Applies to: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone

Microsoft Windows Media Player Mobile for Smartphone is software that lets you play music and videos on your Windows Mobile powered Smartphone.

You can use Windows Media Player Mobile for Smartphone to play digital audio and video files that are stored on your phone or on the Web.

By default, Windows Media Player Mobile can play the following types of files:

• Windows Media Audio (WMA)
• Windows Media Video (WMV)
• Motion Picture Experts Group-2 Audio Layer-3 (MP3)

This includes files with .asf, .wma, .wmv, and .mp3 file name extensions. If the manufacturer of your phone has installed additional components, your version of Windows Media Player Mobile might be capable of playing additional file types.

In this documentation, the version of Windows Media Player for Windows powered desktop or notebook computers is called the desktop Player and the version for Smartphone is called the Smartphone Player.

Listen to Music and Watch Videos

Copy music and video files to your phone

Use the Sync feature in the desktop version of Windows Media Player to synchronize (copy) digital media files from your computer to your phone. Using Sync ensures that protected files and album art are copied to your device correctly.

To synchronize content to your device automatically, do the following:

Because your smartphone comes with Microsoft Windows Media Player Mobile for Smartphone, you can use it to play music and videos. By default, Windows Media Player Mobile can play the following types of files:

• Windows Media Audio (WMA)
• Windows Media Video (WMV)
• Motion Picture Experts Group-2 Audio Layer-3 (MP3)

These include files with .asf, .wma, .wmv, and .mp3 file name extensions. Some smartphone manufacturers install additional components on their phones that enable them to play additional file types. Check the manual that came with your phone—or check with the manufacturer—for more information.

To Download Music and Videos

The easiest way to get music and videos onto your smartphone is to use the Sync feature in the desktop version of Windows Media Player to copy the files from your PC to your phone. This approach ensures that protected files and album art will be copied to your smartphone correctly. To synchronize music or video content to your smartphone automatically, take these steps:

Windows Media Player will now begin copying the files you selected to your smartphone. The next time you connect your smartphone to your PC while the desktop version of Windows Media Player is running, synchronization will start automatically.

To Play Music and Videos

You can use the Library function on your smartphone to find and play songs, videos, and playlists, whether they are stored on your phone or on a removable storage card. Or you can connect to the Internet and play songs or videos directly from the Internet.

To use the Library:

To play a file stored on your smartphone that is not in a library, go to the Library screen and click Menu > Open File. Click and hold the item that you want to play (such as a file or a folder), and then click Play or Queue Up.

To play an item on the Internet: