Postby SegaMad » 11 May 2023 10:17
@fkuehne
Thank you for getting back to me and for pushing the update so quickly.
There is still one issue.
Most issues are fixed but unfortunately VLC’s integration with Apple’s Files app is still broken?
As I said before, basically both the ‘Open In VLC’ button and selecting VLC from the share sheet options in the 16.4.1(a) iOS/iPadOS Preview window results in the behaviour I previously mentioned: VLC opens, but nothing opens or plays.
So, if I click on any video file within the Files app if brings up the preview window with “Open in VLC” and the separate Share Sheet button in the top right of the window.
Clicking on either of these would normally open the file to start playing immediately in VLC but now it still only opens the empty VLC app with no file open or playing.
IF I then go back to the preview window and click “Open in VLC” a 2nd time, the file WILL open.
So basically it’s following the same behaviour as I mentioned before and the full integration into iOS 16.4.1(a) is still broken, as all the sharing options are doing are opening the VLC app, rather than opening the file itself?
So it seems like this way to open files within 16.4.1(a) is STILL broken (at least on my version) and is not allowing VLC to integrate properly into iOS/iPadOS or the Files app?
With the new VLC update you just issued I have now found that I CAN get any file to open, even using the above ‘Open in VLC’ etc in the Files app preview, but I need to first have the VLC app open.
If I have the VLC app open first, then attempt to open any file (MKV, MP4 etc) in my normal way of: Selecting the file, opening the preview window and selecting ‘Open In VLC’ it then opens!
So, I’ve found a workaround but this is quite strange behaviour and wonder if something has changed in iOS/iPadOS 16.4.1(a) to “break” the integration into the OS and Files app to allow direct opening of VLC?
Any thoughts or anything else I can provide to show this is an actual issue that needs fixed?