VLC for Android
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VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework. Owned by the non-profit organization VideoLAN.About VLC
VLC (Package Name: org.videolan.vlc) is developed by Videolabs and the latest version of VLC for Android 3.6.5 was updated on May 7, 2025. VLC for Android is in the category of Video Players & Editors with the feature Multiple languages and Portable, etc. You can check all apps from the developer of VLC for Android and find 200 alternative apps to VLC for Android on Android. VLC for Android is listed in Top 10 Apps to Boost the Volume of Your Android Device. Currently this app is for free. This app can be downloaded on Android 4.2+ on APKFab or Google Play. All APK/XAPK files on APKFab.com are original and 100% safe with fast 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 Android™ 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 Android™ 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.
This is the port of VLC media player to the Android™ 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
––––––––
VLC for Android™ 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
––––––––––––
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.
VLC 3.6.5 Update
* New bookmark navigation* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
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VLC Features
volume booster apps
Video Players & Editors
Multiple languages
Portable
Music Player
Ad-free
Customizable
Internet Radio
Lightweight
Google Drive integration
Music Library
Audio Recording
Support for Themes
Apps with Chromecast Support
Media Streaming
Create PlayList
Open Source apps
Support for subtitles
Automatic Tagging
Integrated codecs
Built-in Media converter
Replay Gain
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Previous Versions More
VLC for Android
3.6.5
XAPK
APKs
June 5, 2025
93.34 MB
Requires Android: Android 11.0+
Architecture: arm64-v8a
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 2585ca12e4a86355fb862fe48d7473afa325151c
Size: 93.34 MB
What's New:
* New bookmark navigation
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
VLC for Android
3.6.5
APK
May 15, 2025
47.32 MB
Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
VLC for Android
3.6.3
XAPK
APKs
February 17, 2025
93.21 MB
Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
VLC for Android
3.6.3
APK
February 3, 2025
46.76 MB
Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
More Information
Package Name:
Category:
Update Date:
2025-05-07
Latest Version:
3.6.5
Need Update:
Available on:
Requirements:
Android 4.2+
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