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VLC media player App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Cant even transfer videosNot sure if it’s just my phone or if it is the app. Regardless, on my iPhone 11 I’m unable to transfer videos from my windows laptop to my Apple phone using its wireless feature. Videos will not show up on phone at all..Version: 3.4.9
✓ Car play problemWhile playing song on car play some songs works properly but after some time if i try to play any song there no volume even if i change song some problem repeats ,while using it on apple device.Version: 3.4.2
✓ Screen Mirroring not working after today updateScree mirroring is not working now to the TV after update. Used to be working until yesterday ..Version: 3.4.0
✓ Why... Oh why!With the latest update, I have lost the ability to delete video files from the app. I now have to delete the app completely to remove all media files and then reinstall and reload media if I want to remove something. Thumbnails also don't show up anymore :( Pleas fix this!.Version: 2.2.0
✓ Let us disable audio compressor!Horrible audio compression applied with terrible threshold, attack and release settings. No option to change or disable. If devs see this, please allow us to disable this. I get it might work for movies but your compression settings are destroying my music..Version: 3.3.4
✓ It just gets worseAmongst everything else that is excruciatingly impossible about this application, the new update features a change to the subtitles/language listings – they are now white type on a white background, in other words, completely unreadable. Oh, and the button which used to close the playing window now simply minimises it. So how do you close it? Answer – you can’t. You have to either choose another video or exit the entire application. I mean, of course – why not make one of the most simple functions more complex, for no reason? How would we know that we had an update if totally decent functions weren’t ruined, to absolutely no perceptible benefit?.Version: 3.4.0
✓ New UI is horribleText size is inconsistent, there is occasional stuttering while scrolling, and playback buttons are weirdly placed. I’m using the 13 Mini..Version: 3.4.0
✓ Time and dateTime + date and battery percentage be now showing in full screen mode when it never used to, also cannot delete videos and files as easily as able to you were before the last update.Version: 3.4.5
✓ Buggy mess, not user friendlyListen, I just want to use this to play audio files. Adding songs to the app is really easy (you can just put it in the VLC folder), and I give this app props for that, but unfortunately, the app doesn’t function once it’s actually running. For some reason, it is incapable of playing audio files correctly. Audio is always incredibly sharp, typically around a half step above where it should actually be, though sometimes even more. For those who don’t know what that means, essentially the app is playing higher sounds than it’s supposed to and it’s really annoying. Other than that, certain audio files will make really loud snapping noises occasionally while playing. Again, this is unacceptable for a music player. Lastly, I’ve had a lot of difficulties with the UI. Controlling volume and brightness by sliding on the right and left sides of the screen makes it REALLY easy to accidentally adjust the volume or change the brightness. This means you could be listening to something and accidentally set the volume to max, killing your eardrums. It’s really upsetting how unusable this app is. If these issues get fixed, I will promptly adjust my review, as this app has tons of potential..Version: 3.3.7
✓ New update issueWon’t play MKV files anymore or a few others. What happened with this update? I’ve been able to play these on my iPhone for years..Version: 3.4.0
✓ Newest VLC hates m4asIt gets hung-up on them and wont play them. The older one played flawlessly. Running iPhone SE 2023 iOS 16.5.Version: 3.4.3
✓ Let me close a video, don’t minimise it!Infuriating change. An updates applied that now i cannot just close a video, i have to pause it, then i can close the video. As ui experiences go adding extra steps to do stuff is annoying. Either stop the video when i hit the ‘x’ like we used to, or allow me a preset to do it in settings. Why does this app make such asinine design changes?.Version: 3.4.0
✓ Ui a bit confusing sometimesIt’s a pretty good app. I just find some of it a little confusing. For instance, seeking with a finger swipe seems to be counterintuitive at least for me. I swipe in one particular direction and I end up going the opposite direction that I intend. I’m also getting used to not being able to close the video I am playing by swiping down like I am used to doing with any web player I have used. But that is just a little nitpicking on my part. At least I’m not accidentally closing a video that way! The seeking direction is just a little weird for me. I wish I could change that via an option. Aside from that, I’m having trouble getting sorting to work properly. I’m trying to sort by alphanumerics. It works pretty well with my files, which usually have the same “base name” followed by a number. Eg ABC1, ABC2 etc. my problem is that when I get to 10 that it places it between 1 and 2. I’m looking into different ways of labeling the files to get the behavior I want. But I’m sure someone else has run into this. Don’t get me wrong. I love the app. I just believe in submitting feedback that could be helpful. :-).Version: 3.3.12
✓ New updateNew update made my cloud home streaming not working. Also video scroll bar now at the bottom but would like option to move it back to top.Version: 3.3.0
✓ Missing ChromecastThe app until the last update was amazing. Main selling point was streaming from a nas box. The chromecast function disappears after closing the app. If you reinstall the app it appears but again is missing after restarting it. Real pity as it was just so comfortable to use it..Version: 3.3.1
✓ Folders?Good video player, but I don’t use it anymore because I cannot organise videos based on my folders in the files app. I don’t know why you can’t do this but it has put me off the app..Version: 3.3.12
✓ What happened to the VLC we loved?I use VLC on everything, and now with my switch to Linux on the desktop it seemed like a no brainer with the lack of iTunes and Apples very restrictive interaction in iOS I downloaded vlc player, took all my folders of music copied them on, found the work around to create m3u playlists because somehow vlc doesn’t respect folders as playlists and all seemed great but then comes time to use VLC player to actually play some music. Opening a playlist on shuffle it just repeats the same song over and over, forward and back dont work let along any chance of shuffle, and of course the app shows up in CarPlay but trying to open it there just crash’s the app. All default settings, tried searching online for others with these issues and simply vlc isn’t popular on iOS. I’ve donated a few times to VLC over the years and will continue for the project but the iOS release is very very disappointing..Version: 3.4.7
✓ Beware - VLC does not free up storage space when files are deletedOverall I like VLC on the iPad. It nicely organizes files and has a great interface for watching videos. But because it has one fatal flaw, I am deleting it for good and looking for another solution. When you delete video files in VLC from your iPad, it does not free up the storage space on it. Instead the files end up in “Other System Data” and I could find no way other than completely resetting my iPad to factory settings in order to recover this space. This is of course extremely inconvenient. I have observed this behaviour on different versions of iPads and with different versions of iPadOS, including the most recent iPadOS 16.x ,and I have not noticed similar behaviour with other iPad apps. This makes me conclude the problem is VLC and not iPadOS. I lost over half a terabyte of storage space on my iPad due to this app, so I am completely done with it. Whoever is in charge of this app should fix this problem once and for all..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Flac player with great UI, but still buggy after constant updatesApp gets constant updates for bug fixes, but often times previously fixed bugs just keep coming back. Sometimes new bugs appear as well. Bugs - shuffle sometimes still repeat to first selected song after about 5 songs. - flac files sometimes do not play when selected, even when it is shown to be playing (requires restart) - shuffle state doesn’t save after app is closed. sometimes works sometimes doesn’t - now when shuffle is selected, selecting the song you want to play just shuffles to another one. So you would have to turn off shuffle, select your song then hit shuffle again. Suggestions - add option to turn off changing album cover of selected song to an equalizer. - add option to sort songs numerically, where we can change the position of the songs - add more settings for customization - give users the ability to turn off a new feature or animation. e.g. new bump animation is added to a selected song, give us the option to turn that off Still, the dev has made a lot of quality UI changes and bug fixes which makes this one of the best looking audio players on ios..Version: 3.4.8
✓ Lacks a lot to be desiredYou play long audio. You pause and go do something else, you open VLC again later. Can’t just press play and start where you left off. You have to go find that specific audio you were playing in a terribly designed UI to continue were you left off. The grid layout for your files have just been updated to basically be useless after the latest major update. Now it’s 2 rows of files that can barely show the first word of every file name. If you turn on text scrolling to mitigate this crappy new design you will immediately start to feel sea sick as the whole screen starts to scroll at different rates depending on the length of the file name and you won’t be able to browse in a meaningful way to find something you are in the mood for. You would have to know exactly what you are looking for and then do a specific search for that file name. I downloaded VLC on iOS for FLAC playback and I have to probably pay 10 bucks or something for a proper solution. Apple doesn’t respect global standards and VLC is designed by random people’s whims..Version: 3.4.1
✓ Latest update makes things more difficultThe writing that comes up for disabling sound or subtitles is now white and I can hardly see it with my eyesight issues. I can also now no longer delete easily or bulk delete multiple different movies/shows at once.Version: 3.4.0
✓ Still has bugs and needs Picture in PictureAlthough the app has been my go to for years it still has issues plaguing it from the redesign. Under the network tab when downloading from a media server there are issues regarding the reliability of videos downloading as well as some files become hidden after downloading. First issue is that when pressing the download button for multiple videos in a row some of the videos are not queued properly for download and are skipped over leading to them not appearing within the VLC library. Another bug is that some files are hidden. Even upon a rescan on the library they do not appear. However, removing them from the VLC folder and then putting it back in using apples files app will lead to the file being visible within the app. When downloading a file for a second time from a media server/NAS and the file did not appear the first time the app will produce a second file ending in an underscore and then a subsequent number (e.g. Captain America_1). Finally, in terms of features it would be nice to have Picture in Picture video so that users can multitask..Version: 3.3.7
✓ VLC, how..?I can’t believe how poorly this function for what it is. VLC can’t even play, or skip forward/back or even open local content RELIABLY… This might be the only time I ever write “this is giving open source a bad name” Is the full repo available? I might have to take a look and do PRs just to satisfy my own needs..Version: 3.4.7
✓ Black screen going to next videoWhen playing files from a playlist over network, pressing “next” or automatically moving to the next item keeps the screen black until you close the player and open the file again. Stay away from this update if you can, this breaks watching more than 1. Video at a time..Version: 3.4.0
✓ Subtitles absentWhen running the App and requesting subtitles, the app only searches in OpenSubtitles.org. It should, also, give the option to search locally for the .srt file.Version: 3.4.6
✓ Broken by updatesThis is the worst version of VLC for iPhone yet. Can not download files from my Seagate NAS over FTP, they keep failing. And when I use another app to FTP remotely and download video files while out and about, they don’t show up in the videos tab, they only show in downloads under network? Something is not right with the app, the updates have introduced bugs that need resolving quickly. Or people will have to use an alternative player on their iPhones..Version: 3.3.7
✓ PIP doesn't work once iPhone.Read title..Version: 3.4.6
✓ Can’t see the chrome cast optionI have been a big fan of vlc and i really enjoyed using the app. But now i really want to cast the movie to my smart tv can’t find in the top right hand side corner where it supposed to be. Can any one help..Version: 3.3.7
✓ Didn’t realize VLC on iOS would be so badUpdate I like VLC on desktops, was hoping for iOS too. Still, after updates, VLC can’t do the basic thing it’s for, play media files reliably. It often gets into some situation, after working for a while, where it shows it’s playing in all ways, yet there is no audio at all. A force quit and starting again and it works. This app is so unreliable buggy. Clearly this is a Beta test in the wild. I commend those working on this category of app. Has many features and abilities. Alas, as others have said, it’s buggy! Audio isn’t playing but says it is. Stops looping as requested. Forgets it’s last usage settings. This after a shot bit of audio only playback with one play list. Ho hum..Version: 3.4.6
✓ Love this program but PLEASE undo the last audio update. It has ruined the appReally love VLC. Having an issue with the last update. Audio playback gives constant “Audio playback failed” messages after nearly every song/track unless I have the app open and don’t lock the screen. It didn’t do this before. Makes it pretty frustrating listening to music or audiobooks.Version: 3.4.7
✓ Playback speed is inconsistentThe speed of playback can be very inconsistent. This is particularly noticeable with Opus encoded files, however can also affect, to a lesser degree, other formats such as MP3..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Awesome but buggyThis app is everything a player need. I can simply transfer videos through wifi. But that take a while. Problem is that the app collapse too often. It doesn't support all codec. Also doesn't handle HD vids very well. If these problems are fix, you should pay for this app..Version: 2.5.1
✓ Annoyingly buggyFOURTH time coming in to update my review on this app. The app has had some nice changes, especially with its encoding where FLACC tracks would skip beats but every so often, the app will bug out and close. I STRONGLY think it’s related to the new UX where you see the bars playing over the current music. Also, sometimes if you press rewind twice on a track, the app takes that as you wanting to go to the last music and will remove the replay on one track. Also, the app’s touch sensitivity is strange when scrolling through your tracks, where you accidentally select the music instead of scrolling. I understand what the devs were going for, but it’s a nuisance more than a quality of life change. It’s so close to being perfect but it’s just not there yet. Raised the review from 1 star to 3. EDIT: Not sure if the developers know this, but the volume for the app is low! I tested this using 2 music playing apps. Both of those apps play music normally at max volume, but playing music on VLC at max volume, the music is actually played lower in volume and isn’t matching the systems max volume.Version: 3.4.9
✓ Skips tracks, randomly stops playback, at least I don’t have to use the horror which is Apple MusicI use VLC mainly as a music library, and up until a few months ago, it served that purpose fantastically. However, I’ve recently had several issues with playback. While trying to listen to a playlist, the app will frequently randomly stop playing music after 1-5 tracks, requiring me to either enter the app to reselect the desired music or reboot the application entirely, as this occasionally is in conjunction with the whole thing becoming unresponsive. This is frustrating, especially as I tend to use it most at work when my hands are occupied. Additionally, trying to listen to an album in order — if I can get the app to register that I’ve toggled the shuffle function off, which it occasionally doesn’t, despite displaying as such — is an exercise in futility, as for some unknown reason, the app starts skipping every other song. I’m trying to listen to musicals. Needless to say, this dysfunction is not ideal. Again, this is not a problem I had before fall 2023, and I suspect an update of said time period is to blame; would be nice if Apple (my detested) let users revert to previous app states so I could investigate this more thoroughly. It should also be noted that I am using an iPhone 6..Version: 3.4.9
✓ No Chromecast button?This is incredibly frustrating. You say in every update that you’ve added chrome cast support but where is it? I don’t see a cast button anywhere all there is the standard airplay button. This is so bad..Version: 3.1.6
✓ 3.3.1 not opening on iPhone 13 pro max iOS 15.4Latest version’s passcode login screen has no keypad on it, just a black screen with the text “enter a passcode” and nothing else. Dev responded “Try to kill the and then open it again.” I had already tried quitting and rebooting the app, and also power-cycling the iPhone, both no good. In the end I deleted the app completely and reinstalled from the App Store. This fixed the login problem, but unfortunately deleted all the movies I had saved in VLC. If you have this same problem, make sure you have a backup of your movies first..Version: 3.3.2
✓ Some downloaded tracks do not get movedHi, Some downloaded tracks do not move into vlc app. I have to manually select a music file from the Files app of iOS and then the track opens automatically in VLC but it is not permanently moved into it.Version: 3.3.7
✓ Used to be great, now uselessUsed to work okay though always been glitchy as hell . But latest version the wifi sharing option is perpetually greyed out despite full wifi connection being available. So now it’s not even usable. And finding support is next to impossible.Version: 3.3.12
✓ Good app but can’t cast anymore?I seem to only be able to cast to a Chromecast upon the first download of the app but after that it no longer works. Same behaviour on iPad and iPhone..Version: 3.3.4
✓ So close!Love VLC for iOS. The recent addition of Casting has been extremely welcome and is now my primary use of the app. How ever the casting has constant crashing and skipping doesn’t seem to work consistently. Excited for future updates, loving this new feature..Version: 3.2.6
✓ Adding songs to playlist is brokenWhen selecting a song none of the bottom bar menu works when tapping them. I can’t add them to a playlist, rename them, or share them. When tapping the button is greys out but registers the tap but nothing happens. Please fix this bug.Version: 3.3.6
✓ Trying to play VOB files on my ServerSomeone else said easy setup.. It asks for domain name etc in format I done understand, user and password to WD MyCloud fails but some how the sound is playing from when I earlier tried to play the video, then it failed as usual so I downloaded VLC , which I have on my PC.. But I just want to open the VOB file and be asked to open in VLC and play But it won’t.. It is still playing the sound on my iPad, latest iOS … but no vision or indication of what is playing the sound from the VOB file…..Version: 3.4.8
✓ Been great til *today* 30 March ‘22VLC has always been my go to player for all codecs etc. Small. Reliable. Easy to use. Updated on my iPad today ( 30 March 2022) and now every file plays with massive green & purple colour tones). This is a serious bug in the software that affects mkv, mp4 etc. It isn’t my files or hardware but a seriously bad release….Version: 3.3.1
✓ Casting problemGood app to cast to chromcast but I have several chromcast tvs and the app doesn’t let me choose or have an option on what device I can cast to..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Skip forward or backIs it just me or is there no option of skipping 10 seconds-30 seconds forward or back? A voice recording that goes for 4+ hours is impossible to “scrub” forward or back with any precision using your finger on an iPhone. Maybe it’s just me???.Version: 3.3.10
✓ Latest upgrade a step backwards 🙁Update: Thank you for your response and for the latest upgrade which seems to have solved the second problem I identified where it wasn’t possible to scroll backwards through tracks in a playlist when in repeat mode. The first problem still remains though. There is no longer a way to set videos to repeat - either in the video tab or the playlist tab. If I make a playlist that includes both an audio file and a video file then I am able to select a repeat option. But when there are video files only, there is no option to set the file(s) to repeat. Prior to the latest update it was possible to set video playback to repeat a file. This option seems to have disappeared with the new version. Please bring this feature back. Also, since the update when the repeat option is set for a group of audio files, it is no longer possible to scroll backwards through the list of tracks to an earlier track, only forwards to a future track. This is very frustrating. Prior to the latest update I would have rated this app 5 stars. Now I am unable to use it for some of the functions it was previously very useful for 🙁.Version: 3.3.3
✓ All these updates and still no PiPSuch a basic feature. Make it happen!.Version: 3.4.0
✓ Latest update is terrible5 column grid changes to a 3 column grid when you go into edit mode to delete videos. This means videos reflow so you need to look for the video again to delete it. Also not sure why edit mode uses an icon that’s typically used for compose. The previous word button “Edit” made sense and the word button “About” is already used on the Settings screen. Video thumbnails also don’t change to the still-frame that you were last watching. Don’t understand these changes at all. Was working fine previously. The new Settings screen is nice and clean though and nice addition of automatic dark mode..Version: 3.2.2
✓ They ruined audio playbackAudio playback UI is ruined in this version. There no longer is double-tap anywhere on screen to fast forward/rewind, instead I have to use the dedicated buttons which means slower use speed. Also the entire app lags now, whereas before it didn’t. If I tap the skip buttons too fast, it lags and then crashes the app. Terrible update for listening to podcasts. Update: it’s been a week and I can no longer continue fighting with my sound files. Seeking is ruined, the seek bar lags badly and is unresponsive when trying to find my previous position in the podcast (the app no longer resumes same position on audio files). The ff/rw buttons are equally unresponsive and laggy, whereas before the update they were quick and immediately responsive. This is the 3rd of updates that made the UI worse and worsened performance. I have no choice but to leave VLC and find another app. iPhone 12 Pro iOS 16.1.1.Version: 3.4.3
✓ Hard to transfer filesNo necessarily VLC fault, but getting files downloaded onto iPhone quite difficult. Over WiFi only about half the files download when accessing through web page. Unable to transfer using iTunes. Would be nice if there was a way to download from a network share or to download from Cloud instead of just playing from network..Version: 3.2.13
✓ Playback speedWith the new update unable to change playback speed!.Version: 3.3.5
✓ Great player; incredibly buggyIt really is a great app but it’s absolutely infuriating to use due to it being plagued by a multitude of constant issues. Sometimes playback just has no audio even when the same file would playback fine a few hours ago, sometimes playback fails to start if the device is locked and sometimes using the search feature instantly crashes the app. Really do like the app but it’s just constantly broken..Version: 3.4.2
✓ Why??Latest update has completely changed and messed up the interface. Deleting an item takes you to the “More Options” ? It seems more like a downgrade sadly..Version: 3.4.0
✓ Sound quality awfulI downloaded this will great anticipation but after trying a number of avi files that play perfectly on VLC on my Mac I found the sound quality awful. It was really broken and tinny, you could not understand speech, and this was the same through the speaker or headphones. Really, really disappointed..Version: 2.0.1
✓ SMB failureUpdated last week and can longer access Media content from network devices. Have checked firewall etc no issues. I have now had to start using another app. Also issues playing MKV files on windows 10/11 and player crashing on Windows 10 since updates August now and still unable to access network share smb. No response from your tech team.Version: 3.4.7
✓ Was great now a buggy messI have been using this got around a year and while it worked great back then now it’s a problem. Tap the app 10 times and it quits and resets. Listen to tracks and the app quits for no reason. I listen to my DJ sets on this but now it’s stopped playing them and quits to reset meaning you can’t listen from where it quits. Also the artwork features buggy and doesn’t recognise artwork or just repeats other album artwork instead. It started quitting randomly after an update to iOS a year ago and it’s gotten worse now with more subsequent iOS updates. I don’t think this app gets updated anymore to iron the kinks out caused by iOS updates. It’s a really a shame cos it worked great once now you get frustrating bugs and random quits and ten taps = quit app. I am going to have to look for another free player to use now. Update recently fixed some bugs but the app still quits and reset during playback. Frustrating..Version: 3.3.7
✓ Latest version introduced bugs and usability issuesLatest version 3.4.0 (released this week) has introduced new issues. 1. When watching a video playlist (on NAS Network drive), when skipping to the next (video) track, VLC will only play the audio track not video track. 2. In order to fix this, need to close the video, and reopen the video. (Pressing the X button on the top left) 3. However pressing X now, will only minimise the video. The previously available “down” (minimise) button has been removed. Need to long press the X button to close the video, and reopen the next video. 4. Please bring back the Minimise button of video. Pressing X should close the video, and Minimise should be seperate functions. Thank you for an otherwise excellent product..Version: 3.4.0
✓ Latest update bugLast 2 updates messed up the music player. Songs in shuffle mode are going on loop or repeating the same song again and again. Sometimes nothing gets played had to close and reopen every single time..Version: 3.4.5
✓ Stuttering using flax filesA decent app and lets me import and play flac files which I use to rip all my CDs to a server that Apple Music still stubbornly refuses to recognise. However, recently noticed small stutters / skips in the same place on some songs that I don’t remember previously being there using this app. These still play fine through other apps / software so clearly the app rather than the files. Is there a fix for this?.Version: 3.3.12
✓ Missing basic featuresI can’t seem to find any way to organise my files in alphabetical order, nor can I view them in list format without stretched images as thumbnails. You can’t set the player to stop after playing one video so you have to actively tap and then press done to stop the player. Really, you just import them and play them, you can’t do much else. The player itself is fine, but these are really basic features I figured would be added in all media players. Pretty disappointing..Version: 3.0.3
✓ Now working with Chromecast again!Great to see the devs have fixed this in the recent v.3.1.8. Thank you. However the app doesn’t seem to run nicely in the background. If I open another app, VLC stutters and grinds to a halt. Am I asking to much.?.Version: 3.1.8
✓ Caution!First I really appreciate the team of people that made and published VLC for free. Extremely generous and kind! However, the media file organization is offensively bad. It's just so bad, what were you thinking? In the Files app I have my media organized into folders. VLC ignores all that, and gives me two inferior options instead: all files dumped together, or VLC's own auto grouping feature which is awful and seems to work on matching the first five characters of the filename. Is it really so hard to present the files in the same folder structure that is shown in the Files app? Well it wouldn't be in the spirit of free software if it didn't have some glaring usability issue. Other than that pretty serious issue, VLC plays a wide variety of formats, seems to sync up audio and video correctly, lets me choose audio and subtitle tracks, displays subtitles well, and doesn't cause my iPhone to overheat. So great job there! If you make the media browser not bad I will pay money for this app..Version: 3.3.7
✓ Appears to be going backwardsBeen such a fan of VLC but since the latest IOS updates then casting no longer works. Chromecast is either blank or a meaningless error from local or network sources..Version: 3.4.9
✓ Convenient Audio Player With BugsThe app has been very useful for me, as someone who listens to a lot of indie music. However, the audio playback seems to have a persisting bug where it will randomly speed up or slow down. It’s not necessarily a detrimental issue, but it does definitely hinder the listening experience a decent amount. Not sure if there’s something I need to fix on my end or if it’s just the app itself. I have a hard time imagining it’s on my end though, as these songs work fine on everything else I have them on. Hope it gets fixed/there is a fix I can do..Version: 3.3.10
✓ CarPlay integrationThanks for bringing VLC to CarPlay. Unfortunately it does not show the individual songs in an album or playlist and also does not allow moving forward to a new song..Version: 3.4.3
✓ Broke A Couple Months AgoI used this app for a long time to view webm files that I couldn’t view normally on my iPhone. Now that iPhone browsers can play webm files, I use this as an archive tool so that I have videos that I love. However: a video I tried to play in the app has made it so I can no longer open the app. If I try to open the app, (after unlocking) it immediately crashes. I loved this app and that if I wanted to I could listen to FLAC’s and archive media. I don’t want to delete the app because I’m worried I’ll lose the media I’ve accumulated. I feel like a possible solution would be to have a setting available in the settings app that can be enabled that only lists the media added to the app. Then from the app, being able to delete files from the name. I’ve posted a similar review before and I do not enjoy leaving a negative review on an app that I like, but I don’t know how to contact the developers otherwise..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Keeps crashingIt was a good media player until recently, too many bugs now and won’t even open..Version: 3.3.9
✓ LoopingAfter the update , for me my audio just loops one thing over and over I’ve looked at my settings, I’ve restarted and it’s the same thing….super weird and annoying.Version: 3.4.4
✓ Has broken FTP downloads - directories are now showing as filesYou can’t descend into directories, they’re seen as files by the client - c’mon Dev - you can do better than this. Response: The FTP server is a standard server (betaftp). Both VLC and betaftp had worked fine together for years. Seems like a broken change to me if it can’t work with a vanilla FTP server. Never seen an FTP client that can’t differentiate files/dirs… Any chance of a fix? Used to rate VLC - but this smacks of poor testing.Version: 3.3.9
✓ Great app but chromecast bug still not fixedI have enjoyed VLC for a long time, and would rate it five stars but several months ago the chromecast icon started to disappear. If I delete the app and reinstall, the icon will be back one time, and then it’s gone again. I wrote to the developers and they replied that they had just discovered the bug and were working on it. That was several months ago and several revisions have come out since, but the bug is still there. I’m using it with iOS on several devices. I don’t know if the bug is also on other platforms..Version: 3.3.10
✓ BuggyAlbum is initially sorted wrong. When I hit play, it automatically sports itself into the proper order. But the play list has already been set with the incorrect initial order. When playing a song, the first few milliseconds are cut off sometimes. When hitting pause sometimes it continues playing for a few hundred milliseconds before pausing. When editing playlists, things are getting randomly selected for no reason and half the time can’t get unselected. Can’t search for folder name. Sometimes albums are in named folders but don’t have the right meta data. Folder name displays but can’t be searched for. Conversely, many individual files that are in one folder but have meta data from different artists are all split up into dozens of icons with just a single sing in them, causing a bunch of scrolling for no reason. Folder icons are too big and annoying to scroll through. Too many various other interface usability issues to discuss..Version: 3.3.7
✓ Doesn’t WorkThis application is not even a work in progress. If you install and open the app it gives vague instructions for loading video content present on your machine into the App Library. (You have to do that because the app has no navigation capability to point it to your video file.) Guess what? The instructions refer to buttons and controls that don’t exist. If you do manage to get something into the app and want to make use of it good luck. It does not have a standard AirPlay interface. It might connect to your AirPlay display device but you will only get audio and no video. There is no troubleshooting info anyplace to fix, if that is even possible. If you use the app to play a video locally the controls are extremely difficult to make active during playback. You can poke and prod like a madman for hours and the app does not respond. No, this app is nothing but an immense headache..Version: 3.4.9
✓ Multiple bugs-short, random silence periods when playing music -can’t search song by name -occasionally hides random music.Version: 3.4.0
✓ Problems with MP3 playbackWhen playback of an MP3 starts, the beginning appears to go higher pitch before gradually going back to normal. As you could probably imagine, this is VERY annoying..Version: 3.3.7
✓ FrustratedI have a modest but growing CD collection, and I was overjoyed to find that VLC, which I've been using on windows for years, had a mobile version. I ripped all of my albums to FLAC files and dumped them on my phone. After spending a few minutes happily listening to music which I never expected to become portable for me, I realized that there was a noticeable stutter, almost like a scratched CD skipping, every few minutes on most tracks. Because it happened in the same place every time, I assumed that the files had been corrupted in the transfer (many of the CDs I ripped had been basically unused until the rip, so I ruled out the possibility of damaged CDs). Nope. I checked the files using VLC on my pc. Same exact timestamp on every song I tested had the same stutter. Ok, so the files hadn't ripped correctly. To double check, I opened a couple files in windows media player. No stutter. I googled the issue, and apparently it's a bug in the VLC software that's been around for more than FOUR MONTHS?? My files are totally fine, but my main player on both PC and now mobile can't play them correctly. I like the app, I like the UX, but I cannot recommend this app without the ability to correctly play such a common file type. Come on guys, this app is an easy 5 once this bug gets fixed..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Subtitles file issuePlease fix the the issue! For iOS and iPadOS, subtitles file cannot detect! Please fix it!.Version: 3.4.7
✓ The app is a good free style media player, but...There are aspects where it can do better. E.g. I'm using it for listening my collection of audio books in mp3 format. Or paying short exercise videos download from the Net. For playing audio, I have to have my display unlock to be able to play next mp3 file, otherwise I get Playback failed after one track finish. Do I have to unlock my iPhone to continue listening. I wish I can say from where it stop, but it can't even keep track what it has played already and what it didn't. I hope developers can fix it at some stage. Actually, I tried to contact developer support, report a bug, but the price of doing so is so hostile I gave it up (had to register there first, option was to use github, but once I provided github account it declined it saying I need gitlab account first. Still didn't give up, and attempted to register a new gitlab account, but then I was refused to continue as my gitlab account needs to be approved first) Guys, you can do much better than that? Can't you? It is quite demotivating user experience, that I would think several times next time I'd like to provide any feedback, bugreport it suggestion for enhancement..Version: 3.4.9
✓ Still a battery killerEven with the latest updates, watching a video overheats my iPhone and kills the battery life. Plus transfer of files from my NAS drive is still hit and miss on whether it will let you see the file to actually play it. It’s a shame as it’s really one of the best video players on iOS..Version: 3.3.6
✓ Audio IssueI’ve looked up my issue and apparently the audio not starting when you play somethIng on this app for the first second or so that the audio should be there (or after pausing it and then starting it back up) is supposed to be fixed in vlc 4.0, but since that version doesn’t seem to exist for iPad (even in another app, like a vlc beta app) I guess I need to find another player that can do both music and video properly? When this problem is fixed I’ll definitely come back to VLC as it’s the best player I've found by far. But I can't really overlook the audio (delay? I’m unsure what exactly to refer to it as.) issue anymore. I’ve appreciated this app for several years (both on my laptops and on my iPad) and am sad that this happened..Version: 3.3.12
✓ It’s ok..Glitches out here and there also am experiencing video crashes were it will completely freeze. Bit slow compared to its competitors..Version: 2.8.3
✓ Great, But…I don’t know how to explain this seemingly isolated-to-me incident, but dammit I’m going to try; so I have 200+ local files in the local VLC folder, and some tracks after I reached 200 just did not play. No audio at all. Couldn’t pause either. All songs chosen to be affected have Album covers. It’s not an issue with the file, I’m sure of it; It plays normally everywhere else. As far as I’m concerned, this is either 1. A song restriction (no album covers), and/or 2. A HARD 199 SONG LIMIT. Deal killer. I want to like this app, but I just can’t. Get this fixed, and then I can like this media player. Video player not affected..Version: 3.4.7
✓ Meh.I use VLC all the time on my PC, but U got this at ChatGPTs recommendation because it’s supposed to also work on my Apple Watch. It clearly does not. Furthermore, I put videos and music on the cloud so that I can play my own content without the internet, by way of uploading from the computer, and then downloading to my phone. Fair enough. But most of the time, I have to “open in” VLC twice. The first time doesn’t do anything, while if I open a music file in Flacbox, for example, it works every single time. It’s frustrating, and I’ll keep looking for something better until/unless these quirks are resolved..Version: 3.4.3
✓ BuggyWhen connected to HDMI, some videos work and some freeze and glitch out almost constantly to the point that it’s unusable. Also to get a video to play in HDMI I have to start the video before connecting it or the menu screen to be able to pause and otherwise control the video won’t come up and it’s basically unusable..Version: 3.4.5
✓ No FoldersGenerally I liked this video player, and I’ve always had a soft spot for that orange traffic cone ico. (ie I’ve used VLC on a number of different platforms). But VLC for iOS does let users create folders (which I like to do) so I’ve moved to Infuse (which at least allows one level of folders).Version: 3.3.10
✓ Used to love VLC playerVLC player is choppy when playing back H265 content or high bit rate H264. Even if I download from server to local inside of VLC, the playback is choppy with hardware decoding. Disabling hardware acceleration helps, but doesn’t fully eliminate choppiness, of course it will then eat through battery using software decoding though, so not useable. Another program I use on this same iPhone for streaming from DLNA media doesn’t have same choppiness issues, but it does use the built in iOS 17 video controls when playing videos instead of VLC’s custom player (which I really like aside from the choppiness). Unfortunately it’s gotten to the point that I may just have to switch over to another media player as hardware decoding has gotten worse over time with VLC..Version: 3.4.9
✓ BrokenPrevious version was briliant, 5 stars. Got the update through the app store and now its broken, is displaying previously deleted files with no way to remove them. How about removing this version until it is out of alpha testing.Version: 2.2.0
✓ New Update Favours Music Over VideoIf you use VLC for watching videos I suggest you use a different app, the latest update has completely ruined all of my efforts to organise my tv shows. I can no longer sort my videos nicely and all my folders have been thrown into disorganised and even empty playlists. The Music side however looks like someone rolled out the red carpet. Sad to see that video has been sidelined!.Version: 3.2.0
✓ In today’s edition of “this version is worse”Swipe to delete is gone. It’s now swipe to select. Lol. Every other app ever including old VLC does swipe to delete. Not VLC tho. Cool and innovative VLC takes your reliable and predictable work flow and disregards it all. Never know what to expect when you perform an action, and how you used to do something changes every update. So as VLC continues removing things, in this version they’ve removed the status bar. No more knowing what time it is in portrait mode. Thanks folks, I hate knowing what time it is. I love leaving the app. This continues VLC’s trend. Previous releases saw the removal of the “minimize” video option. You used to be able to basically minimize the playing video and access the rest of the app (turn on wifi server to load videos, etc.) without stopping the video. We also used to be able to swipe on the right hand side to control the volume. Now that’s gone. Is it a good app? Sure. But give them time. They’ll fix that, I’m sure..Version: 3.4.7
✓ Buggy UIFirst of all, I realize this is a free open source app, and I appreciate the efforts the developers are putting into this. However, this app is unique in that it is one of the very few (the only??) media player on the App Store. I use this app to view my home security cameras from my phone, when I’m out traveling . This app can be infuriating to use at times unlike its desktop PC counterparts. Very frustrating interface doesn’t give you any feedback or details about why the stream is not playing and just showing a black screen. Does not handle certain RTSP streams and file formats just sits there with a black screen instead of telling you what’s going on..Version: 3.4.0
✓ Infuriating crashesConstantly crashes then media disappears, which, while listening to a long audio file, is really infuriating as I have to try to remember where it was playing from. I have to screenshot the progress bar constantly so I can remember where to pick it up. The 60 second jump forward and back is also too long..Version: 3.3.12
✓ WAS brilliantUsed to cast to Google mini from my iPad, no problem. Now, no matter what method I use, it acknowledges which speaker I’m sending it to but no sound at all. Tried direct playing, local files, adding to a playlist. Casts to tv every time. Just none of the Google speakers, have you upset them over there? ;-).Version: 3.3.12
✓ Like app but looses placeI liked this app as it used to remember its place in multiple audio files but since the last update this seems to no longer be working..Version: 3.4.9
✓ Video does not span entire screenVersion 3.4.5 no longer spans video across entire TV screen when connected with wired airplay (hdmi directly into iPad). I tried reporting as a bug but it requires creating an account..Version: 3.4.5
✓ Terrible updateThought I would update to see if there are new feature or bug fixes but the exact opposite transpired. New bugs were introduced and I have corrupted/unreadable files now that don't function here but they work on other platforms. I'm just mad shuffle is only 7 items then it loops..Version: 3.4.6
✓ Great when it worksI use the app to play downloaded mp3 podcasts, and the interface is very user friendly. The equalizer options are also great. However, the app crashes frequently and does not “save” the time the podcast was at. Given that some of the episodes may be 4+ hours long, trying to find the time the episode left off is difficult. Furthermore, if the player is paused, the app will crash resulting in the same issue described above. Additionally, the skip buttons are in 60 second increments, so shorter/customizable options would be great. I use VLC on desktop, and the app works flawlessly - for mobile there are a few areas that could be a bit better!.Version: 3.3.7
✓ DisappointingWorst version…tiny button for pause and play, can’t just tap the screen. Useless for subtitles can only download and play subtitles from one lousy website. Saves everything you play in its own library hogging space. I love VLC player everywhere except the iPad version which is pants.Version: 3.3.7
✓ Lots of crashes. open network stream dialogue broken15Dec2022: Yesterday's update broke local file Radio streams playlists. These can no longer be loaded by VLC. Don't waste your time with live streams or Audio only on VLC. Lots of formatting errors in the app. ios 15.7.1 iphone SE 1st gen. I have stopped using VLC because of the last update..Version: 3.3.11
✓ Bring back Pop-Up PlayerThe latest version does not continue to play the video from where it was paused after closing the app. This player used to have a pop-up back ground playing where you can browse the web and also watch video at the same time this feature is gone..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Latest updateNeeds: Option to forward video 30sec not 10. Larger buttons (play forward rewind) Put sleep timer back to main screen. Subtitles keep coming back on after disabling them??.Version: 3.3.3
✓ Broken after updateVideo no longer play on external monitor with iPad Pro and randomly crash when watching HDR video on the iPad screen..Version: 3.4.0
✓ New update problemWhenever I go to search for specific songs it crashes when I type, please fix!!!.Version: 3.4.0
✓ Air playing only audio but not videoI am air playing video from my phone to samsung tv but it is only air playing audio but not video on tv..Version: 3.4.4
✓ Step backwardsNew build is a step backwards. Videos doesn’t automatically sort into folders. When you add videos to a playlist they are in some random illogical order. Please fix..Version: 3.2.0
✓ New versionI have been using this app since a long time on iPhone 7 It was so good and now it’s broken The track voice/ sound/ is breaking. It very frustrating, I am using iPhone 13. Could you please fix this issue.Version: 3.4.0
✓ I appreciate the developers effortsBut this is all pretty clunky. Wireless transfers can be sketchy and veeeeery slow, despite having a blazing fast router, and there are odd design decisions at work (no auto-resume on start up, no chapter progress for audiobooks and chapters) - all seemingly simple yet unfortunately missing..Version: 3.2.6
✓ Lost all my contentSuccessfully transferred data from 12ProMax to 14Pro Max running iOS 17.0.0 and used it all for a day then 17.0.1 came out and it deleted ALL MY MUSIC AND VIDEOS! This should not have been able to happen. Very distraught and unsure of I will ever get back my original music and videos we were storing in VLC . Can't see continuing to use it much longer :(.Version: 3.4.9
✓ No PipIt’s very annoying that it doesn’t seem to have a Picture in Picture mode.Version: 3.3.7
✓ Videos Not Deleting, Being Stored as System FilesFor some reason my videos were still taking up space even after being deleted from the app. And it was showing up in my iPhones System Data taking up the entirety of my space because I had a lot of stuff in the app. Had to do a full restore and thankfully had enough space on my computer for a basic backup to get my space back and all my other stuff. Will not being using it again till I hear of a fix or otherwise. The app used to work fine, I have no idea what has happened to it but I may need to restore my iPad as well because I had some files there too from a while back that may still be lingering on it’s already limited storage..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Latest releaseThe latest release of VLC no longer allows resuming playback where you left off watching a video. Tried to report this but their reporting system is so complicated and convoluted it’s impossible. They must make changes to make it easier for people to be able to report issues. I suggest you wait until a newer version comes out..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Fantastic with Few Flaws (listed)1. Can't sort music properly - Please, like every decent music library organisation add a function to sort albums by Artist (Album Artist) and discount/filter function words like "The" and "A" and special characters for ordering albums and artists 2. Only list view for music - Gallery view would be ideal, 2 or 3 columns album art view would go a long way, list view is silly for music files 3. Sorting albums with and viewing Track Number - Why isn't this there already it's a basic feature for any music player Please, fix/add these features as these are basic requirements. VLC is amazing on all platforms and it's the only way to get local music from a Linux OS onto iOS..Version: 3.2.13
✓ Was working perfectlyLatest update messed everything up. Cannot shuffle. Stops playing after some point. Wont save my shuffle and repeat all choices. Shuffles a couple songs and loops them..Version: 3.4.3
✓ Plays most files but a few issues for meGenerally like this app plays all of my media files, it one thing that is driving me but is I can’t close the app while a file is downloading to my phone or it fails plus there is not eta shown anymore either. To the developer how do I download files in the background as I noticed VLC is missing form the background app refresh list?.Version: 3.3.7
✓ No longer airplayingAudio is casting successfully while trying to use airplay, but not video as of the recent update. Additionally, for casting on the chromecast, why are subtitles still not supported? Looking forward to having these issues resolved.Version: 3.4.0
✓ StoppingWith the playlist playing a list, it gets through a bunch if songs, then certain songs it won’t start playing the next song. I put m4a files in there..Version: 3.2.11
✓ Crash IssueCrashes when searching in songs tab.Version: 3.4.0
✓ Can’t find the option to set a clip to play on repeatTitle says it all, latest update either removed it, or just made it really hard to find..Version: 3.3.1
✓ Generally does what I need it do but Carplay brokenPlaying local videos and music stored on the iPhone works as expected. Video functionality works better than the apple tv app. The only issue I'm getting is VLC doesn't seem to work on Carplay. When I access the app via Carplay, the app doesn't load, crashes and then returns me to the Carplay home screen. The only way I can get music to play via VLC and Carplay is by accessing VLC via my phone, select music to play, and then it works via the 'Now Playing' section of the home screen of Carplay. As soon as I select the VLC app on Carplay, it crashes and the music stops playing..Version: 3.4.9
✓ Latest update crashes appEvery time I try and connect to the network my app crashes. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling same thing happens. iOS is apparently fine. Lodging a bug report seems way too complicated. Really sad cause it was my most used app..Version: 3.3.4
✓ Updated by accident and I regret it so much.Shuffle option is broken as it sometimes just creates a loop between certain media. Getting rid of the variable jump distance option when it comes to fast forwarding was just stupid. I barely use the app anymore because of the changes..Version: 3.4.7
✓ Most recent updateRecent update has broken resume playback of videos if the app is closed. Playback will resume if video is closed and reopened right away, but if app is closed and reopened all loss of progress in videos will be forgotten..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Will rate higher if someone can helpPros: I just wanted an app that loops my music, and I loved that it has that option and also has the sleep timer because that’s exactly what I was using this for. Problem: I fail to have any success with “login to cloud” or whatever it is where it says it can import files from a cloud server. I have some music files on icoud and all it does is act like I have to select individual files but when I do this it takes forever and acts as if downloading then fails. I tried to logon to google drive because I had some audio files there too, and it doesn’t even load a screen to login. I tried to share files to VLC from my cloud and it won’t allow me to save the files in VLC or even add them to a playlist; so I can only listen to one file at a time. Very annoying. If someone can help, I will gladly update this. For reference, using iOS on iPhone X.Version: 3.3.7
✓ Another nerdy appIt groups automatically all videos into playlists (which serves no purpose for me as I like to play all the videos in the background because of the music) but this dumb app cannot just play ALL the files, instead it stops after 4 files in the dumb playlist it itself created. Then of course there's no instructions or help files, so you are on your own scratching your head about what "playing files from a server" means. I have no servants, I am not Henry VIII, thank you. In short, another nerdy app created for ultraboring Windows rather than the Ipad. ----- update: buggy app, tracks stop playing or "play silently" for no reasons.Version: 3.3.10
✓ ChromecastThe latest version causes the cast button to randomly appear and disappear, this issue was not present in the previous version..Version: 3.3.6
✓ Regret updating the VLC Media Player appI loved the previous VLC Media Player and used it extensively on my iPad. After this recent update, I will be looking for something else. I can no longer use my iPad keyboard space bar to pause a video anywhere in the video. I often paused videos during the credits so I can see by the credits showing in the thumbnails which videos I’ve watched. That doesn’t work anymore. Also now when I load a bunch of videos that are named in alphabetical order and are loaded in that order, when I start the first one playing, after it’s done, the next one that plays may or may not be the next one in line. I’m not sure what this is app is doing but it has gone downhill in one update..Version: 3.3.6
✓ Cast option crashingHi VideoLAN I seem to be having trouble casting, It keeps crashing and randomly skipping. Otherwise great app, would like streaming from video servers so that they videos appear in your library?.Version: 3.2.6
✓ Avoid! Deleting videos does not work iOSThis is my favourite video player but deleting video files doesn’t actually delete them. Video files are also stored in the iOS Other System Data and are not being deleted - it will take up your entire storage! Please fix!.Version: 3.3.10
✓ No network wifi sharingPlease fix so i can transfer videos over my network.. iPhone 14 Pro Max.Version: 3.4.3
✓ Such a weird major updateI love VLC. I’ve used it on every computer I’ve owned for the past…10 years? I’ve sure there have been updates to the program, but it’s a great system and whatever updates there were, didn’t change the interface too much. So… what happened here? The new interface on the iPhone (and ipad) seems to be a total downgrade, with a lot of features I would often use hidden behind new menus. Okay, whatever, I can get used to that. Then the subtitle download button seems more difficult to access on the iPad, which is bizarre. Still, not gamebreaking. Two super annoying problems, which is why I’m rating this app so low after loving it so long- 1) now the app creates a dummy “put your media files here” in the folder, which you cannot delete- or rather, you can delete it, but the app will restore it on startup. I do not need to be reminded where my files go. Please stop reminding me, I’m not 80 years old. Secondly, the video filters, playback speed and sleep timer options on the iPhone just… don’t work? At all? I’ve tried restarting the app, restarting my phone, downloading the app again, no dice. I don’t often review app, but when I do, it’s because the developers released a worse version of a good app without proper testing. One last thing- I would’ve just submitted a bug report but there’s no option for that? Fair enough, here’s a negative review instead….Version: 3.3.5
✓ At least it is ad freePoints for being ad free but I’m having issues with music stuttering no matter what latency settings I use and I’m on a very good wifi signal strength. Seems like it got significantly worse just recently rendering the app useless for me, while it was tolerable before. I only use it for music so can’t comment on video..Version: 3.4.1
✓ When it works it is fantasticI used to have vlc as my default internet radio app, but I find it consistently crashes, which is so frustrating - and this is on multiple Apple devices (not sure about other devices), but the performance on pcs playing videos or audio seems to lack the radio issues 😃.Version: 3.3.6
✓ No PIP support?I thought they had it before. Will they ever have PIP support?.Version: 3.4.0
✓ UnacceptableRefuses to download my files, kicks me out the app. Thats with including the poor scrambled inaccessible interface. I wish I could give this app No Stars but since the admins never fix such a damaged broken product and give poor advice. I won't be recommending this app to anyone!! 😡😡😡.Version: 3.3.7
✓ Thanks for thisI uninstalled apple’s music app, it’s great to have this, thanks to the volunteers There are a couple of pretty critical issues. Firstly, a way for the app to recognise files stored locally? Although I suspect apple is to blame for this. Even so, logging in to cloud service (onedrive in my case), there’s no easy way to create play lists other than downloading each song one at a time. I have hundreds! (Still like to buy and own my music 😁). Secondly, music folders only displays 48 songs! (Starting at S). It does seem to scroll through the rest when you scramble and skip to the next song though Thanks.Version: 3.4.9
✓ FLAC files not playing properlyEver since the update in December 2022 FLAC files have not been playing properly on all my Apple devices, which consist of two IPads and one iPhone using VLC. Intermittent and annoying pauses occur. These same files play properly on my PC as well as my Apple devices when using other programs. Unfortunately those programs are more cumbersome and not as user friendly. Prior to the update all was fine. If things can return back to the way everything was previously I would be giving the app all five stars. So perhaps the powers that be at VLC need to fix these latest bugs plaguing what is otherwise a great app..Version: 3.3.12
✓ Skipping/scrubbing needs a fixSwipe-to-skip on an imported audio file often crashes playback, or causes it to skip to a random position much earlier in the track, or causes it to skip to another track. Also, when these things happen, the track time gets distorted (ie a 1.5 hour track shows up as 38 minutes) and the display is confused about the current position. Similar confusion while manually scrubbing. Idr if this is a problem with short tracks, but it’s definitely a problem with long tracks. // Old review: When selecting multiple videos, the UI buttons at the bottom overlap & some buttons are inaccessible (ie delete button). Attempting to delete multiple videos this way opens menus instead, with no way to go back to content. Happens frequently. Force-quitting the app & relaunching restores the functionality of the delete button temporarily. Pinch video to minimize (to access playlist etc). This change is good, fewer steps..Version: 3.4.9
✓ Does not remember playback position as claimed.Claims to resume playback at the point left off but does not. Resuming video playback from the point the video was previously paused or app closed is an obvious function to get right. But this app does not get it right. The video starts from the beginning every time which is annoying..Version: 3.4.3
✓ Bad File UIFiles are organized automatically instead of following your folder structures. That means you can’t manually group nor organize anything. Further, file names aren’t displayed (even when renaming…) if the mp3 files have media metadata. So if you renamed your files to be in a specific order before transferring to your phone, you have no clue if that order is maintained or not. Lastly, you can copy a file but you can’t move it. Say you have a random set of audio files and want to move one into a Best folder after listening to it. Can’t do it. Instead you can share-copy it, then you end up with two identical files in the UI and you don’t know which is the original one to delete. I’m not using playlists because when I sync files between PCs/devices/apps playlists always break and you’ve got to sync the media files as well anyway. It’s just way easier to use folders, assuming the app supports them which VLC doesn’t. Sadly that makes it unusable for me despite it being one of, if not the best, media player for all platforms. If you have time, please add a folder view and playback by folder..Version: 3.4.9
✓ Folders and sort within playlistPlease provide sort feature within a playlist.Version: 3.2.11
✓ Fix thisLatest version messed up the video mirroring for iphone on tv..Version: 3.4.0
✓ IOS update 16.1 freezesThe player won’t play videos after iOS 16.1 update, I needed to shutdown and start the iPad a couple of times now it works Still an issue if you stop then try to start the video after opening another app sound, drops, video freezes while sound is played or the video and sound doesn’t play and pressing the play button does nothing. You have to close the player reopen it to get it to work..Version: 3.3.10
✓ Audio background playback issueI've been playing MP4s in the background and after playing 2 MP4 files it stops.Version: 2.7.8
✓ Nice to get updates again, but...I was lucky enough to download this app right before it got taken off the AppStore. Now that it's back with the new updates it brought along have helped library stuttering that always annoyed me. So thanks for that. However. One of the major issues I have now is the removal of AC3 decoding. A popular audio format that can be decoded on the desktop program can't be decoded in the app. A step backward VideoLAN. Very disappointing..Version: 2.5.1
✓ Last update broke chrome castLatest update was supposed to allow Chrome cast to work when iPhone is locked. Instead Chrome cast now stops working frequently locked or not! Great update!.Version: 3.1.1
✓ When I select multiple videos it’s not gonna deleteI like this video player app very much but since many times there is a problem in the app that even when I select multiple videos, it not gets deleted or not share , so please solve this problem as soon as possible..Version: 3.4.9
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