Jun 17, 2024 · In 2021 for me audio/mp4 for an .m4a file worked on Firefox + Chrome (Linux), Opera (Android) but not on iPhone Safari. For some formats the OS plays a role due to codecs. I used a source tag with type attribute set and I also set the same type in the Content-Type header of the streamed / downloaded file.

Aug 7, 2013 · @KyleDelaney M4A is not a codec. MP4/M4A/M4V are all interchangeable file extensions that are used for convenience to refer to the same MP4 container format, as a hint to the enclosed media type. M4A: audio only, M4V: video only, MP4 (and sometimes M4V): both. The most common codecs used for MP4 files are H.264 video and AAC audio.

Aug 16, 2013 · I am facing problem with setting correct MIME Type. For playing in IE10 I need to set audio/mp4 but for Safari audio/aac. With audio/mp4 I am getting Cannot play audio file on iPad. With audio/aac I am getting Error: Unsupported audio type or invalid file path in IE. Is there a type I can set for both?

Feb 23, 2012 · A lot of the audio players I have looked at say they support mp4 but no mention of m4a. From the wiki on mp4 it says they are both the same except that m4a is a container for mp4 or something along those lines. So my question is can i play m4a files with an mp4 player? The alternative is for my client to convert all his files to mp3.

Dec 27, 2018 · I have implemented a web application which uses html audio player. We will be having two type of audio files mp3 m4a both files are playing fine in windows chrome, edge and firefox. Regarding m4a

Nov 28, 2023 · I have an audio file recorded from the iPhone's Voice Memos app (.m4a, compressed).I'm trying to get it to play on any device using the audio tag.

Apr 3, 2020 · I'm trying to play an m4a file on a webpage and it doesn't work. I'm using the voice memo app on an iPhone to generate these files. I notice the following (Findings): When I switch my settings IOS > Settings > voice memo > Audio quality to compressed it works.

May 5, 2017 · The m4a file to be played needs to be in mp4 container - it needs to have audio/mp4 MIME type. The file you have linked when played from the link has - audio/mpeg. When I tried embeding it in JSFiddle firefox detect it correctly as - audio/mp4 due to server configuration. You can control the MIME type of a file but only on your server, more on ...

May 25, 2018 · The optional simple solution to load an audio file and play with it in python is to convert xxx.m4a file to xxx.mp3 first.

Jun 7, 2012 · A typical M4A begins with an 'ftyp' atom indicating its file type... 10.2.1 the ftyp atom [0 31] ftyp Length [32 63] 'ftyp' (0x66747970) [64 95] Major Brand [96 127] Major Brand Version [128 159] Compatible Brand₁ ... The 'Major Brand' and 'Compatible Brand' elds are ASCII strings. 'Major Brand Version' is an integer.