Here is the complete changelog for this 5th update of VLC 3.
New features
New widgets
The widgets have been completely reworked.
They came in different flavors depending on their sizes.
They also are now heavily customizable.
And they support Material You (or the artwork palette) colors.
You can also create home screen shortcuts directly from your medias.
Reworked audio list, album view and about screen
A lot of polish has been applied to numerous screens, notably audio the album screen that now displays more information.
The about screen is also clearer.
Player customization
You can now fully customize the player experience by picking the features you need and customizing your seek delays.
Improved tablet and foldable devices support
The app has now a dedicated navigation for large screens.
The video player also detects your device's form factor and adapts to it.
VLC for Android@vlc_android
Here is a snapshot of how VLC for Android adapts to your foldable device.07:26 AM - 20 Jul 2022
The video size is now changed when you fold your device and takes your notch into account. You can also opt out of these size changes.
Network indexation
You can now index files from samba shares.
When doing so, you will get your network files in the video and audio screens of the app.
Improvements
Improved accessibility
A lot of work as been done to make the app usable for visually impaired people. A special thanks goes to the Valentin Haüy association for helping us with this!
Video player performances
It is now using less resources and improve the experience on lower end (or older) devices.
Permission explanations
Android has yet again changed the way file permission work, and we had to adapt to these changes. The welcome screen now better explains exactly the different permission levels are and what you will be able to do (or not).
- No permission: You won't be able to auto-discover your media. You will be able to only play streams or network media
- Standard Android permission: You will only be able to auto-discover standard media files
- Manage all files: You will be able to auto-discover all your files to play all types of media even weird ones, or compressed files
Under the hood
A lot of work has also been done to improve VLC's stability and to fix bad behaviors.
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