VLC for iOS May be Pulled from the App Store

VLC, the popular meida player that's developed by French 3rd party studio Applidium, has landed on the iPad in September and then on the iPhone last week to play almost any video. But as noticed by iLounge, it may be pulled from the app store very soon for some reasons explained below.

Apple has been sent a formal notification of copyright infringement regarding the way VLC for iOS is distributed in the App Store. Rémi Denis-Courmont, one of the primary developers of VLC, explained that Apple’s iTunes Terms and Conditions don't allow users to install both free and paid apps on more than 5 devices. This goes against the original GNU license VLC's code is based on.

In any case, while the rules for distribution of open-source or "free" (as in speech) software are extremely relaxed, they do exist and have to be abode by. VLC and open-source software in general would not have reached their current quality and success if it had not been for their license. Therefore, blatant license violation cannot be tolerated at any rate. Concerned users are advised to look for application on more open mobile platforms for the time being.

So, in case you don't have the app already on your iPhone, better get it now as it still available here for free.

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VLC Media Player Updated to Support iPhone and iPod Touch

Big milestone ! VLC Media Player has just been updated to version 1.1.0 to support iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch. As you know VLC media palyer is one of the best media players for Mac and Windows. VLC Media player plays most multimedias files and various streaming protocols.

This new version of VLC brings:
- Runs on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and the recent iPod touches
- You can now delete files from the application, without having to go through iTunes
- Many more extensions are being recognized.
- Much faster decoding thanks to assembly optimizations

We've tested the new version on iPhone 4 and it seems that the graphics and animations are really fluid with very high quality

Download VLC Media Player for iPhone and iPod touch [iTunes Link]

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VLC Media Player for iPhone Hands On [Video]

Here we go, VLC Media Player for iPhone is waiting for approval. Please Apple be fast! We are waiting now to see VLC media player on our iPhones so 9to5mac could got first hands on video showing a real iPhone running your favorite app, VLC Media Player.

VLC Media Player for iPad showed a great success in showing videos with very high quality and fast access. Let's see how it works on the iPhone too:

In the video you can see how the video quality is excellent and there's no slowdowns noticed (but remember that VLC does not support video at 720p). The app has already been sent to Apple and should be available within a few days, stay tuned for that!

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VLC Media Player for iPhone Coming Soon

Ten days ago, we posted that VLC for iPad has been released, today we have good news for iPhone users too. VLC Media Play for iPhone will hit the App Store soon. In case you don't know, VLC Media Player is native iOS version of the popular open-source media player VLC for Mac and Windows. All we got now is some screeshoots for the app.

The app is free and is supposed to be free forever, we will inform you whenever the app is available in the App Store, so stay tuned ! [via MacStories]

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