VLC being used without credits on google play?

Jason_X_ · Postby **Jason_X_** » 06 Feb 2018 06:24

Don't know if you guys know, but, this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... deo.player is pretty much VLC with ads.
They changed the name, got 5 million + downloads...
No source, no credit, they just getting the ad revenue.

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    Line 21:     <application android:allowBackup="true" android:banner="@drawable/banner" android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" android:largeHeap="true" android:logo="@drawable/icon" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.VLCApplication" android:roundIcon="@drawable/roundicon" android:supportsRtl="true" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.Transparent">
    Line 21:     <application android:allowBackup="true" android:banner="@drawable/banner" android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" android:largeHeap="true" android:logo="@drawable/icon" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.VLCApplication" android:roundIcon="@drawable/roundicon" android:supportsRtl="true" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.Transparent">
    Line 358:         <activity android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.MainActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan">
    Line 361:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.SecondaryActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"/>
    Line 362:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.PlaylistActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC"/>
    Line 363:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.InfoActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC"/>
    Line 364:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.SearchActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC"/>
    Line 365:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.browser.FilePickerActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.PickerDialog"/>
    Line 367:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.preferences.PreferencesActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC"/>
    Line 370:         <activity android:configChanges="orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" android:exported="true" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.video.VideoPlayerActivity" android:resizeableActivity="true" android:supportsPictureInPicture="true" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.Player"/>
    Line 371:         <activity android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.DialogActivity" android:theme="@style/VLCTransparentTheme"/>
    Line 379:         <receiver android:exported="false" android:label="@string/widget_name_w" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.widget.VLCAppWidgetProviderWhite">
    Line 389:         <receiver android:exported="false" android:label="@string/widget_name_b" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.widget.VLCAppWidgetProviderBlack">
    Line 405:         <activity android:exported="true" android:launchMode="singleInstance" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.video.benchmark.BenchActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.Player"/>
    Line 406:         <activity android:label="@string/app_name" android:launchMode="singleInstance" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.tv.MainTvActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.TV"/>
    Line 408:         <activity android:exported="true" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.tv.browser.VerticalGridActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.TV"/>
    Line 409:         <activity android:exported="true" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.tv.SearchActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.TV"/>
    Line 410:         <activity android:allowTaskReparenting="true" android:exported="true" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.tv.audioplayer.AudioPlayerActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.TV"/>
    Line 411:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.tv.preferences.PreferencesActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.Leanback.Preferences"/>
    Line 412:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.tv.AboutActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.TV"/>
    Line 413:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.tv.TrendingActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.TV"/>
    Line 414:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.ThirdActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"/>
    Line 415:         <activity android:name="my.bhul.video.player.gui.tv.LicenceActivity" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:theme="@style/Theme.VLC.TV"/>

Postby **Dekans** » 07 Feb 2018 17:36

It's been taken down, with a few others copies thanks to users reporting it on Play Store and on reddit.

Thanks a lot to all of you

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VLC being used without credits on google play?

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