# mp4 subtitles on iphone and ipad are not playing **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [January 30, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740 "2011-01-30T04:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gal\_Betser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Gal\_Betser](https://community.wowza.com/u/Gal_Betser)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/1 "2011-01-30T04:33:03Z")
Hi, I am trying to play mp4 files with subtitles using the wowza media server. The subtiltles located in the mp4 file as a seperated trak. I did it using Subler [http://code.google.com/p/subler/](http://code.google.com/p/subler/) When I play the mp4 file from the memory of the ipad I can see the subtitles, but when I play it from the Wowza the subtitles does not shown at all. What should I do to play the subtitles using Wowza. Thanks, Gal Betser [CastUP.NET](http://CastUP.NET) ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/charlie_good/32/383_2.png) [@Charlie\_Good](https://community.wowza.com/u/Charlie_Good)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/2 "2011-01-30T07:08:07Z")
At this time we do not support subtitles from an MP4 file. It is something we are interested in adding in a future release. No definitive timeframe. Charlie ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Good](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/charlie_good/32/383_2.png) [@Charlie\_Good](https://community.wowza.com/u/Charlie_Good)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/3 "2011-10-19T00:53:06Z")
Wowza Server 3 Forums are top set of forums here: [https://www.wowza.com/forums/forum.php](https://www.wowza.com/forums/forum.php) Charlie ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/4 "2011-08-11T22:29:37Z")
Huw, There is no update on this yet. Same status. Richard ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/5 "2012-02-23T14:38:03Z")
Take a look at this article: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-select-audio-and-subtitle-tracks-from-a-video-on-demand-file](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-select-audio-and-subtitle-tracks-from-a-video-on-demand-file) Richard ---
**Author:** ![huw\_edmunds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dbc845/32.png) [@huw\_edmunds](https://community.wowza.com/u/huw_edmunds)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/6 "2011-08-11T12:32:44Z")
I was wondering if there is any news on providing this feature, or suggestions as to how to achieve it ? Many Thanks Huw ---
**Author:** ![huw\_edmunds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dbc845/32.png) [@huw\_edmunds](https://community.wowza.com/u/huw_edmunds)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/7 "2011-08-12T11:41:25Z")
Thanks for the update Richard - really disappointing news though ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Aric\_Fedida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Aric\_Fedida](https://community.wowza.com/u/Aric_Fedida)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 9:59am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/8 "2012-02-23T09:59:01Z")
What about now? Is it supported yet? Doesn’t this feature simply mean getting Wowza to stream another data track to the remote device, for playback? ---
**Author:** ![Randall\_Auriemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Randall\_Auriemma](https://community.wowza.com/u/Randall_Auriemma)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/9 "2011-08-12T02:04:20Z")
Hi cc0004, Just FYI, Wowza can do subtitles with .flv and flash: [https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-inject-cue-points-or-metadata](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-inject-cue-points-or-metadata) ---
**Author:** ![Rahil\_Dhunna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Rahil\_Dhunna](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rahil_Dhunna)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mp4-subtitles-on-iphone-and-ipad-are-not-playing/34740/10 "2011-10-19T12:35:23Z")
Is this support available in Wowza server 3? Just confirming as it is a WMS 2 forum. Thanks