It's an example of how either lawyers or bean counters can be technology's enemies, not friends.
#Revoice 3 wont play audio android#
People who have built up sizable libraries in WMA and WMV formats will be left out in the cold, unless they're willing to convert their entire libraries to MP3s, or get a different Android music-playing app. Tame ImpalaLonerism 2012 Modular RecordingsReleased on: Producer, Studio.Whatever the reason, though, this is bad news for users. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupWhy Wont They Talk To Me There's also the possibility that it's a pure business decision, an attempt by Google to squash Windows media formats, and so sideline Microsoft in the upcoming lucrative media-selling business. However pressing the either FF, RW, or the replay button will start the video again for 2 5 seconds and then it locks up while the audio still plays. Press the pause button and then the play button does no good, the video is still stuck. Why did Google drop support of both file types? Microsoft has begun a legal assault on Android, so it's possible that Google did this as a result of those suits. When playing a video, it will begin, 2 5 seconds or so the video will lock up but the audio still plays.
Sure enough, there's no support for playing either WMA or WMV files. Just to make sure, though, I checked the specs of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab based on Honeycomb. Same thing: the Xoom won't play them.Īgain, Xoom is pure Honeycomb, as Google intended it, so this isn't a Xoom anomoly.
#Revoice 3 wont play audio movie#
I transferred WMV (Windows Movie Video) files to the Xoom next. I've done it on the Droid, the Droid 2, and the Droid X. Revoice Pro & VocALign the worlds 1 audio alignment solution has helped craft vocals heard on top albums. It implies that Honeycomb won't play WMA files because they are "proprietary Windows files." But earlier versions of Android, and Motorola devices on which they are based, play WMA files without a hitch. Music 2 before copying the changed music files. If you change any music files then rename that top level folder e.g. When you copy your iTunes files the USB stick, first create a top level folder like Music 1 then copy the iTunes files to that folder. We recommend you convert your WMA files to MP3 or download third party applications from Android market that will allow you to play WMA files. The music files are stored in the location set in iTunes under Edit / Preferences / Advanced. Here's what the support page said: WMA files are proprietary Windows files and are not currently compatible with the Motorola XOOM. The Xoom, which is pure, unadulterated Honeycomb with no changes, won't play WMA files. Sure enough, there they were, exactly where I had put them.Ī quick search of Motorola's Xoom support page uncovered the answer. I checked the Xoom's storage, just to make sure the files had been transferred properly. I then tried dragging them from the PC to the Xoom - again, they weren't showing up in the Music app.
First I used Windows Media Player to sync music files from my PC to my Xoom, and saw that the music wasn't showing up in the Xoom's Music app.
I had been writing a chapter about the Honeycomb Music app.