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Here is the documentation of the Android port of VLC media player.
 
Here is the documentation of the Android port of VLC media player.
  
== Preliminary notes ==
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== Preliminary Notes ==
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VLC for Android is a little different from VLC on desktops. In some ways, you can do more; in other ways, you can do less. VLC for Android only does media playback. Active streaming or file / stream to file conversations are not supported for usability and performance reasons. This walk-through does only include screenshots of a phone interface for size reasons. However, all features are also available on tablets with a similar appearance.
  
 
== Installation ==
 
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== Playback ==
 
== Settings ==
 
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Revision as of 14:11, 1 August 2014

------ Work in progress ------

Here is the documentation of the Android port of VLC media player.

Preliminary Notes

VLC for Android is a little different from VLC on desktops. In some ways, you can do more; in other ways, you can do less. VLC for Android only does media playback. Active streaming or file / stream to file conversations are not supported for usability and performance reasons. This walk-through does only include screenshots of a phone interface for size reasons. However, all features are also available on tablets with a similar appearance.

Installation

From the Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon

(ARMv7 and x86 processors only)

From VideoLAN

-Enable 'Unknown Sources'

-Find processor architecture

-Grab correct APK

Interface

Your Media Library

Playback

Settings