For a few years, in almost all the computers in which there was content downloaded from the Internet, there was a multimedia player other than the one proposed by the default operating system. VLC It has been a star in that sense, however, on mobile devices it has had a more erratic and interrupted presence. Now rumors suggest that he will return to the App Store.
The advantage of this player has always been the huge number of formats that it could play. It was an ideal companion for pirated content download since it did not matter in which format you downloaded them.
Today, VLC can be obtained for free on its website to install it on PC, Linux, Mac OS X, we can even get it for Android for free although it is in beta. You can go to Google Play and install it right now, although in the description they indicate that this phase of the application is mainly intended for advanced users or hackers since it may cause a problem for which they are not responsible.
VLC was on the App Store for a short period of time until it was removed due to the type of copyright license that used, specifically, the LPG. Now they have opted for another model, the LGPL, since this put their entry into Windows 8 at risk where they wanted to be sure of the work done so far. In fact, we can show you this video where an independent developer has managed to integrate it into the Microsoft operating system.
In addition, to be able to choose to enter the App Store you must be compatible with the DRM, digital rights manager, of those of Cupertino and this LGPL license is.
In this way, the return to iOS is possible and it is likely that we will not take long to see it in the store to download it completely free of charge. Until then we can get it if we have jailbreak and download it from Cydia.
Source: Engadget
But the VLC streamer has been in the app store for a long time. If I am not mistaken, I think you are confused.
Completely wrong. Thanks for pointing it out and apologies. The wish that it was true overcame me more than anything else.