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narayanan181
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Unable to set VLC as default audio player on iPhone

Hi, I am trying to play an audio file through a custom App on my iPhone 17 Pro Max, when I press play it automatically tries to play through Apple Music which I have not installed (and so is prompting me to install and subscribe to a plan). I have also not enabled Siri. I want to play using VLC Media Player but unable to. How do I set VLC as my default audio player? Thanks.

Posted on Sep 16, 2026 9:34 AM

1 reply

Jeff Donald
User level: Level 9 (64,078 points)

Sep 16, 2026 9:39 AM in response to narayanan181

Hi, what iOS version are you using? Have you checked for updates to VLC?

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358308