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Streaming from M3U on Android [closed]

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android

streaming

m3u

I am working with Android OS to try to stream from an M3U. I don't see why this is a big deal on Android, but for some reason it is. The M3U structure is simple, it's essentially a list of URLs to external MP3 files. However, when you click the M3U in the browser, it tries to launch and then tells me that it's an unsupported file type.

MP3 is documented as being a supported streaming protocol: http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html

This works flawlessly on the iPhone. I'd really like to believe that "Droid does" (as they advertise) and I don't want to hate on it too hard, but why isn't a simple M3U even supported?

Is there an external app that supports these that has to be installed first?

Thanks to anyone who can shed a little light on this subject. All I have to test with is the emulators currently, but my friends with devices can confirm that this is not working.

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jocull Avatar asked Sep 06 '10 02:09

jocull

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2 Answers

That is known issue. Currently (that's 3.0.1), Android doesn't support m3u with HTTP links.

Please go to Android issue list and vote for issue, so it can be fixed.

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=7028

And yes, free "Just Playlists" app from Market hepls to tackle the issue.

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Slavik Avatar answered Oct 16 '22 09:10

Slavik

While MP3 is supported the playlist file M3U is not. You may be able to find a 3rd party player that supports this but the base OS / software doesn't.

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Paul Gregoire Avatar answered Oct 16 '22 08:10

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