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How to download video with .m3u8 url in ios app document directory. When i download the video with .m3u8 url I receive the text file containing following data :

EXTM3U

EXT-X-VERSION:3

EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=1057090,CODECS="avc1.4d001f,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=854x480 14527590795694Super-Cool-Stylesstream_80.m3u8

EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=1902362,CODECS="avc1.4d001f,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=1280x720 14527590795694Super-Cool-Stylesstream_81.m3u8

EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=455156,CODECS="avc1.4d0015,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=428x240 14527590795694Super-Cool-Stylesstream_82.m3u8

EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=188580,CODECS="avc1.4d00c,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=256x144 14527590795694Super-Cool-Stylesstream_83.m3u8

EXT-X-STREAM-INF:PROGRAM-ID=1,BANDWIDTH=144773,CODECS="avc1.4d00c,mp4a.40.2",RESOLUTION=256x144 14527590795694Super-Cool-Stylesstream_84.m3u8

I have no idea how to proceed further to download actual video so that it can pe played in offline mode. Please suggest.

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  • Hi ashu . I have found one solution in a link .He tried with NSURLConnection for download m3u8 video . http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14016750/how-to-download-m3u-video-in-ios-app – Vivek Gajbe Jan 27 '16 at 06:48
  • Thanx Vivek, But this is for parsing the m3u file but I want to download the video that can be playled in offline mode – ashu Jan 27 '16 at 07:26
  • You have to parse the m3u in order to get the video URL... – Eric Aya Jan 27 '16 at 09:48
  • Eric D.. I have download the m3u8 file and it contains the text written above and there is no such url by using which i can download the actual video – ashu Jan 28 '16 at 16:59
  • Did you find any solution ? – iOS.Lover Jul 13 '17 at 08:30

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For anyone who comes by this thread looking for a solution:

Since iOS 10, this can be achieved using AVAssetDownloadURLSession.

Here's a complete guide from Apple on downloading HLS assets for offline use:

Working with HTTP Live Streaming

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