--- layout: default title: "Announcing VLC 3.2" date: 2019-11-28 11:48:59 +0100 categories: update. permalink: /vlc-3-2 --- VLC 3.2 is the second feature update for VLC 3. This update focused on polishing the interface, add some more feature to Android TV and chromebooks and improve network browsing. Under the hood, the VLC app is (almost) 100% written in kotlin! ## UI redesign, including player and TV browsers ### Android TV The browsing on Android TV has been made easier and more efficient. You can now browse your media, filter them, jump to headers in a brand new screen. When listening music, a `Now playing` line now displays media currently played ### Players On phones and tablets, the video player interface has been modernized and the controls have been reorganized. ![Video player](/assets/images/v3.2/video_player.png) ![Video player playlist](/assets/images/v3.2/video_player_playlist.png) The audio player design has also been improved. ![Audio player](/assets/images/v3.2/audio_player.png) ![Audio player](/assets/images/v3.2/audio_player_landscape.png) ### Playlists The playlist now have redesigned covers and can be easily modified. ![Playlists](/assets/images/v3.2/playlists.png) ![Playlist edition](/assets/images/v3.2/playlist_edit.png) ### Equalizer The equalizer UI has been completely reworked and is now more pleasant to see ans to use! ![Equalizer](/assets/images/v3.2/equalizer.png) ### Media info The media information screen has been redesigned to be clearer. ![Media info](/assets/images/v3.2/media_info.png) ### Chromebook We added the support for desktop multi-selection with ctrl and shift. We also implemented most of the VLC desktop player keyboard shortcuts. The support for external devices has also been improved. You can read more about this [here](https://developer.android.com/stories/apps/vlc) ## Group videos by name feature The videos can be grouped by name or by folder allowing you to find the right video quicker. ![Video grouping](/assets/images/v3.2/group_by_name.png) ## Voice search on TV The Medialibrary content is now searchable from TV launcher ## Improved media titles The media titles are cleaned up for a better readability ## Improved SMBv2/3 support The SMB support has been improved to provide a better network browsing experience. ## Under the hood Even if the medialib and libvlc libraries remain in Java, the whole Android app is now in kotlin! We also improved the architecture by improving our Android Arch component integration and by the use of kotlin coroutines.