In the Android version of VLC, you can easily format the subtitles from the settings. Just go to Settings from the Menu ☰ and navigate to Subtitles where you will find all the options for formatting text. You can choose the size and color. In VLC for Android app, you can also bold the on-screen […]
Category: VLC for Android

VLC for Android, App: Syncing Sound by Adjusting Audio Delay
In VLC for Android, if you find that the audio of a particular movie or video is out of sync, then you can fix it using the audio delay feature. You can specify how much to delay the sound by, in terms of milliseconds. If a sound is delayed by 1000 milliseconds then it will […]

VLC For Android, App: Play Video, Audio Slow or Fast – Speed Controls
Sometimes, you might have to slow down the playback speed of a video or audio in VLC for Android. During other times, you might have to increase the playback speed to play a video or audio faster than the normal speed. These two simple but important settings are controlled from the on-screen settings in the VLC […]

Using VLC for Android as a Music Player for your Smartphone
If you listen to music on your Android phone or tablet then VLC can serve as your default music app. It has everything that a modern music player needs. It can list and play songs. It has a bunch of sorting and playing tools. It supports all the popular audio formats and can read meta […]

Grouping, Listing and Video Orientation in VLC for Android
In VLC for Android, you can group videos by name and display them on a grid or as a list. You can also separate the seen videos from the ones that you haven’t played. There are also options to set the default video orientation as per your taste. This post deals with those fine-tuning options. […]

Enable/Disable Playback History and Clear it in VLC for Android
When you play several media files using VLC Media Player for Android, you have a choice to save the playback history and there’s also an option to clear it. You can also erase the media database i.e. clear Android’s data and cache. There’s also a neat option to dump what’s in the media database into […]

Background/PiP mode (Picture-in-Picture) Mode or Pop-Up Video in VLC for Android
Android has a Picture in Picture or Pop-up Player mode and you can see apps like YouTube use it in full effect. What this means is that you have videos playing right on the screen when you’re browsing other contents of the app itself or your phone. It allows you to stay in your media […]

Pause or Resume Playback Options in VLC for Android
VLC for Android has different options to control what happens when your media playing experience is interfered by a call, a headset insertion or when you exit the player manually. You can choose whether to continue your media immediately after the interference or you can make it so that you will have to do it […]

Navigating Video with Playback Speed and Seeking in VLC for Android
When you use VLC for Android as your video player then you will need to master playback controls to go to a desired point in the currently playing media. The friendly interface and options are there to facilitate this. You can simply use the video progress bar or the scrubber/scrub head. Just tap on the […]

How to Enable the Black Theme and Night mode in VLC for Android
One of the cool features about VLC for Android is the ability for you to choose the interface and make it dark or light according to your preference. The options allow you to switch to a dark mode that’s on all the time and there’s also a day and night mode. The day and night […]