The team also worked with Livedata transformations Now, the same code powers VLC’s mobile and TV UI. Which simplified the sharing of the app logic code once the new UI was written.

The team was able to create a clear separation between UI code and app logic, By following these architectural guidelines, Proposed by Android’s architecture componentsĬame in handy. Refactorization-that’s where the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) architecture Implementing an entirely new UI for Android TV led to a decent amount of code Scroll feature similar to their Android Auto app that allows users to quicklyīrowse their video content using first-letter searches, rather than needing to VideoLAN created a custom browsing UI to enable sorting and scrolling with aĪnd added animations for each scrolling option. Uses extendable fragments to allow developers to easily create rich, animated Rather than aggregating categories as on mobile. On Android TV devices, VLC users can see all their video categories at once, Smartphone or tablet and easy to browse with a remote. Player options to a side panel so the full list would be easy to click on a Navigable using remote controls from Android TV devices, which only has aĭirectional pad and a few buttons. VideoLAN’s first step was to ensure the app’s video player UI would be easily The team needed to go a few steps further to ensure an optimal experience onīoth mobile and Android TV. While VideoLAN decided to retain most of VLC’s mobile UI in the latest version While the mobile apps are purely touchscreen. Plus, users navigate apps on Android TV via remote control Traditional TV guide-while mobile users expect to see only the one video theyĬhose to watch. Typically expect to see their entire content library in a single view-like a

TV viewers sit farther from the screen, and they also Users as possible, the VideoLAN team has worked hard to adapt the VLC app forĪ variety of platforms, including Android TV and large-screen devices likeĪpps on Android TV devices offer a unique viewing experience compared with apps To deliver an optimal viewing experience to as many Giving users the power to play any type of video file anywhere, no matter theirĭevice or screen size. Source cross-platform multimedia player developed by the

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