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VLC - App stores were a mistake (archive.is)

submitted 7 months ago by ozoned@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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VideoLAN @videolan App Stores were a mistake. Currently, we cannot update VLC on Windows Store, and we cannot update VLC on Android Play Store, without reducing security or dropping a lot of users... For now, iOS App Store still allows us to ship for iOS9, but until when?

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[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 1 points 7 months ago

Shit, my own TV is not even on android 10

[-] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I know at least one person who's phone isn't even on version 10.

this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2024

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