Watching .avi files on iPhone 6s

[Moraldikson]

Hi - I wonder if anyone can advise the best way to watch .avi files on the iPhone? These are movie files taken on a Nikon Coolpix camera.

Do I need to convert the files into mp4 or something (would that be best) - if so any recommendations on software to do that or is there an app that can just access them in native format?

Any advice on best way of doing this gratefully received.

 

[KevinJS]

Have a look for VLC in the App Store.

It plays every video type in existence on the PC and Mac.

There was an old version which was withdrawn by the developer but I heard that it is available again.