MP4 (.mp4, .m4a) audio playback support

[#1]

Official white paper (Xperia™ S) says that Sony Xperia S supports MP4 (.mp4, .m4a) audio playback. I bought the phone yesterday, synchronized with my iTunes Library and then faced with a fact that all my .m4a tracks (which is a standard Apple audio loseless format) is not playing on Xperia S (Walkman player)

I use .m4a as a standard audio file on my iPhone and before buying Xperia S checked if this audio format is supported. Can Sony explain this question?

[Uliwooly]

that's not true it only support

mp3 and AAC

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[Uliwooly]

http://dl-www.sonymobile.com/cws/download/1/105/035/2/1327908899/Xperia_S_WP_2.pdf

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[Uliwooly]

you have myriad options

1) transfer your songs using media go

or

2) change the format on your pc using formatfactory

or

3) use a different music player

or

4) upload them to google music

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[#5]

Okay, but what Sony means when says that MP4 (.mp4, .m4a) file format is supported?

I want to keep my music as it is, because I sync my iTunes library both with iPhone and Xperia S. So no option you offer is acceptable

[Uliwooly]

it probably doesn't work because of copyright issues, and indeed its not acceptable but that's more of apple issue than anything, let me do some test but also try my suggestions

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[Garret141]

I have no problems with m4a. Will be copyright issue like Uliwooly said.

[Uliwooly]

I don't have any problems the issue might be your files

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[#9]

uliwooly

Garret14

No problems with .m4a (ALAC aka Apple Loseless format) on official Walkman App in Xperia S, right?

P.S. "in late 2011 Apple open sourced and made royalty-free the Apple Lossless codec"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Lossless. I don't think it's copyright issue

[Uliwooly]

I don't see any issues

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