I want to emphasize that I cannot import the m3u file itself via URL, as it's not available online. One very common application of the Mu file format is constructing a single-entry streaming playlist, specifying the time and date that the media should be played. Open the VLC media player, go to the media tab in the main menu < click the open network stream. What is an M3U file M3U is a Universal Resource Locator(M3U URL) used extensively in applications that require a list of network resources. 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 Following some easy ways to convert an M3U Playlist URL using VLC. m3u8 extension are a Unicode version of the M3U file. M3U8 files are stored in a plain-text format. These files do not contain any actual audio data. These files contain a playlist of songs, including the names of the songs and the song locations. The file is locally accessible only, because it gets synced via Syncthing. These files are used by a variety of media applications and online radio stations. The best thing would be an alternative to RadioDroid for iOS, but it needs to come with a m3u importer. M3U (MP3 URL or Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource Locator in full) is a computer file format for a multimedia playlist. 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? Release of the Foobar2000 software program prompted the development of the Media Playlist File file type by Piotr Pawlowski. 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. 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.

Years ago I asked how to stream m3u radio files (music) on the iPhone.

What is an .m3u file