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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

VLC for Android Beta


VLC for Android Beta - screenshot

Description

  • 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 is intended for power users and hackers. This version is not perfectly stable and is slower than the final version.
  • It is still a beta, so it might kill your kitten or destroy your house, but it should be fine now.
  • Use it at your own risk. Have fun! :)

NOTA BENE

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

Features

  • VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), 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

  • As this is an early BETA version, a lot of things are not finished, but will change for the final release:
  • The basic User Interface will change again;
  • Performance improvements are missing;
  • Hardware decoding works only with a limited set of hardware;
  • Other unknown issues.

Permissions

  •  It needs hardware control, in order to change the audio volume;
  •  It needs phone calls control, in order to pause the music when someone is calling;
  •  It needs full Internet access to open network streams;
  •  It needs to be able to read logs, during the beta version, to help understanding the crashes and issues;
  •  It needs to get access to the SD card storage, in order to allow deletion of files.
  •  It needs to get access to the settings, in order to change your audio ringtone.


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