
Read ahead for step-by-step instructions on how to watch AVI videos or movies on iPhone or iPad. You simply need to download the official VLC for Mobile app, which is free on the App Store, and choose one of several methods to get the AVI videos or movies onto your device. Nevertheless, it is still possible to play AVI videos or movies on iPhone or iPad. Many other video codecs, notably AVI, are not playable by iTunes.

The feature only works with iTunes-supported file formats though, meaning that you can only stream videos or movies in formats like MP4 and MOV.

I previously wrote a guide on how to stream movies from your iTunes library on your iPhone or iPad using Home Sharing.
