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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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Download and install M3U IPTV Player on your Android smartphones, tablets and TV. Launch this M3U IPTV Player app on your Android device. On the main interface, you will be asked to select M3U file source. You could see 2 options: From Network and From Local Path.
Click "Open Network Stream" under the media button, and then a new window will pop up. Choose "Network" and paste your M3U URL into the box. Finally, click "play" to play M3U files. An easier way: If you just drag the full file into the player, then all the audio or videos will be played automatically.
Opening M3U PlaylistsOpen it, then open the “Media” dropdown menu. Select “Open Network Stream.” The “Open Media” window will appear. Go to the “Network” tab and copy the URL into the “Please enter a network URL” textbox.
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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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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