I've been developing GVU, a video player for SpruceOS, for a couple weeks now.  Previously, it was only for the Miyoo A30, but I just made a version that works on the Miyoo A30, Miyoo Flip V1/V2, Miyoo Mini Flip, and TRIMUI Brick/Hammer!

  
It's SpruceOS only for now, but I plan on making paks for MinUI and NextUI...eventually.

  
Project GitHub Page: [https://github.com/amruthwo/GVU](https://github.com/amruthwo/GVU)

  
Grab the release here: [https://github.com/amruthwo/GVU/releases/tag/v0.2.1](https://github.com/amruthwo/GVU/releases/tag/v0.2.1)



# v0.2.1

# Install

1. Extract the zip to get a spruce\_gvu\_pkg/ folder
2. Copy App/GVU/ to /mnt/SDCARD/ on your device (merging with your existing App folder)
3. Place video files in `/mnt/SDCARD/Roms/MEDIA/` or `/mnt/SDCARD/Media/` (or any subfolder). GVU scans all sub-folders automatically.

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# New Features

# Added support for more devices!!!

   * Now available on Miyoo Mini Flip, Miyoo Flip, Miyoo A30, and TRIMUI Brick/Hammer. (These are the ***only devices I own*** that run SpruceOS)
* **New folder icon**, the previous default icon for folders looked more like a file, not a folder. Made a new icon to make it clear entries are folders. The new icon still updates dynamically based on the theme set.
* **Monochrome Theme** \- previously, the vampire and night\_contrast themes were very similar. Replaced night\_contrast with monochrome, which looks great, and will be the default on Minui/NextUI when I get around to making a pak.

# Bug Fixes

* **Multi-Audio-Track on Miyoo Mini Flip** — Hit some random OOM issues with videos with multiple audio tracks, causing GVU to crash. Fixed.
* **Sleep/wake Audio** — resuming from sleep could cause audio to pitch in a weird way on the Miyoo Flip and Trimui Brick/Hammer. Fixed.
* **TVMaze Covers** — If no API for TMDB was available, the covers downloaded from TVMaze were downloaded at an inconsistent size. Fixed.
* **Contrast Issues** — A few themes had poor contrast on some views of the file browser. Added a pill around file names and changed some colors. Fixed.
* **Rotation/Resolution Issues** — A few devices had the wrong rotation/resolution applied. Fixed.

# Known Limitations

* Different devices have different limitations due to the CPU/RAM available. 60fps files struggle more on the Miyoo Mini Flip than other devices.
* Miyoo Mini V2/V3 - not fully supported. Need to figure out the ALSA audio. Currently, all video plays silently. SpruceOS is pretty rough on my Miyoo Mini V2 anyway, so I'm not sure this is a huge loss, for now.
* Not sure about TRIMUI Smart Pro/Pro S - I don't have this device to test with.
* Probably doesn't work on GKD Pixel 2 - I don't have this device to test with.
   * If any TRIMUI Smart Pro/Pro S or GKD Pixel 2 owners want to test and tell me what doesn't work, I'll try to fix it :)

# Repo Notes

* The new default branch is at [https://github.com/amruthwo/GVU/tree/universal](https://github.com/amruthwo/GVU/tree/universal)
* Added a readme to the project, finally.
* Updated the gvu-handoff document. I probably won't maintain this project forever, so this will give others a good TL:DR for the project if they want to pick up the mantle, or make a fork.

GVU Video Player for SpruceOS - First Multi-Device Release (Testers wanted!)