Download and Play with VLC on iOS

Instructions

Step 1: Download and install VLC Media Player from the app store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vlc-media-player/id650377962

Open VLC on your iOS device, click settings and change Network Cache Settings to Lowest Latency:

NOTE: If this setting is left on Normal the beginning of the songs may be cut off.

Step 2: Change the Download Settings for your browser

Open settings and scroll down to apps:

Scroll down to your browser (in this case it’s Safari) and tap on it:

Scroll down to Downloads and tap to open:

NOTE: If you’ve already downloaded to your device, that will be covered below.

Tap on Other:

Make sure your location is set to On My iPhone, then tap the VLC folder to select it

Tap Open to select the folder as the download location:

Step 3: Download the music files onto your iPhone or iPad

There are three options for downloading the music onto your device:

  1. From the Download/Confirmation Page after you place your order:

2. From the Confirmation Email you receive after you place your order:

3. From your Account:

Click “Download” to download the file(s) to your iPhone or iPad.

On your iPhone home screen, tap and open the “Files” icon.

Tap and open the VLC Folder

Tap the zip file to extract the folder inside

The zip file will extract the folder that contains the music files

Delete the zip file if desired.

If you already downloaded to your iPhone or iPad

iPhone and iPad have download folders in two locations:

  • On My iPhone
  • iCloud Drive

Locate the download folder that has the zip files and unzip them.

Tap and hold the music file folder until the menu shown below pups up. Then tap Move or Copy:

Locate and tap open the VLC folder and copy or move the music folder into it

Delete the files in Downloads, if desired.

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