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Download VLC for Android (f-droid version) 3.7.0 APK
Supports installation on external storage.
Target: Android 16 (API 36)
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What's new in VLC for Android (f-droid version) 3.7.0
* New bookmark navigation
* Improve the playback speed feature
* Fix AV1 playback
* Fix some subtitle download issues
* Lots of behavior and crash fixes
About VLC for Android (f-droid version) 3.7.0
VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.
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This is the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. VLC for Android can play any video and audio files, as well as network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC.
VLC for Android is a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.
VLC is intended for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app-purchases, no spying and is developed by passionate volunteers. All the source code is available for free.
Features
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VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC. It also support disk shares.
All formats are supported, including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC. All codecs are included with no separate downloads. It supports subtitles, Teletext and Closed Captions.
VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.
VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments and gestures to control volume, brightness and seeking.
It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.
Permissions
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VLC for Android needs access to those categories:
• "Photos/Media/Files" to read your all media files :)
• "Storage" to read your all media files on SD cards :)
• "Other" to check network connections, change the volume, set the ringtone, run on Android TV and display the popup view, see below for details.
Permission Details :
• It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it.
• It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files and store subtitles.
• It needs "full network access", to open network and internet streams.
• It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping when watching a video.
• It needs "change your audio settings", in order to change audio volume.
• It needs "modify system settings", in order to allow you to change your audio ringtone.
• It needs "view network connections" in order to monitor whether device is connected or not.
• It needs "draw over other apps" to start the custom picture-in-picture widget.
• It needs "control vibration" to give feedback on the controls.
• It needs "run at startup" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen, only used on Android TV devices.
• It needs "microphone" to provide voice search on Android TV devices, only asked on Android TV devices.
VLC for Android (f-droid version) 3.7.0 variants
This release comes in several variants (we currently have 4). Consult our handy FAQ to see which download is right for you.
Version:3.7.0
Uploaded:March 17, 2026 at 6:14PM UTC
File size:45.02 MB
Downloads:10,395
Version:3.7.2 Beta 1
Uploaded:July 19, 2026 at 3:52PM UTC
File size:45.92 MB
Version:1.7.5
Uploaded:January 4, 2016 at 10:03AM UTC
File size:14.55 MB
Version:3.6.5-1
Uploaded:July 19, 2025 at 1:01AM UTC
File size:45.63 MB
Version:3.7.1(13070108) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:May 13, 2026 at 4:13AM UTC
File size:47.15 MB
Downloads:159
Version:3.7.0(13070008) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:February 28, 2026 at 8:03PM UTC
File size:49.01 MB
Downloads:102
Version:3.6.5(13060508) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:May 15, 2025 at 2:27PM UTC
File size:47.32 MB
Downloads:414
Version:3.6.4(13060408) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:May 12, 2025 at 12:56PM UTC
File size:47.32 MB
Downloads:30
Version:3.6.3(13060308) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:February 21, 2025 at 11:45AM UTC
File size:46.76 MB
Downloads:143
Version:3.6.0 Beta 3(13050738) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:November 16, 2024 at 5:08PM UTC
File size:45.93 MB
Downloads:58
Version:3.6.0 Beta 2(13050728) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:October 22, 2024 at 5:54PM UTC
File size:45.93 MB
Downloads:20
Version:3.5.7(13050708) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:October 21, 2024 at 7:34AM UTC
File size:36.61 MB
Downloads:105
Version:3.5.6(13050608) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:October 14, 2024 at 11:51AM UTC
File size:36.61 MB
Downloads:82
Version:3.5.5(13050508) for Android 4.2+ (Jelly Bean MR1, API 17)
Uploaded:October 8, 2024 at 5:41PM UTC
File size:36.61 MB
Downloads:39
Version:3.7.1
Uploaded:May 13, 2026 at 4:13AM UTC
File size:44.89 MB
Downloads:2,774
Version:3.7.0
Uploaded:February 28, 2026 at 8:03PM UTC
File size:45.02 MB
Downloads:1,810
Version:3.6.5
Uploaded:May 15, 2025 at 2:27PM UTC
File size:45.01 MB
Downloads:5,539
Version:3.6.4
Uploaded:May 12, 2025 at 12:56PM UTC
File size:45.01 MB
Downloads:372
Version:3.6.3
Uploaded:February 23, 2025 at 7:47PM UTC
File size:44.63 MB
Downloads:1,576
Version:3.6.0 Beta 3
Uploaded:November 16, 2024 at 5:08PM UTC
File size:43.66 MB
Downloads:635
Version:3.5.7
Uploaded:October 22, 2024 at 6:05PM UTC
File size:34.27 MB
Downloads:1,432
Version:3.6.0 Beta 2
Uploaded:October 22, 2024 at 5:54PM UTC
File size:43.66 MB
Downloads:165
Version:3.5.6
Uploaded:October 14, 2024 at 7:18PM UTC
File size:34.27 MB
Downloads:213
Version:3.5.5
Uploaded:October 8, 2024 at 5:43PM UTC
File size:34.27 MB
Downloads:251
