WiFi sharing with Linux web browsers works much better now

Mar 27, 2015 21:37 GMT  ·  By

VideoLAN has published a new update for its awesome VLC for iOS application that lets iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users play almost any video file format on their devices without conversion. VLC for iOS 2.5.0 brings a great number of new features, as well as assorted improvements, such as support for sharing media files between multiple iOS devices on a local area network (LAN).

The newly released VLC for iOS app now includes support for three major cloud storage services: Apple’s iCloud Drive, Microsoft’s OneDrive, and Box.com. A 10-band equalizer has been added, the playback dialog now supports titles and chapters, enhanced media information has been added to the library view, and a new lock button for controls and orientation has been added to the playback view.

Moreover, the integrated support for Plex Media Server has been improved with optional direct connections, and the WiFi sharing from Linux web browsers has been improved as well. A timer has been set in order to automatically stop the playback, the playback view has been improved, and VLC for iOS will now notify users about missing storage space when they sync media files.

The user interface has been improved and new translations added

In addition to the above, VLC for iOS 2.5.0 comes with a couple of minor UI (User Interface) improvements, and some new translations, for the Brazil Portuguese, Portuguese, Serbian Latin, Khmer, Tamil, Faroese, Afrikaans, and Belarusian. Moreover, support for the x-error parameter has been added in the x-callback-url component of the software.

Last but not least, it was also noted in the changelog for VLC 2.5.0 that support for the AC-3, E-AC-3 and MLP multi-channel audio codecs has not been included due to a legal request. You can download or update VLC for iOS right now from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad device. The application is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, and supports iOS 6.1 or later.