Documentation:Android

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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

There are many ways to install VLC on Android, essentially because of your device processor, but you may also want to install it at your own way.

From the Play Store

The normal way, but for ARMv7 and x86 processors only. You don't know your processors ? Don't worry, if you can download it, well you have a ARMv7 or an x86 processor.

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

From VideoLAN

If you can't download from the Play Store or just want to install the VLC .apk by yourself, follow these steps :

1. Go to Android Settings > Security > Device Administration and enable 'Unknown Sources'
2. Go to our server, preferably from your device : https://get.videolan.org/vlc-android/
3. Choose the VLC version you want to install. The current one is 2.0.6
4. Choose your processor architecture (ARMv7 or x86) and grab your .apk
5. Click on the .apk you just download and install it.

You really don't know your processor architecture ? Try both... it's not very clever but it's harmless.

Still doesn't work ? Maybe you have a very old processor, an ARMv6 architecture. The only solution for now is to install a Nightly Build release. See below.

Still doesn't work ? Really ? Well you have an exotic processor... Contact us, on the Android VideoLAN Forum or directly at videolan.mobile@gmail.com.

Install a Nightly Build Release

You fear nothing and you want to know the future of VLC for Android ? Or you have an ARMv6 Processor and you want VLC ? Follow these steps :

1. Go to Android Settings > Security > Device Administration and enable 'Unknown Sources'
2. Go to our server, preferably from your device : http://nightlies.videolan.org/
3. Choose your processor architecture (ARMv7, x86, ARMv6 with FPU, ARMv6 without FPU)
4. Grab the latest .apk
5. Click on the .apk you just download and install it.

Off courses you can experience some weird issues but generally, it works fine. If not, try an older nightly release, and contact us.