Missed VLC Beta ? Here is How to Install without it

VLC Beta invites ran out of maximum invites that Windows Phone store has to offer which resulted in lot of people left out. While you cannot blame VLC team, but Windows Blog Italia posted about an alternate way to get it running on Windows Phone. The only catch is that its an external installation, and you won’t get updates.

The process involves installation of VLC Beta XAP file directly on phone. What you need is to unlock your phone which is fairly easy process.  You will need to download the Windows Phone SDK 8.1, go through developer registration through app studio,  and use the deployment kit to install the XAP file.

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The procedure, described in this official page from Microsoft, is rather simple.

  • First, download the ‘Windows Phone SDK 8.1 from this link .
  • Download the file. Appxbundle from the link at the bottom of the article.
  • After installing the SDK 8.1, connect your phone to your PC via USB cable.
  • Open Start, try Windows Phone Developer Registration and run it. You will be asked to enter the credentials for your Microsoft account to associate your smartphone as developers (even if you are not registered on the Dev Center).
  • When finished, open the Start, try Windows Phone Application Deployment 8.1 and run it. Select Device from the drop-down menu, then select the file. Appxbundle and proceed with the installation.

To download the VLC App XAP file, please head over to Windows Blog Italia. They will keep you posted with new files, so make sure do visit them from time to time to get the latest file.

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