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Vlc player showing file name as fd:// ** instead of original file name
Posted: 18 Dec 2021 08:27
by chsanthosh
Hi
Am using VLC Player in Android for the past two months I am having a serious issue in VLC player in Android version the player showing fd:// 76 (number changes with file) instead of original filename please help me in this regard
Re: Vlc player showing file name as fd:// ** instead of original file name
Posted: 18 Dec 2021 15:37
by Spike1
I get this too, when starting VLC by tapping a podcast in My Files. This has been mentioned in the past but the Forum won't search for "fd" and I don't remember the outcome. For me, it's an imperfection but not a real annoyance.
Re: Vlc player showing file name as fd:// ** instead of original file name
Posted: 20 Dec 2021 09:37
by Aza
It's an Android limitation. When opening a file from a third party app, VLC will only get a temporary link to that file and won't be able to retrieve much information about it (including the file name). In that case, the app won't be able to display anything else than this link (which is fd://[something]).
Re: Vlc player showing file name as fd:// ** instead of original file name
Posted: 22 Dec 2021 01:13
by Spike1
If these cases are predictable, VLC could display an explanation (such as, "[Filename unavailable]") rather than meaningless (to us) code.