title: Streaming from M3U on Android
body: <p>I am working with Android OS to try to stream from an M3U. I don't see why this is a big deal on Android, but for some reason it is. The M3U structure is simple, it's essentially a list of URLs to external MP3 files. However, when you click the M3U in the browser, it tries to launch and then tells me that it's an unsupported file type.</p>
  
  <p>MP3 is documented as being a supported streaming protocol:
  <a href="http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html" rel="noreferrer">http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html</a></p>
  
  <p>This works flawlessly on the iPhone. I'd really like to believe that "Droid does" (as they advertise) and I don't want to hate on it too hard, but why isn't a simple M3U even supported?</p>
  
  <p>Is there an external app that supports these that has to be installed first?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks to anyone who can shed a little light on this subject. All I have to test with is the emulators currently, but my friends with devices can confirm that this is not working.</p>