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Years ago I asked how to stream m3u radio files (music) on the iPhone. Revisiting my question from the past, none of the IPTV players allow to play the music when the app is in the background / when the iPhone is in standby.

I think this is the case, because none those players use the default music player interface, as they are designed to play video, not audio.

My question is: Is there any app that plays local m3u file radio streams through the default media player interface, so that I can enjoy radio while the iPhone is in standby?

The best thing would be an alternative to RadioDroid for iOS, but it needs to come with a m3u importer. The file is locally accessible only, because it gets synced via Syncthing.

To clarify, with "local m3u file radio" I mean a m3u file stored in the local iPhone storage that contains of EXTINF entries that point to online radio stations (http-URLs), such as:

#EXTM3U
#RADIOBROWSERUUID:9617a958-0601-11e8-ae97-52543be04c81
#EXTINF:-1,Radio Paradise (320k)
http://stream-uk1.radioparadise.com/aac-320

#RADIOBROWSERUUID:96156a3e-0601-11e8-ae97-52543be04c81
#EXTINF:-1,Deep House Lounge
http://198.15.94.34:8006/stream

I want to emphasize that I cannot import the m3u file itself via URL, as it's not available online.

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  • What is a local m3u file radio stream in this case? A m3u file on the iPhone listing mp3 tracks stored „on the Internet“, a m3u file pointing to a internet-streaming radio station, or something else? Commented May 20, 2023 at 15:01
  • @nohillside It's a locally stored file with URLs of online radio streams, I updated my question for details. Commented May 20, 2023 at 21:26
  • Radio players like TuneIn Radio support M3U, not sure if any support local files (but all the once I know can load M3U from an URL so using pastebin or git gists might work. Commented May 21, 2023 at 7:06

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