I am unable to play .wav files on my fascinate. Specifically MajicJack email attachments. I'm sure they used to play. I've read a few places that this was a problem with froyo. Is there any fix/workaround?
You can just download a media player with wav support: I use RockPlayer Lite, as it's free and supports a lot of formats (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified.lite).
IIRC you'll also need to use Gmail's mobile website to download the attachment... the native Gmail app has problems previewing wav's in third-party media players.
I had the same problem on my SGS II (MagicJack files). Use PowerAMP media player, works everytime.
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The office I work at uses IP Office for voice mail and sends emails thru our Exchange server. I can't play the voice mail message when it arrives on my phone (Droid X2, Android 2.2.2). The file attached is in .wav format.
Properties of the .wav file generated are: Bit Rate 128 kbps, Audio Sample Size 16 bit, Channels 1 (mono), Audio Sample Rate 8kHz, Audio Format PCM.
I'd also like to use some .mid files as ringtones/alert sounds but the system won't play them.
I am using the stock player and WinAmp.
I've read on other forums that this might be a Froyo specific problem but I don't know. Any ideas if Gingerbread will fix this?
wav files are generally not supported on Andorid as the codec requires licensing fees. For best compatibility use OGG files or MP3s.
cvmaas said:
wav files are generally not supported on Andorid as the codec requires licensing fees. For best compatibility use OGG files or MP3s.
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I was reading some comments elsewhere this morning and that it is a Froyo problem. 2.1 worked as did previous builds. The ability to play .wavs was broken in 2.2. I did find a workaround with Remote Wave Free in Market. But regardless of licensing fees, the ability to play .wavs is needed in the corporate sector with the various voice mail systems. In many cases, voice mails are received by users as an attachment to an email generated from the office and people rely on getting them. If they can't play them, then they will migrate to a Blackberry or an iPhone which is a loss of Android market share.
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zeb carter said:
The office I work at uses IP Office for voice mail and sends emails thru our Exchange server. I can't play the voice mail message when it arrives on my phone (Droid X2, Android 2.2.2). The file attached is in .wav format.
Properties of the .wav file generated are: Bit Rate 128 kbps, Audio Sample Size 16 bit, Channels 1 (mono), Audio Sample Rate 8kHz, Audio Format PCM.
I'd also like to use some .mid files as ringtones/alert sounds but the system won't play them.
I am using the stock player and WinAmp.
I've read on other forums that this might be a Froyo specific problem but I don't know. Any ideas if Gingerbread will fix this?
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Have you tried to save the file first and then play it? Try it.
bowhunter said:
Have you tried to save the file first and then play it? Try it.
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I did that initially. That did not work.
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zeb carter said:
I did that initially. That did not work.
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Zeb, did you use the media player to play or try to play it in gmail? The Gmail app does have a problem playing wav files as attachments.
I don't use gmail in a corporate setting. Synced directly with our Exchange server. Stock play and Winamp can't play them. But Remote wave free did.
My voicemail is sent to me as a wav file attachment in an email. When I try play the wav file I get a unsupported file error message. It won't play directly from the attachment or after saving it to sd card.
Doesn't the stock media player play wav files? If not why not? It seems ludicrous not to support wav as wav is one of the oldest media formats around. Is this a Samsung thing or Android problem?
I really don't want to have to load another app just for wav files.
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My voicemail is sent to me as a wav file attachment in an email. When I try play the wav file I get a unsupported file error message. It won't play directly from the attachment or after saving it to sd card.
Doesn't the stock media player play wav files?
Yes it plays wav files in the stock media player .
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Hmmm, that's strange as mine doesn't play the wav attachments. I'm running on a rooted stock KE7 rom.
I wonder if the email client (Enhanced Email) is doing something to the wav file. I'll have to experiment a little by copying a few wav files directly to the gs2 and seeing if they play. I've done some googling and see I'm not the only one with this problem but found no answers on how to resolve.
What rom and version are you running?
OK, I just tried playing a wav file (a random sound file I had) that I copied directly to the phone and it played fine.
I then tried downloading the wav attachment directly from the mail server via webmail to bypass the mail client on the phone and saved that to the phone but it won't play. It seems that the encoding of the wav file by the voicemail system is to blame
I'm having the same issue. Voicemails that I receive to my email are encoded in .wav and they won't playback on my device. Running latest Cognition rom...
I'm on GN - 4.0.2. I've got audio books in .aac files.
I know aac is an accepted format on 4.0+, but I can't find a player that will play them. They require .m4a.
So two questions:
1. is there a audiobook player for .aac files?
2. is there a better site/forum for audio book issues? mobileread seems only to deal with ebooks.
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Have you tried Audiobook Player 2 (by Fredrik Maelstrom) in the market? I just tried it now and it seems to play my .m4a files just fine.
EDIT: Link added https://market.android.com/details?id=com.frma.audioBookPlayer2&hl=en
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Yes, it plays m4a - but I'm looking for a ".aac" player.
I couldn't get it to play aac files. Can you?
Hello everyone,
I need some help with an issue I have while using Android on my Xperia U (Rooted, CM 9.1). I have a very big music collection on two different Windows 7 computers, consisted of mp3, mpc, flac, ape, alac files - in many cases with a CUE sheet (flac/ape + cue). Structure is always Artist/Album/(CDXX)/Files. I have a high-res folder.jpg within every separate folder. Using Foobar2000 to play everything while on the PC.
I am looking for a way to play my music on Android. At the moment, I am using ES File Explorer to connect to the LAN share, and then play the music with the integrated ES player. But - no album art, no cue sheet support etc. I also use BubbleUPnP to stream video/audio from Universal Media Server installed on both computers. But I would like to use plain network sharing if possible, not DLNA.
I see that PowerAMP for example has all the file support I need, but I am not sure if it can read network shares. Is this possible? I also installed andLess as a player with lossless and cue support, but only for local files.
I am opened to any solution that will allow me to play my music with the format support same or similar to what Foobar2000 offers on Windows.
Please provide your insights/solutions to this problem.
Thank you and all best.
Have lots of unorganized .flac files on my laptop and so far just play it with vlc or whatever. What player should I install on my windows laptop and android phone to best organize my music and sync between the two and scan for covers etc? Read that google music was nice but it converts my .flac to .mp3 when transferred to my phone ? Also read the installed Samsung Kies is rubbish?
Thanks.