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  • 1.0-pre1
    1.0-pre1 approved by App Store
  • 2.0.0
    VLC for iOS 2.0.0
    
    Rebirth of the iOS application, rewritten from scratch.
    
    So far, licensed under GPLv2+ and MPLv2 for AppStore compatibility.
  • 2.0.1
    65e89aeb · Bump version to 2.0.1 ·
    VLC for iOS 2.0.1
    
    Small fixes for crashes, misbehaviours and updates of translations
  • 2.0.2
    VLC for iOS 2.0.2
    
    This is a quick release to fix the major issues found in the release.
    It notably:
     - fixes the MPEG audio decoding (including MP2 and MP3)
     - fixes dropbox integration, navigation and VoiceOver
     - fixes UI bugs on iOS5
     - fixes CSS issues on the Wifi Upload page
     - fixes subtitles for Greek, Cyrillic and Vietnamese
     - fixes various crashes and misbehaviours
     - add vlc:// protocol handler
  • 2.1.0
    VLC for iOS 2.1.0
    
    This is a new version of VLC for iOS, adding numerous features and fixes.
    
    Notably:
     - Add support for subtitles in non-western languages (#8991)
     - Add UPNP discovery and streaming (#8880)
     - Add FTP server discovery, streaming and downloading (#9064)
     - Add Bonjour announcements for the WiFi Uploader's website (#8741)
     - Add playback of audio-only media (#9044)
     - Add Deinterlace option (off by default, #8813)
     - Newly implemented menu and application flow (#9045)
     - Improved Subtitles support, VoiceOver and accessibility support, video output
       on external screens, Passcode Lock and so many other
     - New translations to Bosnian, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Marathi, Portuguese,
       Slovenian
  • 2.1
    VLC for iOS 2.1
    
    This is the first major update to this new port.
    
    Notably: Improved subtitles, FTP server support, basic UPNP support, new menu, playback of audio-only media, many stability improvements.
  • 2.1.1
    0c476c24 · Another VLCKit bump ·
    VLC for iOS 2.1.1
    
    This quick update fixes important issues from 2.1.0:
     * Improved UPnP handling
     * Improved interaction with third party apps
     * Improved visual appearance on iPad
     * Added support for Teletext-based DVB subtitles
     * New translations to Arabic, Polish, and Korean
     * Other stability improvements
  • 2.1.2
    c6baee69 · Deploy new translations ·
    VLC for iOS 2.1.2
    
    This version is just a bugfix version to fix the most important crashes, notably for iOS7
  • 2.1.3
    f2c3559b · Update version to 2.1.3 ·
    VLC for iOS 2.1.3
    
    Quick and simple release to fix a crash in MediaLibraryKit title cleaner.
  • 2.2.0
    VLC for iOS 2.2.0
    
    This is the second major version of the new VLC for iOS app.
    
    It brings a new style to match iOS 7, adds support for a large number of
    protocols, codecs and formats, adds Google Drive synchronisation, Dropbox
    streaming and multi-touch gestures controls.
  • 2.2.1
    8a5cdac4 · Update MLKit for release ·
    VLC for iOS 2.2.1
    
    This release adds ARM64 architecture.
    
    This also improves Dropbox streaming, UPnP, FTP, Thumbnails, readability,
    iOS 6 support and fixes some crashes.
  • 2.2.2
    7056c251 · Update news for 2.2.2 ·
    VLC for iOS 2.2.2
    
    This release fixes a regression in audio playback and updates translations
  • 2.3.0
    c9de9af8 · Release number is 2.3.0 ·
    VLC for iOS 2.3.0
    
    This version adds:
    * Folders for media
    * Support for password protected HTTP streams
    * An option to disable playback control gestures
    * An option to use bold subtitles
    * Better Upnp detection
    * Support for m4b, caf, oma, w64 audio and mxg video files
    * New translations to Latvian, Romanian and British English
    
    This version fixes:
    * Serial ftp downloads
    * Twonky UPnP servers downloads
    * Playback control in lock screen and multi-tasking view
    * Playback pausing when headphones are unplugged
    * WiFi upload speed and control
    * Numerous crashes and UX tweaks
  • 2.4.0
    a50c6638 · Bump version ·
    VLC for iOS 2.4.0
    
    This version adds:
    
    * Support for iPhone 6 and 6+
    
    * WiFi Downloads
    
    * Plex support
    
    * Improved interaction with third party apps
    
    * A ton of reliability improvements
  • 2.4.1
    18f2ad27 · Update Arabic ·
    VLC for iOS 2.4.1
    
    Major appearance fix on iPad
    
    Switched to FFmpeg instead of libav for decoding
    
    Improved UPnP and WiFi Sharing reliability
    
    Various small fixes
  • 2.5.0
    46d49cfd · Bump build ·
    VLC for iOS 2.5.0
    
    Added support for iCloud Drive, OneDrive, Box.com
    
    Sharing on local network
    
    10-band equalizer and cleaned-up playback experience
    
    Various smaller improvements
  • 2.5.1
    2b5456ad · update news for release ·
    This is a minor updating fixing playback on iOS 6.1
  • 2.6.0
    97854384 · bump version ·
    VLC for iOS 2.6.0
    
    Added support for Apple Watch
    
    Added a mini-player
    
    New ingest method for audio files and support for looping playlists
    
    Support for PLEX shares requiring authenticatio
    
    A large number of small improvements and bugfixes affecting most parts of the app
  • 2.6.1
    a2e992cf · Update MLKit for release ·
    VLC for iOS 2.6.1
    
    Decreased Apple Watch extension size by 90%
    
    Minor bug fixes
  • 2.6.2
    95d835da · bump build ·
    VLC for iOS 2.6.2
    
    Improved playback reliability incl. a critical fix for iOS 7
    
    Add minimize button so 'done' actually stops playback again
    
    Improved subtitles rendering
    
    Misc. bug fixes