VLC for Android / documented 3.X controls · Version-scoped publisher documentation; no UK IPTV account/device test. Instructions are based on publisher guidance; a UK IPTV account was not tested on this platform.
Separate browsing from indexing
A file being reachable in storage and a file appearing in a media-library view are different observations. Start by confirming where an authorised sample is stored and whether it can be opened directly. If direct playback works but the library omits the sample, investigate scan scope and access rather than immediately changing video-decoder settings.
Use the documented folder selector
VideoLAN’s VLC for Android 3.X general settings describe Media library folders, where folders can be checked for inclusion. The documentation specifically notes that selecting a parent prevents individual subfolders from being unchecked. To include only selected subfolders, uncheck the parent first and choose the intended children. That is a useful hierarchy rule, rather than evidence that an excluded box is malfunctioning.
Test a small scope before a broad scan
Choose a small folder of legitimate samples and confirm that the expected items appear. Keep unrelated personal folders outside the scope when they are unnecessary. A custom path must identify a real accessible folder in this device’s environment; a path copied from another phone or operating system may not mean the same thing. Do not publish private folder names in a screenshot when a sanitised example is sufficient.
Check rescan behaviour separately
The same documentation describes an Auto rescan option at application startup. That controls when the chosen scan is revisited, not which videos a remote service has authorised or whether every file is supported. Record the installed version and actual inclusion choices if results differ. No broad storage scan, device permission change or UK IPTV catalogue synchronisation has been performed by this guide.