Category Archives: vlc-free-android

Version 2.00 is live

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We have been working on version two for a few months now, and it has some really great functionality.

The main new feature is that it uses bonjour (where possible) to scan your home network for computers. This means that in most cases, you won’t have to do the pairing setup to get connected to VLC.

And there is a load of other stuff:

  • added wheel-picker for fine grained position and volume
  • favourite folders
  • thumb scroller for browsing large folders
  • full support for tablet devices
  • improved power usage on widget
  • numerous minor fixes

There will probably be some glitches (we have already had one report) – unfortunately, that’s pretty much a fact of life with Android as there are so many different devices, and we can’t even attempt to keep them all for testing.

If you do have any problems, then please email me at rob@hobbyistsoftware.com and I’ll do my best to sort it out.

In the meantime – I hope you enjoy the update

– let me know what you think!

Please tell us about any bugs!

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There was a stupid bug in version 1.32 which crashed when you opened the settings page.

That is now fixed in 1.33, but it might have been fixed a little sooner if I had got an email on the subject!

So – if there is any problem with VLC Remote, please do send me an email. You can use the feedback option in the settings page, or just write to rob@hobbyistsoftware.com

Thank You!

Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts

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Using the keyboard gives a really great way to control volume and position with really fine-grained control.

This is a great way in which VLC remote is now better on the Pre and Android than it is on the iPhone.

I wanted a way to let you jump in big or small increments, so I assigned a whole row to volume changes, and a whole row to position changes.

This picture shows how it works…

key shortcuts

(Click to see larger version in your browser)

To help you remember; The row which has ‘V’ in it is for volume. The row with ‘P’ in it is for position.

Enjoy!

Takephone updated for 2.1

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Shimon (he did the coding on this app) just released version 1.20 of aTAKEphONE, with support for OS 2.1

aTAKEphONE will change the way you use your phone to make calls – no more having to open the G1 keyboard to search for contacts, or fiddling with the tiny on-screen keyboard buttons, fast & easy access to all your favorites, call-log and even a dial-by-photo feature !

Other apps from Shimon…

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Shimon from shsh.com actually did the coding for this Android version of VLC remote.

Have a look at his other apps:

aTAKEphONE will change the way you use your phone to make calls – no more having to open the G1 keyboard to search for contacts, or fiddling with the tiny on-screen keyboard buttons, fast & easy access to all your favorites, call-log and even a dial-by-photo feature !

And if you have an iPhone, Shimon has TAKEphONE Gold too!
TAKEphONE Gold will change the way you use your phone to make calls: T9 search, dial by photo, instant redial.

Tip: Access external drives

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(requires paid version of VLC Remote)

Unfortunately, VLC doesn’t recognise aliases or shortcuts (it just tries to play them), so these won’t help you.

There is a dedicated drive button in the browse page that will take you to your full drive list. If you are using Windows and don’t see your external drive, then you may need to make sure that your external drive is mapped to a drive letter.

You can even set your external drive as your default directory to make browsing faster in future. Just tap on the heart/folder icon when you are in the drive you want and that will become your default folder for when you next launch this remote.

Why the News?

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Thanks for reading this far.

I was looking for a way to communicate with users of my apps – and this seemed to be a good approach. My hope is that it is simple enough to be unintrusive, but also obvious enough for you to read if you are interested.

I’m used to working in a community where there is a lot more direct communication between users and developers – but that is tough to manage through the app store. Hence the ‘in app news’

My intent is to use this channel to let people know about updates, new features and other apps that I’m working on. I’ll be adding tips and requests for beta testers too.

If you have any comments or suggestions, then let me know at rob@hobbyistsoftware.com

Thanks for using my apps!