VLC for iPhone and iPad Finally Gets Chromecast Support, Playback of 360 Videos

VideoLAN updated today the VLC for iOS app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch devices to version 3.1.0, a release that adds some long-anticipated features and several much-needed improvements.

The VLC Media Player is famous for being one of the best free media player applications that can play movies, TV shows, and music in most popular formats without conversion, and it works on all major desktop and mobile platforms. Best of all, the application is open source so anyone can hack it and improve it.

With the VLC for iOS 3.1.0 release, VideoLAN listen to users and finally added Chromecast support, a feature that allows users to stream videos from their iPhone or iPad devices to a TV using that tiny digital media players developed by Google and called Chromecast.

VLC for iOS 3.1.0 also adds support for playing 360-degree videos, which can be viewed by moving your phone or tablet left to right and up and down. Furthermore, it improves audio playback quality as well as...