# How to play Wowza Cloud Direct Playback URL (.m3u8) on iOS?

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-play-wowza-cloud-direct-playback-url-m3u8-on-ios/47628
**Category:** Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)
**Created:** [October 24, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-play-wowza-cloud-direct-playback-url-m3u8-on-ios/47628 "2016-10-24T15:34:32Z")
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### Author: ![Riddle\_Ling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Riddle\_Ling](https://community.wowza.com/u/Riddle_Ling)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-play-wowza-cloud-direct-playback-url-m3u8-on-ios/47628/1 "2016-10-24T15:34:32Z")

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I tried this method:

[http://stackoverflow.com/a/11535000](http://stackoverflow.com/a/11535000)

But, Is not work.

How can I play .m3u8 on iOS?

Thank!

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### Author: ![Alex\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Alex\_C](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alex_C)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-play-wowza-cloud-direct-playback-url-m3u8-on-ios/47628/2 "2016-12-16T21:41:59Z")

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Hi riddleapple,

The simplest way of playing .m3u8 URL on an iOS device is to use Safari. Simply plug in the URL from Wowza to Safari address bar.

Regards,

Alex

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### Author: ![doan\_khuong1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f475e1/32.png) [@doan\_khuong1](https://community.wowza.com/u/doan_khuong1)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-play-wowza-cloud-direct-playback-url-m3u8-on-ios/47628/3 "2016-12-20T19:18:42Z")

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“Alex\_Chp” thanks for helping