Does the music player support playlists?

The music player supports playlists in .m3u8 or .m3u format. A playlist doesn't hold any music — it's just a list of song filenames. Those are the only two kinds the app can open; other playlist types like .pls or .xspf won't work. Playlist files should be saved as UTF-8, which is what M3U8 means, so choose that format if you're offered a choice.

You don't need to put the songs in the playlist. If the music is already on the phone, the playlist file on its own is enough. Copy the songs over first, then add the playlist — if you copy songs across while the app is open, close and reopen it so it notices them.

The app looks up each line by filename, so it doesn't matter which folder your computer had the songs in. Any song in the playlist that the music player can't find is skipped: it won't show in the playlist on the phone, but it stays in the playlist file, so if you add that song later and reopen the app, it appears.

Paths written by a computer
The app matches filenames, but it needs to be able to see the filename in the line. Two common export styles don't work:

- Windows paths with backslashes, like C:\Music\Song.mp3. MusicBee, MediaMonkey, foobar2000 and iTunes on Windows write these by default.
- Web-style addresses with escaped spaces, like file:///music/My%20Song.mp3. VLC writes these.

If your playlist imports empty, this is usually why. Look in your desktop program's export settings for an option to write relative paths, or to use forward slashes, and export again.

Making playlists on a computer
MusicBee, MediaMonkey, foobar2000, VLC and Apple Music (iTunes) can all save a playlist in this format. Look for "Export playlist" or "Save playlist" in the menu, choose M3U8, and see the note above about path styles.

  (There are more music players that support this file type, this is just a few common ones that we listed)

Adding a playlist
Three ways, any of which works:

- Go to the Playlists tab (the last tab, with the playlist icon), press Menu, choose Import Playlist, then find the file.
- Copy the playlist file into the phone's or the SD card's Playlists, Music or Download folder and it will appear on its own. It has to sit directly in one of those folders — playlists inside subfolders aren't picked up. If it doesn't turn up, use Import Playlist instead.
- Tap the playlist file in a file manager and open it with the music player.

Import Playlist and opening from a file manager both copy the playlist into the app's own storage. Editing the original file on your computer or SD card afterwards won't change the copy on the phone. A file that you both drop into the Music folder and import will show up twice.

Exporting a playlist

Highlight the playlist, press Menu, and choose Export Playlist, then pick where to put it and what to call it. Rename, Export and Delete only appear in the menu when a playlist is highlighted.

The file is always saved as .m3u8, whatever extension you type. If a file of that name is already in the folder you chose, it is replaced without asking.

Saving to the SD card is the easy way to move a playlist to a computer or another phone.