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Help - m4p files blocked!

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  • 14-08-2019 7:43pm
    #1
    dunneg
    Registered Users 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?


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    #2
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


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


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    dunneg
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭dunneg


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


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    SickBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,529 ✭✭✭SickBoy


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

    Download a better media player


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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


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


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,807 ✭✭✭✭L1011


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


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    dunneg
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭dunneg


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


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


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,807 ✭✭✭✭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.


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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


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


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    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Put them on itunes match

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


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    #11
    dunneg
    Registered Users 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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