Mog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoOne media player to rule them alllemmy.worldimagemessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageOne media player to rule them alllemmy.worldMog Spawn@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square97linkfedilink
minus-square0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoAnd it still supports devices with Android version 4.2 (released on November 13, 2012) and newer. That’s a 13 year old release. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.videolan.vlc/ Perfect use of old devices as a media player. It struggles with modern file formats but having modern UI and support this long is epic.
minus-squareGeekFTW@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoWhich is what I did. Had an old 2nd gen Nexus 7 from 2013 which I used as an occasional media player. Finally died back in January, had VLC running on it until its last day!
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoI have a 2013 phone running Android 13. Sony Xperia Z, found in e-waste in 2023.
And it still supports devices with Android version 4.2 (released on November 13, 2012) and newer. That’s a 13 year old release.
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.videolan.vlc/
Perfect use of old devices as a media player. It struggles with modern file formats but having modern UI and support this long is epic.
Which is what I did. Had an old 2nd gen Nexus 7 from 2013 which I used as an occasional media player. Finally died back in January, had VLC running on it until its last day!
I have a 2013 phone running Android 13. Sony Xperia Z, found in e-waste in 2023.