On mobile devices & tablets To watch videos on Android and Appl. For more information on how to play purchased movies and TV shows on your phone, tablet. Best for: Lightweight video playback of a vast number of formats, with OpenGL support.The only real alternative to VLC you’ll ever need. QuickTime Player. I know what you’re thinking, QuickTime might not count as a “universal” video player on the basis that it’s an Apple first party app and lacks the codec support of VLC or mpv.

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And If you think the new iPad Pro is 'just a bigger iPad', you're wrong. It's a new way of iPad-ing. Models pushing the boundaries of Apple screen sizes, watching video on your iOS device is more accessible than ever before. Whether you’re taking your Without a bit of forethought, your iPad won't be at its most useful when you need it most. Or use an iPhone to watch your favorite TV episodes on your commute, you don’t have to pay for the privilege.

Though If I have a choice between a free app and a paid app that do very similar things, I’ll buy the paid app every time. More than the Android alternative, there is still a hearty selection of completely free apps. So here are our favorite free video players, as well as a few paid recommendations for those looking for even more. Sync Using iTunes Before we get to the third party options, remembering that you can sync video using iTunes on a Mac or Windows computer. Simply add the video to your iTunes library (the easiest way is to click and drag), find it in iTunes, then drag the content to your device in the sidebar. The catch here is that the video must be in a format that iTunes supports in the first place.

Once copied you can access the video using the Videos app on your iOS device. Support here in basic and limited, but it does come with a few benefits too. The biggest benefit is the ability to use this video with other apps that rely on Apple’s central media library, like Algoriddim’s. If you’re not too keen on the protracted process of importing and copying within iTunes, a pricey app called ($39.99) lets you copy to Apple’s media library via drag and drop. Times have changed since the days of jailbreaking your device to install VLC Media Player. The app is now a bonafide iTunes app that has Apple’s approval, allowing you to play a huge number of files and formats on your mobile device. Using VLC you can VLC for iOS does rather a lot that Apple would probably rather it didn't.

It's also better than iTunes for media on the go. Here's why., and use a few more unorthodox means of accessing media content. The best of these is Wi-Fi transfer. You can drag and drop files into a browser window, provided you are sharing the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone or iPad. There’s also iTunes File Sharing, cloud storage integration, and FTP support for loading up on media.

You can even stream local media over SMB, and from uPnP media apps like PLEX. Other welcome features include a media library for organizing your files, gestures, multi-track audio and subtitle support, and the ability to adjust playback speed. VLC for Mobile is the best place to start if you need a truly free and powerful, yet lightweight media player.

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DTS and Dolby AC3 are among some of the unsupported codecs. Verdict: Start here, it’s the best free player on the App Store bar none. (free, $7 upgrade to Pro) Infuse 5 is like VLC on steroids, with a beautiful UI on top. It enjoys greater support than VLC, particularly when paired with the optional $7 upgrade which enables Dolby AC3 and DTS support. There’s the same breadth of options for transferring media as seen on VLC including Wi-Fi transfer, FTP and AirDrop support. Networked computer, NAS drive, media server, and URL streaming is also supported.