Streaming from M3U on Android

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Streaming from M3U on Android

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.

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.

Mondain 2010-09-06 03:20:14

Do you know of any 3rd party software that does this? Are .pls filetypes supported?

jocull 2010-09-06 03:45:27

Personally I haven't used it but this looks promising: Ambient Music Player - http://www.baka.sk/ambient/

Mondain 2010-09-06 05:37:56

Theres also this app, but its not free although there is a light version: http://xiialive.com/

Mondain 2010-09-06 05:40:57

Didn't have any luck with them on the emulator. I got Ambient installed but it refuses to open the M3U, saying that there is a file permissions error. It doesn't make itself the default handler for m3u files either.

jocull 2010-09-06 22:45:36

Thanks for your answers though.

jocull 2010-09-06 22:45:55

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