Quick question: Can I do this on iOS 8?

[hova]

I'd like to know if this is possible on iOS8 without any jailbreaks using only first party or third party solutions:

• Download a .zip file from the web using Safari
• Unzip it using a first party or third party app
• The .zip contains a H.265 encoded video file in a MKV container
• Play the video file using a third party video player application that supports H.265 video

 

[Peace]

You're going to have problems with h.265 no matter what device you use.

 

[CutterSlade]

To my knowledge, there isn't any app that can play h265 on iOS

 

[hova]

So it if was a H.264 file or a .txt file how far would this work?

 

[imaginex20]

Your first question should have been, can Safari download files without a jaillbreak? Because at this point it cannot download anything. But with the ability of extensions the solution to your problem might be possible

 

[seble]

Your first question should have been, can Safari download files without a jaillbreak? Because at this point it cannot download anything. But with the ability of extensions the solution to your problem might be possible

Wrong. OP can download a zip and unzip it in an app like goodreader or files. You could then open a h.624 file in VLC. This is doable in ios7 and I'm sure it'll also be doable in ios8.