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[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
I haven't seen normal video (.mkv) files having chapters, I think DVD controls should work with those files for changing chapters. Once I added the feature, you will be able to test it on beta version...

Oh, I am aware of that bug, In my case instead of rewind button stuck, time seek bar keep moving forward/backward. it happened to me couple of times, at that time I just restarted the app to fix it. (So I suggested you to do that). After that, I tried to reproduce the issue on some other devices but nothing happened, then I released the app. Until now no one has complained me about it, so I thought it is going well.

As I said earlier, it is android UI related bug (I think), Anyway I'll fix that in next version...

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] My1xT:
it would be pretty nice if you could add changing volume and track by using the system volume buttons and the media buttons while the app is runing (even with screen off.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Hi,

Thank you

Changing VLC volume from device volume keys will come soon. But changing both volume & track with volume keys is not possible at a time. So I am adding 'volume control' feature only (to volume keys) . For 'change track' feature, I'll add lock screen widget, that would be easy and no confusions to users. What do you think?
[Android Apps and Games] My1xT:
I did not say Volume, bit MEDIA buttons. som ppl like me have modded the phone so when holding vol+/- on screen off that it invokes Media Next/prev
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Ok, When screen is off switching Media Next/previous from vol +/- buttons is good idea, but it is not initiative, changing media Next/previous from device volume keys may be easier/helpful to you, but not everybody thinks like that (AFAIK, no other media player use vol +/- buttons to change music track). That's why I'll add vol +/- buttons for changing VLC volume. But to make easier to change media next/previous, I'll add lock screen widget, which is just 2 step away (press power button, change the track) and no need to unlock the Phone (Just like other media players).

I hope you understand my concern.

[MENTION=2339686]terryhau[/MENTION], [MENTION=4140365]supergaijin[/MENTION], [MENTION=5969049]till22[/MENTION] [MENTION=3107856]raisage[/MENTION] and everybody what you guys think?
[Android Apps and Games] My1xT:
you dont understand me.

I say that there are buttons called the Media buttons (you can find them for example on headsets or on ppls who have modded their button mappings (and I dont think there are just a few ppl doing that, since there are so many mods allowing you that) and the point is to listen to them for track changing.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Oh, I got it now :)

Nice suggestion, Thank you. I have noted it, 'll add to the app.
[Android Apps and Games] My1xT:
Thanks

---------- Post added at 02:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 PM ----------

this would be kinda epic, since I could turn tracks and everything in bed while sleeping.

also what would be nice, would be if the autoconnect button would recognize if there's an already listed computer and use this data for the connection.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Windows Phone version of VLC Mobile Remote's 'Auto connect' feature (From computer list activity not setup wizard screen) checks the listed computers with detected one, if the PC exists (based on IP address & vlc password) it will connect to the app and also saves the data (favorite folders, etc).

On Android , I have to implement it yet :)

From last one month I was working on app marketing, now again I started developing, everything will come as soon as I finished.
[Android Apps and Games] My1xT:
good Luck.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Hello everyone,

I've updated the BETA version (Ver - 1.1.3.BETA ),

Change log

New:

** Home Screen and lock screen Widgets (Only Android Ver 4.2 - 4.4 supports lock screen widgets and lollipop doesn't support it)

** Pause media on incoming call

** Use device volume buttons to control VLC volume

** Fast scrolling on browse & play lists

Fix:

** Drawer interference with time seekbar

** Progress bar issue

** Play list not updating issue

Please do check out latest version, if you have any suggestions or found bugs, report me

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
Hi, this is great news! I applied to be Beta tester. The pause when incoming call feature is what I requested so I want to help testing it. With this and the other features you are implementing this will be the best app for VLC remote control :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Thank you, I have accepted your BETA tester request. you should have received an e-mail, do check out your inbox.

And another good feature with this update is, Lock screen & home screen widgets, please check out those too.

I hope you will share your feedback soon :)
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
Hi adarshurs, I tested the app and the lock screen widget is not working (at least for me). It did not appeared automatically when I was playing a movie and had the app connected. I added the widget manually but still couldn't do anything, I pressed the buttons but nothing happened.

I still have to test the incoming call, will do it later.

Also I wanted to ask you, in Android L there will be no possibility to implement the lock screen widgets? :(
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Hi, Ok I'll look in to lock screen widget problem.

Lock screen widgets do not appear themselves, user have to enable it manually, that's how it works. One that works with music controls is different , it works only for music player apps (or for apps which plays audio on the device ). So I cannot use that on VLC Mobile Remote. And current lock screen widget (which is available on our app) consumes more power, that's why user has to enable it, if he wants.

In lollipop, they (android team) completely removed lock screen widget, but there is a nice solution for it, all the notifications (in lollipop) will appear on top of the lock screen, so whatever things available on notification tray, they are also available on lock screen. You can interact with them as you do when they are on notification tray.

To next version of VLC Mobile Remote, I'll add notification capability (like this music controller (large)) to control VLC from notification tray, and I can configure to look like this controller (small) on lockscreen.

Here is how it looks on lock screen (on lollipop)

I can disable this when app is not running and enable it whenever app is running, so user do not have to do anything manually. Isn't this a nice solution (at least for VLC Mobile Remote) ? :)
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
Oh yes, really fancy. I like it. I'm waiting for my Android L version on my Moto G (old) :D
[Android Apps and Games] till22:
I momentarily can't use this app, because we got a new router with file sharing turned off completely. I can't even ping my phone when on the same LAN. I get answers from the IP address OF MY PC (!!!) that the host is unavailable. Can#t transfer files via FTP neither, the whole communication between devices seems to be shutdown.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Hey [MENTION=5969049]till22[/MENTION],

It's ok, use the app after you fixed your router :)
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
The "pause when incoming call feature" is working :D

I tried a couple of times and worked fine. Will continue testing.

Let me know when you have a fix on the lock screen widget, or if you want us to test it some specific way
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Nice, have you tried device volume keys to control VLC volume? it should also work fine. And i am thinking to use device volume buttons for media control (forward/rewind), so while watching a movie, you do not have to look in to the screen and press FF/FR button. Down side of this is, you have to keep the app open until finish the movie (obviously it drains battery), I'll give option to choose between VLC volume control and media control, so user can choose whichever they want. What do you think?

[MENTION=5969049]till22[/MENTION], [MENTION=4140365]supergaijin[/MENTION] check this out
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
Oh yes, I forgot to mention it. The volume keys are also working. I would still prefer to only control the volume with those keys.

If I watch a movie, I don't need to move forward, why would I? I only use the control buttons to move a bit forward on TV series.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Well, you may not seek forward but when you don't hear something clearly, you would probably want to seek rewind.

Once you adjust the volume to desired level, you don't change that again. But while watching a movie/series you may not hear something clearly (even though you are focused, it happens very often), at that time using volume buttons to seek rewind much more convenient than pressing a button on the screen. So...
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
Yeah, I understand your point. And this moving forward/rewind would work on the lock screen? Because right now, the volume only works when you are in the app so if I have to open the app to rewind using the media buttons then it's just the same as pressing the screen. Don't get me wrong, for me it's fine the way it is now. I'm just saying what I see testing the app so far, and why adding the forward/rewind to the media buttons "inside" the app is not worth it IMO.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
You are right, if we use forward/rewind for volume button, it is more of a confusion than convenient. And as I said, it won't work when you are out side of the app. So lock screen widget is good enough I think...

If possible can you test the battery consumption of the app (use any battery stats app) ? that too when widget is enabled (use home screen widget, if lock screen widget not working).
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
I'll test it tonight while watching a movie.
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
There's a rather big issue with the lock/status/home screen widgets. When the remote is not connected to a vlc player, it's constantly scanning for it. Yesterday I had the widget on a home screen, not connected as I was not home. When I got home after 12h I noticed major battery loss than normal. I checked wake lock detector and noticed that vlc triggered a massive 85000 times! Yes, no joke. 85000 times. So I had to remove the widget. But that's not all. I just finished using the app again (with no widget), after playback I noticed it active in the status bar, figured it would shut down, but no. I checked wake lock again. Over a period of only 8 seconds! It had already triggered 84! times. My only option was to go into apps and do a force shutdown to get it out of the status bar and prevent battery drain.

This needs a fix

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[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Ver 1.1.4.BETA Released

hi @ Ch3vr0n.

Thank you, Yesterday I've updated the app (BETA) with the additional features (See change log below), though I haven't worked on battery draining issue yet and due to notifications controls in new version, battery draining will continue. But for now, I've completed almost all the major features. Before releasing it to public, I'll fix the battery issue. Probably I'll update the app (BETA) with a fix tomorrow for you guys :)

Thank you for reporting..

Ver 1.1.4.BETA change log -

New:

** Notification controls

** Lock screen notification controls (Only Android 5.0 (Lollipop) & up)

Fix:

** Lock screen Widget not working issue

** Minor improvements and bug fixes
[Android Apps and Games] BeansWishlist:
Thanks for sharing the app, I am a big fan of VLC
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Version 1.1.6.0-BETA is out

Hey guys,

Hope you are all doing good :)

I've just pushed a new update (Ver 1.1.6.0-BETA) , In this update there isn't any new feature, but I've addressed a major bug causing battery drain and other minor improvements.

Here is the change log

1.1.6.0-BETA

Fix:

** Battery draining issue

** Widgets not working on landscape mode

** Minor improvements

Check out the latest version

Sorry for the delay, it took more time than I expected (Damn Alarm Manager) :(

If you found any bugs, don't forget to report.

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
Too greedy

Ok, I've updated to latest version from Play Store. I was glad that you finally released a stable version.

But then I was surprised about your attitude.

You left all the new features out of the free version and you want to make us pay for everything? I had only one request, I asked for the pause when incoming call. You added it and I tested it and reported back. Now I have to pay for this feature that is available in many other apps like this one?

Well, I must say that I'm very disappointed about your decision and you only proved to be a greedy developer. Not only you want us to pay but also the price is really high.

I'm back to the old (and ugly) app I used for a long time that comes with the one thing I need for free.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
:)

Hi,

If you want all the features for free , please stay in BETA version, all the features are still free for BETA users, it will be free for always and stable as regular version. I know that many people cannot able to buy the app (I used be like that- it's not money, situation), that's why I am offering BETA app for Free

Regarding paid version features,

Don't think I have finished the app now, there is lot more to come, (like android wear support, Material design, etc), so I need money to continue development. If I stopped development now, the app will expire in couple of years (like other apps). And almost all the important features are free, so I am not forcing users to upgrade to premium version, but who pay for it, should get value to their money, I cannot charge only for lock screen widgets, so I locked up other features to Premium version. Finally, from past six months I've been working on this app (full time) , don't you think I should earn something from it?

I hope you understand me :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] dragontology:
This is a good app. Aside from a few minor issues which are probably caused by me flashing ROMs and getting the app's data reset, it's really neat. Once you get VLC set up in Windows, the app just works. If it wants to go through setup again, I just tab through (maybe a Skip button like on the recent Google apps, might be in order?) and then it works. And I would love it if I could make it always start in D:\Video because that's where all my videos are. Otherwise, I'm really happy with it.

If my name looks familiar to the OP, I use the same name on Reddit, and I'm the guy who asked why this app should be used in addition to or instead of Unified Remote. I wasn't sure how this app was different, but I'm glad I gave it a try as useful as it is.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
[MENTION=3406020]dragontology[/MENTION],

Hey man, I remember you, good to see you here :)

Once you do the setup, you don't have to go through Setup wizard again. If you want to use auto-connect, just use Auto-Connect button in computers screen. (why go to setup-wizard again?)

if I could make it always start in D:\Video because that's where all my videos are.

I'll add this feature in next version.

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
Oh I do understand how developers should get paid for their work. I've paid for a lot of apps that are really well developed and that of course are useful to me.

I'm not here to tell you what you should do or how much you should charge people for your app, but I can tell you that the price is too high for me. Even more if I can have the same features for free from another app.

And also how can I stay with the Beta version? I already updated to the stable version. You didn't share the Beta version here.
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
I don't even see an option to purchase, but then again I did apply to the beta program to help testing which will (if Dev will be true to his word) give me all paid features free. Which may be why I don't see an option for purchase anywhere. Entry in play store does say 'vlc mobile remote free' and not 'pro' or something if that will happen.

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[Android Apps and Games] dragontology:
Huh. Reading the other guy whine about the paid version, I didn't realize it was available. [MENTION=6027500]adarshurs[/MENTION] I remember you saying you were going to have premium features, but at that time they hadn't been implemented yet. I looked again and I see the premium version unlocker. Many of the features might not be useful to me, but I think I might like using the phone's volume control to change the volume in VLC. So, I bought it. I think the price is fair considering what you get for free. I'm not sure the extra features justify the price, but the app overall does.

People who are too cheap to pay a couple bucks for a good app are why the last set of Monument Valley's levels are only on iOS. Cheap bastards ruining it for the rest of us. I don't like iOS, but good developers go and stay there because that's where the money is. There are others like me who will pay for good apps (and games, though I'm not much of a mobile gamer) but we are vastly overwhelmed by pirates and cheapskates.
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
You are a moron. People are not the same in every place in the world. I like to support the developers or the companies that develop good products and charge a fair price. Of course the app must be useful too.

You think that if I don't want to pay for the 1 feature I need then I'm cheap. You are mistaken. I have a couple of other apps that do exactly the same as this one, but this one has a nicer UI. I tried the app, I liked it and I offered my help as tester. I supported the developer and helped him in the process to make the app better.

Also you are a fool because you like to comment but cannot see the reality. Android users don't like to pay for everything, they are almost the opposite of Apple users. If you charge them for all the cool stuff, they will try something else that could give them the same thing for free. That's the spirit of the community, more inclined to the open source and free stuff. Of course there are a lot of cheap folks that don't even want to share a cent with the poor developer that spent hours creating his app, but it's not the majority. Look at the launchers, the calendars and many other apps (even games), many people pay for the extra stuff. It's all about knowing what to offer and how to offer it.

Peace.
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Hey,

I already shared Beta app with all the beta testers, didn't you use all the features (including paid features) even before it was available to regular users? It is still available from the same link that I shared with you people, please download form there (If you had un installed it)

Ok, here is the link again - https://play.google.com/apps/testing/adarshurs.android.vlcmobileremote
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Hi [MENTION=3406020]dragontology[/MENTION],

Thank you for buying the app :)

On internet there is a big debate going on 'Android users vs IOS users' , but I do not want to comment on it.

Hi [MENTION=4373046]sergio_sos[/MENTION],

You've been helpful to me in the testing stage and I want your support in the future too, thank you so much. I know you guys one of the reasons for app's current state. I cannot repay you that. But I am offering the app for free to all BETA testers, that's the best I can do.

If you think premium features unlocker is expensive, actually it is not, 'coz it is still cheaper and feature rich than our competitor app. And I am going to add 'multiple file selection' feature and other couple of features to premium features list. You may need only one feature (i.e pause VLC on incoming call), but not all users like you, I cannot charge separately to each users based on their need.

Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Hi [MENTION=1754043]Ch3vr0n[/MENTION],

Premium features actually an in-app purchase not another unlocker or pro app. I said earlier and I am telling you here again. app will be Free to all BETA testers, that's how it was, that's how it is, that's how it will be. Period

Which version of the app you are using?

If you have version 1.1.6.0 BETA then you have all the features (including premium features). so you don't need to do anything.

But if you are using general version (i.e Ver 1.2.0.0 or up) app prompt you to pay for premium feature.

So stay in BETA app, that's how I can offer Premium features for Free to BETA testers.
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
[MENTION=6027500]adarshurs[/MENTION]:

According to the about tab I'm using v1.4.0. Once I installed the beta version I never left the beta community, I'm still a member of it. I let the play store do the updating. At one point it did say 1.1.6 beta, there's also a difference between the app and the changelog.

App version said 1.4.0, yet playstore notes in comments states 1.1.4 and version details at the bottom also say 1.4.0.

Which features should be 'locked' to premium? So I can verify if I'm having the 'premium' version. Pause video on call eg is unlocked for me.

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[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
Hi, I searched for that link and used it yesterday. It only sends you to the Play Store and from there you can only download the stable version.

At least that's what happens when I try to use that link.
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
Yup [MENTION=4373046]sergio_sos[/MENTION]: that's what happens to me too. No 'special' beta version

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[Android Apps and Games] adarshurs:
Current version of the app is 1.4.0.0 (public version) and Current Beta version is 1.1.6.0-BETA.

yet playstore notes in comments states 1.1.4

It was a typo, I corrected it. (Thanks :) )

Does play store updated the app from BETA version to public version? (like app updates?). Because I've BETA app on nexus 7, it haven't received any updates (still in 1.1.6.0-BETA). How come you guys received the public version update? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] sergio_sos:
I really don't know. Instead of letting me download and install the Beta version, I can only install the stable version.

Maybe the best way would be to share the .apk here in the forum like others do, then we know that we must not update unless you push a new Beta update for us to test?
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
I don't know either, it only let's me download the stable version too. How or why I don't know.

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[Android Apps and Games] simplegoodmobile:
Good
[Android Apps and Games] Ch3vr0n:
Another option could be to have a listing in the play store for the beta, and another for the stable version if the testing link issue can't be fixed or apk shared here.

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