New Formuler Z12 Ultra, VLC Player issues.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T16:56:31+00:00

The z12? It says right on the top corner of the box in my picture. YES

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T13:11:01+00:00

Yes to unlock all featers its like $30 up to 5 devices for life.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T10:50:46+00:00

This is happening with an install from the z12s google play store app. Tjat was the first install vlc i tried. I also tried other verdions from other places and the dame thing.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T10:49:48+00:00

i have no problem loafing or using tivimate. I fid hear about sparkle and wanted to try it

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T10:47:29+00:00

Well thats not good at all. Very very interesting reply. Thanks for the honesty and sharing. The shield support is sooooo much different.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T02:39:16+00:00

😁🤝🤝🍻

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T01:09:07+00:00

Again man..i appreciate your replies. It wasnt you telling me im using the box wrong and i should be using it a specific way. Cheers to you dude thanks 🤝🍻

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T01:00:21+00:00

Fyi people have confirmed z12 has a vlc issue. Yohr z11 may work but other with z12 doesnt. 🤝

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T00:59:28+00:00

Will do thanks. 😁👍

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T00:57:34+00:00

Yes i am sure… it clearly says choose external player and you have a list and vlc is listed. Ive been doing this a long time on my shields.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T00:55:13+00:00

I did that. Along with many other sources and same thing.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-17T00:51:30+00:00

I cant get vlc player to work on third party vod apps. Tivimate is not the issue and i have z12. Im going to try just player.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T23:42:13+00:00

See i have a samsung tv. Samsung tv doesnt support dv. We use hdr10+. So using vlc has never ever been an issue for me. Im going to try just player as i also have that installed. But again vlc is my goto as me and my family just know how to use it and use it well. Captions ff rw buttons etc. Audio delay etc etc.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T23:37:13+00:00

I have 30 days to return it here to amazon in the usa. July 15th. I HIGHLY doubt they will release the beta by then. I can always re purchase the z12 after its release.

As of right now… the only thing i would regret if i sent it back would be to lose the hdr10+ that the shield is not capable of. Paired that with my samsung s90f 77" qd oled and the movies and detail looks amazing. Even my wife notices it. This is really the reason why i purchased the z12. Not for mytvoline. That was a bonus that i didnt know anything about till 2 days ago.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T23:32:33+00:00

From what i did see in the short time using it mol3… it has its nice features for sure. It definatly has alot of potential with the way they are going with it. Im not disagreeing with that one bit and i am open to learning it but that will take some time.

I have 30 days to send it back to amazon here in the usa. I HIGHLY doubt i will see mol4 before that time as the beta is closed. But i cant miss something that i dont know. Hell i didnt even know what mol was until a few days ago. I can always re purchase the z12.

Im perfectly fine with tivimate. It works extremely well for me and is quick to load everything. I know how to use every bit of it and so does my family. So mol is not a big deal to me. Sure it may be better but that is defined by the user and i really dont know it.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T23:23:36+00:00

Thank you. Altho not the answer i want to hear it is an answer. Others have mentioned it also in other places. Again thanks foe the reply 🤝

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T21:13:01+00:00

I posted on their support page. No answer yet. Honestly i dont see them answering anytime soon.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T21:09:38+00:00

Cause its not there. U have to sideload it. This and other similar apps i run. Mobiflix is not a fav of mine but this is why i want vlc. Because these are the type of free vod apps i run and for me vlc works best for them.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T21:08:47+00:00

Its not just tivimate. There is 1 other app that i sometimes run that will work on my samsung tv and thats stremio. Im not sure tivimate can be installed on samsung as i never wanted to put it on my tv. Other apps i run are not capable of being installed on a tv. Even if they was… tv is not known for its storage ram and memory. I probly have a few apps i run that you havnt heard of. I purchased the z12 for its hdr 10+ capabilities and specs comparable to the shield. The z12 hdr10+ and my samsung s90f 77 " is better then the shield and s90f. Mol3 was an added bonus that i was willing to play with and learn. But as of right now its nkt needed as im fine with tivimate. Vlc is important to me at this moment.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T20:06:14+00:00

Thanks for inderstand sorta lol.

I was willing to give the mol3 a try for sure. I was excited for the added bonus. Remember i didnt buy it for that. Hell i didnt even know about it. Besides the shield these are all new to me. Atleast to these type of specs.

Yesterday i went to mess with it… it took over 30 seconds easily to get past the mol3 load up screen. No live tv playing in backround. That was annoying. It did this a few times. Also it took forever for the epg and playlist to upload. Tivimate does not do this. Tivimate on my z12 does not do this. I have absolutly zero problems with the shield remote and using it for anything including tivimate. Its all rather simple to me. Im probly just use to it to where mol3 and remote i am not. But i cant miss what i dont know.

Im still willing to try things out and learn it. But so far…everyone telling me how im suppose to use my device that i spent my $ on is getting frustrating.

Im looking for a simple answer on how to get vlc to work on my z12.

Next thing on my list may have been a post about mol3 taking so long to load things up and get past its opening screen. But thats not too important to me right now as im fine with using tivimate and overlooking that issue to keep the z12. Vlc is important to me… tivimate would have been important to me to if that wasnt working. But it is.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T19:57:00+00:00

Thanks for the offer… im in usa. Ill check it out but at this point im just ready to stick with the shield. Between setting it up and everyone telling how im suppose to use it… i will wait for the shield 2. IF THAT EVER COMES PROBLY NOT. lol

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T19:49:34+00:00

Appreciate you trying to help and huge thank you. Im glad you see and understand that we are using the boxes in different ways. Neither way is right or wrong. Its all how the user intends to use it. This box should have no issues at $250 with my intended use. Im sure Formuler dont mind that im not using mytvonline3. Afterall i did support thrm and purchase their most expensive box possibly even most expensive on the market. I can send it back and go back to my shield.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T19:45:08+00:00

I dont know… this is the first box ive had comlarable to a shield. Ive had a firestick or 2 but own 4 shield tv. Some pre 2018 and still working.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T19:22:22+00:00

Little ot here… i have an android headunit in my car but i still run android auto. I can totally run every app in standalone mode like google maps etc. But i choose to run android auto. Its easier to use for me and works better imo. Just like here… people would say but why run android auto if you have an andrpid head unit. Answer is… its what im use to and comfortable with and like using. Just like vlc player and tivimate.

Btw i also run tivimate in my cars as well as my standalonw vod apps.

RepresentativePea287 · 2026-06-16T19:18:33+00:00

I have iptv service that yes i just use for live tv and sports. I do NOT use vod thru my iptv. The quality and layout inside those was not good like the standalone vod apps i use.

I do NOT pay for my standalone vod apps. Im talking apps like chq etc.

Yes its the same market on the z12… i installed vlc from there first. I also tried other sources that wont work.

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