Topic: Mobile OS

GPlayer fills the iOS void left by VLC

Summary: If you missed out on the short-lived VLC iOS app -- don't fret -- there's a solution for the venerable open-source video player.

By Jason D. O'Grady for The Apple Core | May 22, 2012 -- 18:40 GMT (11:40 PDT)

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Did you miss out on VLC Player for iOS?

The popular video player port was on the App Store for three months before being removed in January 2011 because Apple's FairPlay wrapper violated VideoLAN’s licensing agreement.

Fear not, there's a solution to replace the venerable open-source video player on iOS.

GPlayer ($2.99, App Store) supports playback of numerous file formats, including: XVID/DIVX AVI, WMV, RMVB, ASF, H264, MKV, TS, M2TS, and more. You can sync videos via USB or Wi-Fi and it supports TV-out and AirPlay.

The bonus is that it's a universal app, so it works on the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad.

Update: GPlayer was free yesterday (May 22, 2012) now it's back up to its regular $2.99.

Topics: Mobile OS, Apple

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Check GoodPlayer -- it supports more formats, has very wide functionality

The subject.

DDERSSS
22 May, 2012 23:44

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Downloaded it

But unfortunately it doesn't support opening files on smb share or webdav, sticking with XBMC, which does support this, is open source, and supports pretty much everything you throw at it. Jb required.

sjaak327
23 May, 2012 00:42

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Friggin waste App

$2.99

playboycensored
23 May, 2012 05:59

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Great but...

For starters, it works. That's a lot to say for any iOS video player. It takes most popular video formats (for me, the best sales argument was MKV HD support), so that's also great. It's not for free, I must say. Then again, $3 dlls so you can take in your iPhone, iPod or iPad your Game Of Thrones episodes... well, that's not bad at all. The GUI needs some work, but what do you want for that kind of a price in a mobile device?.

carlos-teran
23 May, 2012 06:09

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its $2.99

its not free

aamer@...
23 May, 2012 06:16

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not free

when i just checked at 8:47am 5/23/12.

jokila
23 May, 2012 06:55

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VLC is still free...

On better devices

Tea.Rollins
23 May, 2012 08:35

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- There ARE no better devices
  
  n/t
  
  NonFanboy
  23 May, 2012 11:34
  
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IOS ?

iOS is not the only tablet-operating system, and GPlayer appears to be just another program that requires the user to port data back and forth from one device to another. Has everyone forgotten what "cross-platform" means?

WCarlS
23 May, 2012 15:17

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20 January, 2013 07:26

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24 January, 2013 07:04

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