VLC for Android is a kids app from Videolabs that you can download for Android right here on APKzo as a free, ready-to-install APK.
The build on this page is version VARY, it has already passed 100,000,000+ installs worldwide and users rate it 4.1 out of 5, so you know exactly what you're getting before you tap download.
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 the port of VLC media player to the Androidâ„¢ platform. VLC for Android can play any video and audio files, as well as network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.
VLC for Android is a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.
VLC is intended for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app-purchases, no spying and is developed by passionate volunteers. All the source code is available for free.
Features
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VLC for Androidâ„¢ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC. It also support disk shares.
All formats are supported, including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC. All codecs are included with no separate downloads. It supports subtitles, Teletext and Closed Captions.
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, brightness and seeking.
It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.
Permissions
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VLC for Android needs access to those categories:
• "Photos/Media/Files" to read your all media files :)
• "Storage" to read your all media files on SD cards :)
• "Other" to check network connections, change the volume, set the ringtone, run on Android TV and display the popup view, see below for details.
Permission Details :
• It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it.
• It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files and store subtitles.
• It needs "full network access", to open network and internet streams.
• It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping when watching a video.
• It needs "change your audio settings", in order to change audio volume.
• It needs "modify system settings", in order to allow you to change your audio ringtone.
• It needs "view network connections" in order to monitor whether device is connected or not.
• It needs "draw over other apps" to start the custom picture-in-picture widget.
• It needs "control vibration" to give feedback on the controls.
• It needs "run at startup" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen, only used on Android TV devices.
• It needs "microphone" to provide voice search on Android TV devices, only asked on Android TV devices.
Download the APK
Tap the install button on this page to download the latest VLC for Android APK to your Android device.
Allow unknown sources
Open Settings → Apps → Special access → Install unknown apps, then enable your browser or file manager so it can install the APK.
Open the downloaded file
Pull down your notification shade and tap the finished download, or find the file in your Downloads folder and tap it.
Install and launch
Tap Install, wait a few seconds, then press Open to start using VLC for Android. That's it — no account or Play Store needed.
Yes. VLC for Android is free to download and install as an APK from APKzo — there's no fee, subscription or sign-up to get the file.
Download the APK from this page, enable installs from unknown sources for your browser in Android settings, then open the downloaded file and tap Install. The full step-by-step guide is above.
We host the original, unmodified APK — it isn't repacked or bundled with extra software. As with any sideloaded app, only install on a device you trust and keep Play Protect enabled.
The current build on this page is version VARY. APKzo refreshes the file whenever the developer ships a new release.
VLC for Android is developed by Videolabs. APKzo only mirrors the APK so you can install it conveniently on Android.
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