Today's update VLC for Mobile Version 3.0.4 3/13/2019 for Apple TV is seriously broken.
It will no longer play any video files via Local Network from SMB servers. It just sits there with "Please wait" and the spinner. The previous version worked just fine. Someone needs a kick on the 'nads for this snafu.
Windows 7 and Windows 10: Simply create a share using "net share Watch=E:\Watch" as Administrator. Browsing to share works and shows contents. Playing files does not work.We just added support for SMBv2.Today's update VLC for Mobile Version 3.0.4 3/13/2019 for Apple TV is seriously broken.
It will no longer play any video files via Local Network from SMB servers. It just sits there with "Please wait" and the spinner. The previous version worked just fine.
We did a lot of test with a lot of different Windows setup and were always able to connect to both SMBv1 + SMBv2 servers.
Unfortunately, some users on Android and iOS are complaining about SMBv1 browsing broken.
We still don't know how to reproduce this issue. Could you tell us the exact configuration of your Windows + SMB share setup ?
Killed my setup too.Exact same issue.
Same setup. Everything worked fine before the update. VLC sees files on the mini. Just get a “please wait”.Killed my setup too.Exact same issue.
4k ATV with a SMB share on a mini... I see the files, but I get "please wait" forever. Should have turned auto update on :/
I have a same issue. no more working from my external hdd.All of the sudden I cant access my SMB local network from the Apple TV app. Also on my iphone. For some reason my iPad works. I just have to put the info in as new and click save and it will access it, I have to do this every time. I can acccess my network from my MacBook Pro but not being able to from the Apple TV hurts most. This is really frustrating as I have an external HD plugged into my AirPort Extreme bass station and usually I can access my library of media threw the VLC app on the Apple TV. I even rested my Apple TV to no avail. Pls help!
In my case I am running 12.1.2 tvOS, VLC 3.0.4, on an iMac running 10.14.3. Cant tell you about SMB version - don't know how to identify that. All I know is that I can see folders and files but all that I get is "Please wait".Today's update VLC for Mobile Version 3.0.4 3/13/2019 for Apple TV is seriously broken.
It will no longer play any video files via Local Network from SMB servers. It just sits there with "Please wait" and the spinner. The previous version worked just fine. Someone needs a kick on the 'nads for this snafu.
We just added support for SMBv2.
We did a lot of test with a lot of different Windows setup and were always able to connect to both SMBv1 + SMBv2 servers.
Unfortunately, some users on Android and iOS are complaining about SMBv1 browsing broken.
We still don't know how to reproduce this issue. Could you tell us the exact configuration of your Windows + SMB share setup ?
If I follow the tip, the shared SMB doesnt turn up. Cant acces it at all. With the setting on true I get spinning wheel and no playback. Rubbish :/For a SMB shares hosted on OS X Mojave THIS helps:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205926
Hope this also explains where the bug in VLC is for devs.
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