Remote access

Note

New in 3.6

The remote access allows you to remote control your VLC application. It includes:

  • Playback control (play, pause, next, previous, playlist management, …)

  • Browsing your media library

  • Browsing your files

  • Download media files

  • Send media files

  • Retrieve logs and crashes

Availability

For now, the remote access is only available on VLC for Android starting with version 3.6

How does it work?

  1. Enable it in VLC

  2. Get the remote access URL

  3. Navigate to this URL in a web browser from another device

  4. Accept the certificate. See Remote accessed certificate

  5. Authenticate your browser using the One Time Password

  6. You can now start using the remote access