VLC for Windows 8 and Windows Phone is almost ready, here’s the latest on its status

VLC Windows 8

We're inching closer and closer to seeing VLC on Windows 8 and Windows Phone. The project started a little over a twelvemonth ago and was funded past users via Kickstarter. The squad gave the community updates at somewhat regular intervals, only has gone silent in recent months. Nosotros at present have a new update on the status for the project for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Let's find out the latest news and cheque out some new screenshots of the app.

The team at VLC is working on making the app for the "WinRT" platform. To them, WinRT represents Windows 8, Windows Phone, and potentially the Xbox One. WinRT comes in two variants – ARM and x86. The team is working on making sure they're available for both.

So what's the condition of the port of VLC to "WinRT"? Here'due south what the team now has going for with VLC:

Support for all usual VLC formats, including MKV and FLAC
Audio
Video, (with correct attribute ratios)
Bones subtitles support
File and network stream back up
A simple, but working UI
Passing the WACK certification
Working on Windows 8 and eight.1

VLC for Windows 8

Currently they're getting ready for release to the Windows Shop. They're fixing important bugs, similar the sound bug that resulted in a rejected from the Store. They'll keep cleaning up VLC and submit information technology to the Shop over the weekend. That's for x86 though, ARM is another story at the moment.

Currently the team is even so working on the ARM version of VLC for Windows 8. That's the version required to get this app working on devices like your Nokia Lumia 2520 or Surface 2 – devices running Windows RT. They promise to deploy in a matter of weeks once the compiler issues are addressed in those builds.

Windows 8 VLC

That means a Windows Phone version might exist the last piece of the puzzle to fall. They don't conceptualize a lot of extra API work for the Windows Phone version, but practice doubtable they'll need to address file management and adapt the bones UI.

It's been a long wait, but hopefully VLC for Windows Phone/Windows 8 will be worth it. Anyone else waiting for it or are you lot happy with Moliplayer Pro for Windows Phone?

Source: Kickstarter

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