi-track audio and subtitles support, auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments, and gesture controls.

- Offers audio control widget, support for audio headsets, cover art, and an extensive audio media library.

About VLC for Android

VLC is one of Android's most widely used media player apps. It is open-source and includes all the necessary codecs to play all types of videos and songs.

When opening the app, the contents are sorted by video or audio. You can also use the integrated file explorer to go directly to a folder to play the content. You can choose between dark or light modes at the interface level or opt for the automatic change depending on the system option.

In the player, you find a host of options available to make watching content more comfortable. When playing, you can swipe up on the left to increase the brightness or on the right to increase the volume. If you tap twice on either side, the video will jump 10 seconds. By swiping at the bottom, you can move the content you are viewing forward or backward in time.

During playback, you can choose the audio or subtitle language. If these are not integrated, you can download them directly from the Internet, where the app uses the name of the content to search for matching subtitles.

Other useful features of the app include audio-only playback with the screen turned off or playback in PiP mode, with a small window always displayed on the screen, even if you switch apps. You can also speed up the playback of the content.

Finally, you find advanced features you can turn on or off. For example, you can enable hardware acceleration so that the videos you play consume less battery power. You can also deactivate it if you want greater stability or have problems playing any particular content.

If you're looking for a simple and complete player for Android, downloading the VLC APK is one of the best options.

What's new

* Fix media controls not working after some time on Android 13

* Fix audio notification icon transparency

* Fix some Android Auto and Android TV behaviors

* Fix opening from other apps

* Bluetooth fixes

* Minor interface fixes

* Crash fixes

Permissions:

- Requires access to "Photos/Media/Files" and "Storage" to read all media files including those on SD cards.

- Needs permission for "full network access" to open network and internet streams.

- Asks for permissions such as "prevent phone from sleeping," "change your audio settings," "modify system settings," "view network connections," "draw over other apps," "control vibration," "run at startup," and "microphone" for various functionalities like adjusting volume, changing ringtone, monitoring network connections, displaying custom picture-in-picture widget, providing feedback on controls, starting up on Android TV devices, and enabling voice search on Android TV devices.