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Help - m4p files blocked!

  • 14-08-2019 07:43PM
    #1
    dunneg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    Some help needed with my m4p music files


    I just got a new samsung android phone and decided to upgrade to a much bigger memory card. I just copied over all my music collection. It was all pretty straight forward except for one thing - the .m4p files.

    All the m4p files are coming up as blocked. I can't seem to play them. They were working fine on my old phone.



    Is there anything I can do to unblock them?


Comments

  • #2
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,491 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Old phone being iPhone?
    You will need to convert them to mp3 first


  • #3
    dunneg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭dunneg


    old phone was a samsung... played fine on it.


  • #4
    SickBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    dunneg wrote: »
    old phone was a samsung... played fine on it.

    Download a better media player


  • #5
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,491 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    M4P files are DRM, dunno of any player that will play them on Android


  • #6
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,122 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    m4p files can only play in iTunes / on iPhones. They are old copy-protected iTunes downloads.


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  • #7
    dunneg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭dunneg


    ...they played just fine on my old samsung phone.


    Is there another player app that might play them on android?


  • #8
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,122 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Put the files back on and check for certain - I suspect you're imagining things / confusing them with later m4a downloads

    There is nothing else that can play them except iTunes logged in to the correct account.


  • #9
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,491 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Are you sure you weren't streaming them?
    They cannot be played on Android


  • #10
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Put them on itunes match

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146


  • #11
    dunneg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭dunneg


    They're working.

    Downloaded the Samsung Music player... and they're all playing just fine now.

    Yep, they're defo m4p files.
    Thanks for the help fellas


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