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Official release channels for direct apk download are not updated,

• https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html
  

• https://get.videolan.org/vlc-android/
  

Many users use direct apk downloads, which obtanium does automatically - https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
However, neither location is updated to show latest releases