# HLS Stream Player — Play password-protected audio

> Play password-protected audio (iPhone/iPad app by Futoshi Ebata.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hls-stream-player/id6810458115 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Futoshi Ebata](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896516461)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-09-14
- Data updated: 2026-09-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hls-stream-player/id6810458115/reviews.md

## What is HLS Stream Player?

This app plays audio from HLS (.m3u8) streams that are protected with HTTP
Basic authentication -- the kind of stream a private or office server provides.

You register the URL of your own server. The app ships with no stations and no
stream list of its own.

FEATURES

- Register several streams and switch between them with one tap.
- Works with streams that require a user name and password, over http or https.
- Background playback. Audio keeps playing while you use other apps or with the
  screen off, and you can control it from the Lock Screen and Control Center.
- The track forward and back controls on headphones and car audio switch to the
  next and previous stream.
- Connection Test verifies the URL and the credentials before you try playback.
- Import and export a settings file, so one person can configure the streams and
  everyone else imports them instead of typing URLs.
- Automatic reconnection when the network drops, with a backoff of 1, 2, 4, 8 and
  16 seconds.
- Send the audio to an AirPlay speaker or a Bluetooth device from the output button
  on the main screen.
- Give each stream its own artwork for the Lock Screen by adding an image URL to the
  settings file. The app icon is used when none is set.

WHAT IT DOES NOT DO

- Audio only. If a stream carries video, only the audio is played.
- No offline playback and no recording.
- One stream at a time.

On http streams the user name and password are sent in near-plain text, so use
them only on a private network. The app shows a warning when you do.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-17

The Lock Screen and Control Center now show artwork while a stream is playing. The
square next to the stream name was empty in earlier versions; that was a bug.

You can also give each stream its own artwork. Add an image URL to your settings
file and it appears on the Lock Screen, which makes it easier to tell streams apart.
Artwork on a server that needs a user name and password works too. The app icon is
shown when no image is set.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-16

You can now send the audio to an AirPlay speaker or a Bluetooth device from the
output button at the bottom right of the main screen. It is the same control you
already had on the Lock Screen.

The app now shares its output with Music and Podcasts, so it follows the
destination you are already using for long-form audio.

Earlier versions said this app did not support AirPlay. That was incorrect, and
the description has been corrected.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-14

No release notes.

## More apps by Futoshi Ebata

- [EVA Clock Nixie](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eva-clock-nixie/id6794831211)

All apps by Futoshi Ebata: https://appshunter.io/developer/1896516461

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