Hi there.
I currently own an iPhone 5C and i was wondering why can't i transfer Flac files to my device?
I have installed 2 different third-party music players that plays and support Flac but the latest version of iTunes (and iOS) won't let me transfer.
Please advice.
Thanks.
iPhone 5c, iOS 7.0.4
But why do i need to convert the files if there are Flac music players (and mind you Flac albums) on the App Store and iTunes respectively?
Seems pointless isn't it?
Because these are the only supported audio file formats:
Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
But that's not my question.
Leeme see here...you asked why you couldn't sync these files...I told you you needed to convert them...you then asked why...I told you because that file format is not supported...now you're saying this doesn't help or answer your question.
Fair enough.
I've got nothing more to add.
I didn't asked what are the music formats that an iPhone can support.
I asked why put out Flac albums and have Flac music players on the App store without having the ability to even transfer such files to an iPhone openly without converting them? That for me is pointless.
If an OS doesn't allow you to transfer those files (because as you said the OS or the device doesn't support it) then what's the point of having Flac albums and Flac music players in the first place?
Ask the deveolpers. It makes no sense to me why they make apps when they can't be used on the iPhone. Maybe they'll tell you something we are missing here.
EDIT: Read the info stated for some of those apps. It tells you what you must do to get them to play using the app.
There are no FLAC albums on the iTunes store. You're mistaken.
Use an app like XLD to convert FLAC to ALAC (Apple Lossless) with no loss in quality.
This is an old post, but I was trying to figure out the same answer as the OP. I have Flac Player on my 5s and couldn't copy files to the player. I was getting a "do not have permission" when I tried to copy or drag to the app. I finally figured out you have to right click Itunes in the start bar and run as administrator. I did this and things started working as they should.Contrary to some of the answers to the OP's question, you CAN play flac files. You don't have to convert.
How to transfer Flac files
