Regular Vidmate users often face the issue of running downloaded videos through the PLAYit media player only. It raises privacy and performance concerns, along with restricted and unwanted app clutter.
Opportunely, there are some ways to counter these problems and play Vidmate Videos without the PLAYit app.
Let’s learn in detail.
Why Does Vidmate Ask to Use PLAYit App?
Vidmate accommodates PLAYit as its default media player to control playback within the app. It helps our users to download and set it as the only option to play the downloaded videos. This is some sort of business strategy by Vidmate to keep its users in its own ecosystem.
However, it has become inconvenient to be stuck with one option when you can go for various other ones, such as VLC, MX Player, or KMPlayer.
How to Play Vidmate Videos without PLAYit?
There are some simple but useful methods to eliminate this issue permanently, as follows:
- Through the Files Manager App
All the downloaded videos are saved in Files Manager or Internal Storage. To counter this
- Open Files Manager and navigate to ‘Vidmate’.
- You will see all the downloaded media.
- Tap to hold any video, and go to the pop-up ‘Open With’.
- Then choose a preferred media player.
- Customize Default Player Settings
For this:
- Open the Vidmate App.
- Go to the ‘Me’ section at the bottom right.
- Now, select ‘Settings > Others (Player, Updates, Cache) > Play Video With’ options.
- Click on the third option to choose the video player manually.
- Via Third-party Video Players
This is one of the easiest ways to bypass this limitation. Simply, open a preferred media player such as VLC or MX Player. You can detect all the downloaded videos automatically. Navigate the ‘Local Files/Video Folders’, and start playing the desired video there.
Final Words
Users don’t need to bother the PLAYit player all the time. With basic understandings, they can choose a right media player to fully control their playback. These solutions let you break free from Play It App without compromising your streaming experience.
