Save Sound to iPod Library

[DenVog]

Is it possible to include a sound file in an iPhone application that the user can then save and play back on their iPod? Ultimately synching the file to their iTunes library when the get back to their computer?

I have done something similar with images (e.g. include a photo that gets saved to the camera roll, that the user can then email, wallpaper, mobileme, or sync with iPhoto. I want to do the same thing but with a music file. Have done some searching but don't see any examples.

Was hoping to find the audio equivalent of UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum

Thanks for any pointers

[DenVog]

Originally Posted by DenVog

Is it possible to include a sound file in an iPhone application that the user can then save and play back on their iPod? Ultimately synching the file to their iTunes library when the get back to their computer?

Should I assume by the lack of responses that this isn't possible? I'm not asking anyone to code it for me, but I would appreciate a link to any examples or documentation that covers this. I can't find anything!

Thanks.

[cjpearl]

I'm about 99% certain that you can't save sound files to the iPod library, even with the 3.0 SDK. 3.0 gives you read access to play the files, but not write access.

[nestle001]

Originally Posted by DenVog

Should I assume by the lack of responses that this isn't possible? I'm not asking anyone to code it for me, but I would appreciate a link to any examples or documentation that covers this. I can't find anything!

Thanks.

Hi DenVog,

I also got the same problem with saving music files into ipod library. I have discussed this problem with some of my classmates, they all told me that we probably do not have the access. Have you found any clues recently? I am affiliated with a course project this semester and have to give a mid term presentation after the spring break. So really need some help on that.
Thanks a lot in advance!

[ZunePod]

You can do it, but all your users will have to be jailbroken.

Basically, music file are stored in iTunes_Control/Music in folders named f1 to f50.

All the music files are given a random 4 letter name and then this data is put into a plist with the meta stuff included.

You'll have to do a lot of research anyway!

[DenVog]

Originally Posted by nestle001

Hi DenVog,

I also got the same problem with saving music files into ipod library. I have discussed this problem with some of my classmates, they all told me that we probably do not have the access. Have you found any clues recently? I am affiliated with a course project this semester and have to give a mid term presentation after the spring break. So really need some help on that.
Thanks a lot in advance!

The best of my knowledge you can only write files to the Documents directory within your application's sandbox. I've not found any documentation, or applications examples for that matter, that have indicated otherwise.