m3u file not recognize by android IPTV player apps.

by aj77reddit

I am making my own m3u files and place the file in free Weebly site, then I use the link in iptv player on android (GSE IPTV and couple of others) but they show Zero channles while the same link plays normal on my computer VLC.

I would appreciate any help

Vjaka1

Check the faq at bit.ly/ottnav_faq on how the playlist should look like

sturmey

find a small sample m3u file. Then download it and take a look at how it's formed. Erase all but one or two links and see if it works. Then replace the linked stream with the pointer to your file. see if that works. Slowly you will learn what the format is and how to make it do what it's supposed to do.

The m3u file is a list of resources, so you need to make sure the resources are available to your player. Since m3u files are part of hls streaming, and the "h" in hls is for hypertext your files need to be available through a web server. you might need to set up something like apache or tomcat or a microsoft web services portal to host the file and make it accessible to your player. Some players will work with SAMBA, but it's not really how the protocol was designed.