About this app

This application is only compatible with Archos devices based on QC processors. It won't install on other devices.

ARCHOS makes Video Player app available for all Android devices (tablets, phones, TV; requires Android 4.0 or later)!
The critically acclaimed Archos video player app offers an uncompromised multimedia experience.
- Hardware accelerated video decoding support for most devices and video formats;
- Ability to play content from many computer/network storage in your network (SMB, UPnP, FTP, SFTP) or from an external USB storage device;
- Support of torrent streaming: previously downloaded torrent files can directly be opened by the application (note that no torrent search engine is included in the application);
- Automatic online retrieval of Movie and TV show information with poster and backdrop for both local and network content;
- Integrated subtitle downloader;
- Network indexing: import remote shared folders (SMB) in your multimedia library;
- Video browsing with either folder or library based navigation;
- Ubiquitous access to TV shows sorted in a series/season/episode hierarchical view;
- Multi-device network video resume;
- TV friendly: dedicated user interface that is keyboard/remote control compatible, Android TV compatibility;
- Share and keep track of what you have watched using Trakt scrobbler (see http://trakt.tv/);
- 3D video: visual tagging and side by side/top bottom playback mode with Archos stereo virtual reality glasses or cardboard support;
- Audio: night mode and audio boost options
- Android 5.0 Lollipop support with flat/material user interface design.

* Note that if you experience any issue with video hardware decoding you can force software decoding in Archos Video Player application settings to watch your video.

New features

8.1.12 - June 9th, 2015
- Allow to remove files from network shares media library on long press
8.1.11 - May 11th, 2015
- Faster seek implementation
8.1.5 - March 22nd, 2015
- Torrent streaming support: torrent files can now be opened by the application
- FTP (sftp/ftp) network share support

App Permissions

Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to read from external storage.