Add a Password-protected SMB Share to VLC for Android

So I want to use VLC on Android to play some video from SMB Share.

But somehow it doesn’t work at all. The folder appears empty, and it doesn’t prompt me for a username and password.

The built-in Samsung My Files file manager app can access the SMB Share. That means something is wrong with the VLC Android app.

Not in the mood for reading? Watch the video instead.

So, I searched online and found out that you need to enter username:password (change it with your username and password) in the Username field.

They should make it clear or at least make a separate Password field.

Once it’s done, I can finally browse and play my media collection on my SMB server.

Hope this tutorial helps you!

Video

I made a video to visualize the issue and the steps to resolve it.

References

• can’t connect to smb share (#2884) · Issues · VideoLAN / VLC-Android · GitLab