VLC Android Can't Connect to SMB Share
How to fix VLC Android that unable to connect to Windows SMB share
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 functions properly, indicating that the issue lies with VLC.
![VLC Android VLC Android](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0M_PiBgebRPeNjbFa7tZ0-JjHaRDBXlwa8IE821iiiwJ0Lz6VNp2rzB3xWuGxLbnca7WU5QO0dEuUgteCJ6BWF67WrAIsIYLcdriVvJ6XpvC6Jb517K3QnHrZTevTgv_yWeqWN6YVOq_gCK-MNENIJUhcsBys0TdW4MGn3JoGL9gmwM2VEQzJi5tiORSy/s600/Screenshot_20240418_085941_VLC.jpg)
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.
![VLC SMB Solution VLC SMB Solution](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS08GWKJHRAkmAFRAjlHetiaXztPxH9OxNQiWg20z3I9rXWI8a5irKiDgetKLysfa2KqYMuN80bMYZLKu_acPEgYgAkSj3S_zuAu3Qe8S81gND9JG_h8j_H8qED4SynZMfs7_PHdLsnGrBiaNvLXSrGq3XocOsah1UTJ3BULCS1aEjGJH5KZylI3CeL7te/s600/Screenshot_20240418_085901_VLC.jpg)
Once it’s done, I can finally browse and play my media collection on my SMB server.
Hope this tutorial helps you!