VLC for Nokia N9

Here you can find a full and free version of the VLC media player for Nokia N9 (and Nokia N950).

Help wanted

More developers, especially UI developers are needed. Testers are also welcome. If you want to help, please contact:

• the VLC developers mailing list,
• the #videolan IRC channel on the Freenode network,
• Rémi Denis-Courmont privately by e-mail.

Q&A

Which devices does this run on?

This should run on all Nokia N9 mobile phones. However this was only tested on an unlocked device. Nokia N950 devices are also supported.

Nokia N900 is not supported. Other MeeGo devices are not supported either.

What is included in this softwarer?

This application is based on VLC media player version 1.2.0 (which is in pre-release stage at the VideoLAN project). Because it is a pre-release, there are some bugs. Otherwise, this is a standard VLC, including almost all of the features and plugins found in the desktop versions.

How do I install this on my device?

Follow these instructions step-by-step:

1. Download here the libvlc5 and vlc-player packages to your device.
2. Enable developer mode from the device settings (if not already done).
3. Start the console from the application menu.
4. Install the packages with this command:

   dpkg -i libvlc5_*.deb vlc-player_*.deb

Hopefully, the process will be simplified as time permits and developer mode will not anymore be required. Help is needed to complete this project.

How do I start the software?

Once installed succesfully, there should be a VLC traffic cone icon in the application launcher.

Alternatively, advanced users can also start VLC from the command line as on desktop computers. For instance vlc --fullscreen will force fullscreen video playback.

How do I upgrade or uninstall?

To remove VLC, run this command and confirm:

apt-get remove --purge libvlc5

To upgrade, just reproduce the installation instructions with a new version of the packages.

Where can I get the source code?

All of the code for VLC on Nokia N9 has been included in the official VLC media player project at VideoLAN already. Nevertheless, you can follow the source link to the left.

More questions?

Contact me if you have more questions.

Known issues

• The user interface is currently optimized for desktop computers. It is extremely tedious to use with a small touchscreen.
• Hardware-accelerated video decoding is not supported (though color space conversion and scaling are hardware-accelerated). So there may be performance issues with high-res videos.
• Screen blanking is not preempted. This is fixed.