Looking for VLC for Android testers

[wileywos76]

Hi! I would love to test it out! I have the Nvidia Shield TV box as well so if you guys need someone to test it for Android TV, I'd be more than happy to sideload it.

[zdravko]

#EXTVLCOPT:http-user-agent=
http://ipadres:port/chanel

no play ???????????

[summit48]

I notice VLC for Android has a lot of new feature, most noticeably support for SMB which seems to work well with the WDTV & WDTV Live acting as NAS media servers.

However there is a major issue with VLC for iOS crashing WTV & WTV Live and despite logging this as a bug/issues I have received no follow up.

Thus I wonder what is the point of joining such a program to report bugs/issues if there is no follow up.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I notice VLC for Android has a lot of new feature, most noticeably support for SMB which seems to work well with the WDTV & WDTV Live acting as NAS media servers.

However there is a major issue with VLC for iOS crashing WTV & WTV Live and despite logging this as a bug/issues I have received no follow up.

Thus I wonder what is the point of joining such a program to report bugs/issues if there is no follow up.

This is the Android forum. iOS issues are not discussed here.

[camdadeye291]

Greetings

I am running this on a OnePlus 3 and mostly it works very well. I have noticed that when I am using bluetooth and listening to music that there is a delay when the sound goes quiet, this occurs when I get directions from Google maps for example. Also when I open the app after reboot it takes a few moments for my media library to be displayed.

Hope my feedback helps,

Peace out.

Adam

[noreallyitsme]

Just got a new tv that has android 5.1 on it (waiting for an update to 6.0) and just happily signed up to help test

Thanks for all your work on this, it's a fantastic tool!

[owhatarussh]

Long time VLC fan on the PC. New to VLC on Sony, Android TV. Having 2 issues and 1 dislke. 1. Occasionally the App randomly stops playing movies and jumps back to the beginning. 2. Player starts then stops playing files in seconds with m4v extension. No problem when converted to mkv or MP4. I really dislike the file browsing interface. A search function or display by date would be nice addition. Thanks.

[microfish8]

Hello,
This is about VLC for Android TV.
The front end of VLC does not have a list option that displays all films vertically.
It only displays large icons which in turn do not display the full name of the film.
Android TV is not a touch screen platform so large icons are unnecessary.
Also for example, once an episode has been watched, it sets itself on the first icon meaning that I have to trawl horizontally to the next episode.
Items are not numbered so difficult sometimes to remember the next episode.
VLC for Android TV works perfectly in every way except for the above which makes it all a bit non user friendly.
An example of a really good front end is MX player Pro for Android TV. (NB. I do not use this app as it is very unstable)
It lists all folders and films with a small icon on the left. It also positions on the next to view and shows the ones already viewed.
A list option similar to the above would be ideal.
I have been using VLC media player for many years on many platforms, all very well done and easy to use.
I think this one for Android TV needs some small cosmetic enhancements.
regards
Anthony

[iampowerslave]

Hi. I've known VLC for years and have been using it in my PC and Galaxy S3 for a long while.

Now using 2.1.3 in Motorola G4 Plus (Nougat) and Android TV Philips 40PUG6700 (Marshmallow)

How can I send you ordered and usable feedback?

[Pijuvwy]

I have been using the release version and also the nightly build of VLC for Android for a while, so I have signed up for Beta testing. Also, I have a question, not a bug report:

What has happened to nightly builds for Android (ARMv7 and 8 ) since 02 June? The index page http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/ seems to indicate a July update, but 02 June is the most recent file.

I'm very much looking forward to version 3, especially the anticipated Chromecast support.

[dcline]

Hello,
I thought I would be a tester,but when I go to the link you provide I get a message saying "Your account is not currrently eligible for this apps testing program".
How do I become a tester?
I have an ASUS Z580CA quad core tablet. I upgraded it from Android 5 to Android 6.0.1.
VLC 2.0.6 is acting up with playing back videos, so I thought being a tester would a good idea. I have submited several log files when in crashed.
If you need a tester let me know.
Don Cline

[MrVideo]

Beta 2.5.6 installed. Will I get automatic update notifications, or will I have to manually check every now and then?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Beta 2.5.6 installed. Will I get automatic update notifications, or will I have to manually check every now and then?

It will update automatically.

[MrVideo]

Thanks.

[Cassie Banks]

I went through the process of signing up for beta testing.

I'm running 7.0 on a REVVL. I've noticed 7.0 is a bit persnickity about things.

Looking forward to seeing the playlist function again when it's fixed.

[simoncn]

VLC for Android is not compatible with MinimServer (a UPnP media server).

When VLC browses a container, the server returns a UPnP object ID for each object in the container. VLC is modifying object IDs that contain a '*' character instead of using them "as is". For example, if MinimServer returns the object ID '0$playlists$*p0', VLC changes the object ID to '0$playlists$%2ap0' which isn't a valid MinimServer object ID.

There also seems to be a problem with object IDs that contain a # character. For example, if MinimServer returns the object ID '0$=#AudioFormat', VLC changes the object ID to '0$=' which isn't a valid MinimServer object ID.

There might be issues with other "special" characters in object IDs. For correct operation of MinimServer, it is essential that the control point preserves all object IDs returned by MinimServer exactly "as is" with no modification.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

VLC for Android is not compatible with MinimServer (a UPnP media server).

When VLC browses a container, the server returns a UPnP object ID for each object in the container. VLC is modifying object IDs that contain a '*' character instead of using them "as is". For example, if MinimServer returns the object ID '0$playlists$*p0', VLC changes the object ID to '0$playlists$%2ap0' which isn't a valid MinimServer object ID.

There also seems to be a problem with object IDs that contain a # character. For example, if MinimServer returns the object ID '0$=#AudioFormat', VLC changes the object ID to '0$=' which isn't a valid MinimServer object ID.

There might be issues with other "special" characters in object IDs. For correct operation of MinimServer, it is essential that the control point preserves all object IDs returned by MinimServer exactly "as is" with no modification.

You need to register this as a bug on https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/

VLC considers objectID as URL and therefore escape them.

[simoncn]

Many thanks. ticket 19513.

[jfii]

Testing now. Google play has and opt in for beta testing an App. Beta versions are delivered automatically and feedback is private.

first use on android
If its possible to make where you connect to network share a bit easier to find - or is my issue the app starts scanning the local internal before confirmed and SD as soon as the folders are chosen. This locks you out from making changes to storage locations -until in my case it it finished scanning 75,000 tracks