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VLC for iOS, version 2.6.0

Today, we will release version 2.6.0 of VLC for iOS adding support for Apple Watch. With Apple Watch, you can fully control VLC on iPhone, browse the library and retrieve info about stored or playing media items. Since playback control using Apple Watch allows you to start playback while the app is in background, we took the occasion to completely rework the playback process which culminated in the introduction of a mini player. This way, you can finally browse the media library or network services without interrupting playback. ...

June 30, 2015

VLC for iOS 2.5.0

Today, we released version 2.5.0 of VLC for iOS with a strong focus on cloud integration. We added support for iCloud Drive, box.com and OneDrive. As part of iCloud Drive, you can have access to any cloud storage enabled app on iOS 8 and later. For box.com and OneDrive, we added native support, which allows us direct streaming from the cloud without having the user download a media first. ...

March 27, 2015

VLC for iOS 2.4.0 & 2.4.1

After a 5 month hiatus and a couple of delays in between, we are very happy to release version 2.4.1 of VLC for iOS to the general public today. Please see our press release for cross-platform information. As an introductory remark, make sure to get the legitimate version of VLC. There are a number of clones on the iOS App Store right now, which violate both our copyright and our trademarks, include advertisement and usually charge $1 to $5 per download. We sent 39 DMCA take down notices against 48 apps over the cause of the last 12 months and in the end, we always succeeded. However, this can take up to 3 months, even for seemingly obvious violations. ...

February 27, 2015

VLC media player for Mac OS X 2.2.0

Today, we will also a major new version of VLC for Mac OS X. For cross-platform changes, please have a look at the release notes and our press release. What’s new in VLC for Mac? Support for OS X Yosemite Completely re-written web plugin for Chrome, Safari and Firefox is back! Improved fullscreen behavior Continue playback where you left off Improved playlist adding a file size column and an option to increase the font size In addition to iTunes, Spotify can be paused on playback start New encryption and decryption modules for SSL based on OS X’s SecureTransport library for FTP and HTTP connections. This greatly improves speed and security. A lot of improvements in VLCKit for use in third party applications, notably Switched the code base to ARC and added support for Swift projects Support for HLS and HTTPS playback on iOS Improved thumbnailing Various new APIs for playlist handling, the equalizer, thumbnailing and meta data handling We are excited about this major update of VLC for Mac and hope that you’ll like it as much as we do.

February 27, 2015
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VLC media player for Mac OS X, versions 2.1.4 and 2.0.10

Today, we released 2 versions of VLC media player for Mac OS X targeting different client systems. Version 2.1.4 This is a small bug fix release, which improves an important regression regarding DVD playback and improves compatibility with HUffYUV contents by upgrading the respective decoder library. Additionally, a rare issue with some specifically crafted wmv files was fixed and a misleading error message no longer appears during video playback on OS X Mavericks. Grab a copy here or trigger the internal updater if it doesn’t prompt you right away. ...

February 21, 2014

VLC for iOS, version 2.2.1

Today, we released a small update of VLC for iOS. It solves the most important regressions in last week’s 2.2 major release, but also includes a major improvement: full initial support of 64bit aka AArch64 aka arm64 on late 2013’s iPhone and iPad thanks to a close collaboration with the libav team. Additionally, we added enhanced support for a broader set of UPnP servers, notably Twonky 7, Serviio 1.4 and XMBC 12, and resolved an inconvenient memory management issue in the underlying upnp library, which lead to the weird behavior that from a full folder only a single file would actually be played over and over again. ...

February 6, 2014
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VLC for iOS, version 2.2

Today, we published version 2.2 of VLC for iOS on the App Store. It features a re-designed interface for iOS 7, which we demonstrated in early November last year. Since then, we took the time for further improvements, polishing and most importantly adding features in addition a plain restyling. Notably, we added the following: Google Drive integration and Dropbox streaming, New multitouch gestures, Improved library for TV Shows and Audio, Better UPnP integration, with downloading support, A startup tutorial, New streaming formats and protocols supported, Rewritten WiFi upload, Improved privacy when using Passcode Lock ...

January 20, 2014

VLC 2.1

Today, we published VLC media player 2.1.1 for all major desktop operating systems. If you used VLC for Android or for iOS in the last couple of months, you already got in touch with VLC’s 2.1 code base. VLC media player 2.1 was initially published on September 26. However, we didn’t enable VLC’s internal updater since then. Why? We spent extra time on polishing the release, added support for the upcoming major video codec HEVC aka H.265 in MKV and MP4 containers as well as raw files, and lastly improved compatibility with both OS X 10.6 and 10.9. ...

November 14, 2013
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VLC for iOS 7, preview

Over the last weeks, I worked closely with Damien Erambert on VLC’s user interface on iOS, rethinking it for iOS 7. I would like to share a small preview today with further iterations pending. Version 2.2 of VLC for iOS will also include various new features and refinements. More on that, at a later point. Any feedback and remarks are strongly welcome.

November 4, 2013

VLC for iOS, version 2.1

About 8 weeks passed since the initial re-release of VLC for iOS based upon its entirely re-written code base. Its success outperformed our expectations with more than 2.5 million downloads during the first week. Wow! For the first major update, we listed carefully to the feedback received on the App Stores and through others channels. It adds the following features and improvements: Improved overall stability Newly implemented menu and application flow Added support for subtitles in non-western languages Improved Subtitles support with options to choose font, size, and color Add basic UPNP discovery and streaming for HTTP servers Add FTP server discovery, streaming and downloading Add Bonjour announcements for the WiFi Uploader’s website Add playback of audio-only media Improved VoiceOver and accessibility support Added Deinterlace option (off by default) Device no longer goes to sleep during media downloads Improved video output on external screens Improved Passcode Lock behavior Minor usability improvements New translations to Bosnian, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Marathi, Portuguese, Slovenian Additionally, we took the time finish a complete walkthrough of the app to discover what’s actually included and to answer most questions. ...

September 6, 2013