Unable to retrieve Shoutcast .pls stream

Question

I'm trying to get a .pls stream from a shoutcast server to play in my ios app. So far i've been unsuccessful. I've red a lot of posts on stackoverflow but non of these were of any help.

Can anyone please explain to me, if its even possible, how to get .pls to stream?

Answer 1

all you need is to list the port of you radio, here is one working example: in - (void)viewDidLoad

NSURL *vibes = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://website.com:8002"];
vPlayer = [[AVPlayer alloc] initWithURL:vibes];
self.myViewVolume = [[MPVolumeView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(20, 330, 280, 50)];
[self.myViewVolume sizeToFit];
[self.view addSubview:self.myViewVolume];

you need to create an instance of AVPlayer in your .m file , here it is vPlayer do not forget to add AVFoundation framework to you project, you can play and stop the stream with [player play] and [player stop]

One problem with AVPlayer is the lack of easy volume control, you can add one with mpViewVolume. I am also working on radio app and by far AVPlayer is the best to play shoutcast streams.

Answer 2

@Walid Hussain it worked for me using AVPlayer

link with AVFoundation.framework

//import needed
#import <AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h>

// declaration for the player  
AVPlayer * radioPlayer;

// play
NSURL * url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://energy10.egihosting.com:9636"];
radioPlayer = [[AVPlayer playerWithURL:url] retain];
[radioPlayer play];