VLC for Xbox One being updated with better Xbox Controller support, more

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Published on October 24, 2016

published on October 24, 2016

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As a Universal Windows App VLC is available on the Xbox One with all the same features as the Windows 10 Store app. This includes:

video player
audio player
audio management
MKV playback
FLAC playback
Subtitles downloader
subtitles

Now an update to version 2.1.1 is being certified with the following new features, the coolest likely being able to fast forward using the Xbox Controller triggers:

Added fast seek using gamepad triggers
B will now close the playback overlay when it’s displayed
Fix default control panel button focus
Improved media discovering performances
Fixed tab colors
General performance improvement

The update also brings the following bug fixes:

Fix crash when browsing password protected network drives
Fix mixed up channels when playing 5.1/7.1
Fix too long media discovery
Fix wrong external drive being browsed when 2 or more drives are plugged in
Fix various hardware acceleration bugs
Fix crash when displaying teletext subtitles
Fix inconsistent background audio behavior
Fix duplicated display of network drives

VLC is available for free on the Windows Store — and to install it on your Xbox One, just open up the Windows Store, and search for VLC. Alternatively, you can just go to the following link from Microsoft Edge and download it from the Windows Store on your Xbox One:

[appbox windowsstore 9nblggh4vvnh]

More about the topics: microsoft, Universal Windows Apps, vlc, windows 10, xbox, xbox one

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