# SMIL URL for adaptive streaming not working from an iPAD

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-url-for-adaptive-streaming-not-working-from-an-ipad/42443>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [April 29, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-url-for-adaptive-streaming-not-working-from-an-ipad/42443 "2014-04-29T12:49:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Uma\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Uma\_Reddy](https://community.wowza.com/u/Uma_Reddy)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-url-for-adaptive-streaming-not-working-from-an-ipad/42443/1 "2014-04-29T12:49:42Z")

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I use the following URL:

[http://localhost/mediacache/_definst_/smil:http/uploads/localhost\_url/535f9aed014593f704000009/video.smil/manifest.m3u8](http://localhost/mediacache/_definst_/smil:http/uploads/localhost_url/535f9aed014593f704000009/video.smil/manifest.m3u8)

This works great on Chrome, IE, FF and Safari.

From an iPAD it does not work.

Is the URL correct? I have seen examples using manifest.m3u8 and playlist.m3u8

What is the correct one to use, ideally it should work on all major browsers and iOS and Andriod.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-url-for-adaptive-streaming-not-working-from-an-ipad/42443/2 "2014-04-29T11:55:50Z")

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Have you tried it with /playlist.m3u8? That is what iOS devices use.

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![Roger\_Littin1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@Roger\_Littin1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Roger_Littin1)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 11:35am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-url-for-adaptive-streaming-not-working-from-an-ipad/42443/3 "2014-05-01T11:35:14Z")

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The IPad will be connecting to the Wowza server remotely so you need to use the wowza server’s ip address instead of localhost in the url.

```auto
http://[B][wowzaip][/B]/mediacache/_definst_/smil:http/uploads/localhost_url/535f9aed014593f704000009/video.smil/manifest.m3u8

```

manifest.m3u8 is a valid url extension in Wowza although all of the documentation suggests to use playlist.m3u8 instead.

Roger.

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**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 9:59am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-url-for-adaptive-streaming-not-working-from-an-ipad/42443/4 "2014-05-01T09:59:35Z")

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Awesome, thanks for the update and glad you got this sorted.

Salvadore

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**Author:** ![Uma\_Reddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Uma\_Reddy](https://community.wowza.com/u/Uma_Reddy)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 10:47am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-url-for-adaptive-streaming-not-working-from-an-ipad/42443/5 "2014-05-01T10:47:26Z")

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Thanks Roger and Salvadore - manifest.m3u8 and playlist.m3u8 work. Our problem turned out to be related to signing of URL’s, unrelated to Wowza.

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**Author:** ![saurav\_shishodia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@saurav\_shishodia](https://community.wowza.com/u/saurav_shishodia)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/smil-url-for-adaptive-streaming-not-working-from-an-ipad/42443/6 "2018-06-26T15:22:20Z")

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My live steaming url is : http://:1935/live/smil:ptcnews.smil/playlist.m3u8

its working on browser(for wowza media player) but this link is not working for android or ios.

Please suggest something currently i am using free version.