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Playing FLAC files on iPhone 6S/6/5S/5

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iPhone can play lossless audio, but it is made to work only with Apple's own ALAC(Apple Lossless Audio Codec); FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) isn't supported out of the box. And that's not cool since a huge chunk of lossless audio distributed online comes in FLAC format. Fortunately, there are several ways to get around this limitation. In this article, we will quickly walk you through how to play FLAC files on iPhone with the best quality.

Method 1: Convert FLAC to iPhone Recognized Formats

As we know, iPhone can support AAC, MP3, VBR, WAV audio formats natively. To get FLAC playable on iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 plus, iPhone 5s, you need to encode FLAC to other codec first. Performing as an ideal FLAC converter, Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac has the feature of easily converting FLAC to iPhone/iPod/iPad compatible formats like MP3, AIFF, AAC, etc keeping the best quality. With it, doing the following jobs becomes as easy as pie. It also has an equivalent Windows version Video Converter to encode FLAC to iPhone on Windows PC.

Download FLAC converter:

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Guide to Convert FLAC to iPhone Playable Formats

Step 1. Add FLAC to the program

Simply drag and drop FLAC file to the main interface of Brorsoft Video Converter. To batch convert a couple of FLAC files, please put them into a folder, and then drag the folder to the program.

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Step 2. Set output format

Click "Format drop-down button to select output format. You have several options: convert FLAC to M4A, convert FLAC to MP3, etc. M4A is newer than MP4 with higher quality.

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Step 3. Convert FLAC to iPhone

When all set are done, click the big "Convert" button to start and finish FLAC to iPhone conversion. That's a fast, safe & simple way for you to add and play FLAC on iPhone.

Additional Tips:

1. A full list of Apple supported audio format:

AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, M4A, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

2. This FLAC to iPhone converter also supports converting various kinds of audio and video files like DTS, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, 3GA, M4A, M4B, MKA, WMV, MKV, FLV, MXF, 3GP, MTS, TS, VOB, etc to iPhone/iPod/iPad compatible audio formats;

3. This FLAC converter can help you reduce the audio to exactly what you want by clicking Edit -> Trim.

Method 2: Method 1: Using Flac Player+

Flac Player+ is a free audio player which can play back the FLAC format. It is far from the prettiest audio player out there, but it gets the job done and comes free of charge. Ads are displayed in some screens within the app, but they're not too obtrusive. Here's how you get it to work:

1. To use Flac Player+, simply download it from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Now comes the tricky part - transferring songs from a computer to your device. You do that either wirelessly, over Wi-Fi, or using your Lightning cable.
Notes:
a. To transfer music wirelessly, both your computer and iOS device have to be on the same network. You can only transfer one song at a time and you have to wait for a transfer to finish before you can pick another track.
b. If you'd rather transfer your music using a cable, hook up your iPhone or iPad to a computer and launch iTunes.

3. Open your device's page in iTunes, go to Apps, and choose Flac Player+ from the File Sharing section.

4. Choose "Add File..." and select the songs you wish to transfer. You can mark multiple items. Songs will start appearing within seconds.

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