[Icecast] Streaming issue with IOS and Safari

[Cal Thixton]

Has anyone seen any improvement with iOS14? 


> On Sep 28, 2020, at 4:25 PM, webmaster at berean-biblechurch.org wrote:
> 
> We had only MP3 for a long time, and all iOS users could listen.  I don't think iOS likes OGG.
> We also advertise the VLC app in case someone has an issue with the web player.
> 
> On 2020-09-25 16:04, Jordan Erickson wrote:
>> I would guess it has to do with the codec/format of your stream being
>> incompatible with iOS/Safari. What codec are you using? Have you checked
>> to see whether iOS/Safari supports it?
>> Unfortunately there's no 'silver bullet', so to speak, with choosing
>> codecs that are 100% supported by all browsers on all platforms. You can
>> provide multiple streams (for instance, one Ogg/Vorbis and another MP3)
>> that would cover the majority of them - but IMHO the only way to ensure
>> compatibility is to provide your own app that has support for your
>> specific stream(s).
>> As an aside, VLC is an app that supports most codecs fairly well.
>> Cheers,
>> Jordan Erickson
>> On 9/25/20 11:10 AM, Damien GENESTE wrote:
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> Thank you for Icecast, it's a very good product.
>>> I have an issue with people using IOS and Safari. They can't listen my
>>> webradio. I'm using icecast and liquidsoap, it's working perfectly for
>>> everyone except for IOS users with Safari.
>>> Could you help me please ?
>>> BR,
>>> *Ceelo*
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