Best Way to Play M4B Audiobooks on Android

By ChesterUpdated on December 16, 2022

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"I just bought a new Android mobile phone, and I have lots of M4B audiobooks that I want to play on my new phone, is there any way to play M4B audiobooks on Android devices? Can I get a way to convert M4B to MP3?"

Nowadays there are many people like listening to audiobooks when they are driving , walking, having a rest, or doing exercise. Audiobooks is like music type, there are a lot of various formats out there, if you are looking to get an audiobooks to listening, you will be probably having some compatibility issues.

Let's take an example, the audibooks from Google Play Books have a different format from iTunes, the audiobooks you get from iTunes is in M4B format, which is generally used by Apple Books and iTunes. So If you want to play various file formats of audiobooks, you need to figure out how to play M4b audiobooks on Android devices. In the following parts, we will briefly introduce M4B and show you the best way to play M4B on Android.

CONTENTS

Part 1.What is Audiobooks?

An audiobook is a text recording of a book that you listen to rather than read. You can listen to audiobooks on devices like smartphone, computer, tablet, home speaker system or in car. Listening to audiobooks is a lot easier and more convenient for those people who don't like reading. People will get very excited when they listen their favourite audiobooks. However, the most thing people would concern about is that audiobooks have various formats, this end up especially for the people who know nothing about digital and technology, some audiobooks may not be played on their devices.

It is because Apple and Google have their own audiobook formats. So if you are getting an audiobook from iTunes, then the audiobook file you have is ending up with an M4B file extension. if you are using an Android device, then you need to find a way to play the M4B file on your device.

Part 2. Does Android Support M4B File Type?

Can Android play M4B file? The answer is no. Because M4B is an audiobook s format which purchased from Audible or iTunes Store, due to M4B files are DRM protected by Apple's FairPlay, so you are not able to play iTunes audiobooks on Android devices. With the DRM protection, you can only play iTunes M4B audiobook files on Apple authorized devices, such as iTunes, iPhone, and other iOS devices.

Part 3. How to Play iTunes M4B Audiobooks on Android

If you want to listen to iTunes M4B audiobooks on Android, you need to use an M4B converter to delete DRM from iTunes M4B and convert M4B to MP3 format, which is the most compatible format for all Android devices, such as OnePlus, Samsung Galaxy, Huawei, etc.

Sounds a bit too technical to convert M4B to MP3? You don't know which iTunes M4B converter is capable of removing DRM? Do not worry, UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is highly recommended here and it will do all the works for you. UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports both Windows and Mac operation systems on computer, it is especially designed to remove DRM from iTunes M4B and other Apple formats such as Audible AA/AAX, Apple Music M4P and iTunes M4P songs. And it is able to convert M4B to MP3 and up to 10 various audio formats. One of the good thing about this converter is that it is able to keep all audiobook chapters in M4A output files. Moreover, this program has a super fast conversion speed and preserves 100% lossless output quality after conversion. There are more other amazing features of Ukeysoft Audiobook Converter , let's check them out.

Features of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter

Supported Input Formats:
UkeySoft Audiobook Converter supports all Apple audio formats, including Apple Music M4P, Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), iTunes M4B, M4A audiobooks, and Audible AA/AAX.

Supported Output Formats:
UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is able to convert all Apple protected audio formats to MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AC3, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4R, and MKA.

Load Downloaded Audiobooks:
UkeySoft Audiobook Converter program will be able to load all the downloaded audiobook files on iTunes automatically once you launch it.

Remove DRM from Audiobooks:
Easily remove DRM-protected audiobooks and convert to DRM-free MP3 or AAC files with ID3 tags remained.

Convert Audiobooks to MP3 and Play on Multiple Devices:
You can enjoy the converted MP3 iTunes audiobooks on multiple devices, such as LG, Samsung, iPhone, Huawei, PSP, Zune, iRiver PMP, SanDisk Sansa and many other MP3 players.

Fast Conversion Speed and Lossless Output Quality:
The program is able to remove DRM from iTunes M4B audiobooks and convert them to MP3 files with up to 16X faster conversion speed, and preserves 100% lossless output quality.

Keep Chapter infor and ID3 Tags:
UkeySoft Audibook Converter can convert iTunes audiobooks to M4A and keep the chapter information. Also the ID3 tags will be retained when you split a large audio book file to several small files.
We are now very familiar with UkeySoft Audiobook Converter, it's time go through the tutorial of how to convert M4B to MP3 to play on Android devices.

Guide: How to Convert M4B to MP3

Please download and install the latest version of the program on your computer. If you use the free version, you can only convert the first 3 minutes of each iTunes audiobook. To release the restrictions, you can purchase the full version and we will send a license or registration code to your email.

Step 1. Add iTunes Audiobooks to Your Library
Download the purchased iTunes audiobooks or import iTunes audiobooks to the iTunes library, once you launch UkeySoft Audiobooks Converter, all the audiobooks in the iTunes library will be loaded automatically.

Step 2. Launch UkeySoft Audiobook Converter
Once installed, launch the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on computer firstly. Click "Sing In" at the upper right corner of the interface to log in your Apple Music account.

Step 3. Select MP3 output format
Click the 'Gear' icon on the top right corner to choose output format. M4A is default as Auto. There are 6 formats you can choose from you can set up the output quality by bit rate. As we need to convert M4B to MP3, please select MP3 here. You can also change the output folder and other parameters such as output file name.

Step 4. Add iTunes M4B Audiobooks
Click 'Audiobook" category on the left side, and select the iTunes M4B files that you want to play on Android devices to the converting list.

Step 5. Convert M4B to MP3 to Play on Android
When you have done all your output setting, click "Convert" button to start converting iTunes M4B files to MP3. After conversion, you can transfer the DRM free audio files to your Android device for offline playing.

Part 4. 3 Best M4B Audiobook Player for Android Recommended

No.1. Listen Audiobook Player
Price: $1.99

Listen Audiobook Player is an Android audiobook application which lets you play your audiobook files, also it helps you download DRM-free audiobook from different websites directely, such as loyalbook.com, downpour.com, etc. This app supports various DRM-free files formats like MP3, M4B, M4A, AAC, FLAC, etc. Here are some features:

• Support audiobook chapters and bookmarks.
• You can set different playback speed from 0.5X to 4X.
• Sync current position and bookmarks to multiple devices.
• Set up sleep timer.
• More customized settings, such as volume boost, equalizer, Bluetooth playback, etc.
• No advertisement.

No. 2 Smart Audiobook Player
Price:
Basic version – Free
Full version - $2

Smart Audiobook Player is one of the top audiobooks playing apps for Android, with this app, you can easily play your owned M4B audiobooks on your Android devices with many options and features. You have 30 days free trials for the full version, here are some great features about the app:

• Smart Audiobook Player can discover the audiobooks that you have on your device.
• The app has a widget which control the audiobook player from the home screen.
• You can speed up audiobook playback.
• Keep the playback history of each book in tracks, it's a very convenient function that you can easily get back to where you stop last time.
• No advertisement.

No.3 Simple Audiobook Player
Price:
Basic version - Free
Full version - $1.99

Simple Audiobook Player is one of the best and effiective audiobook players to play iTunes audiobooks on Android devices. It has a clean user interface and is able to play DRM-free M4B audiobooks with the function of keeping track of all your listening history. Other features are:

• Chapters in M4B files supported.
• Keep bookmarks for any episodes you have already started.
• Playback control is supported, you can pause or move forwards or backwards to any position of the playing audiobook.
• More customized features: black mode, nice sleep options, equalizer and low battery consumption.

Conclusion

You have learned the best way to remove DRM protection from iTunes M4B audiobook and convert M4B to MP3 with UkeySoft Audiobook Converter, and also we have introduce 3 useful audiobook M4B players on Android devices, they are all great audiobook players with amazing features which it will be satisfy your needs while you are listening to your audioboks on your Android devices. Do not hesitate to try them and have a wonderful audiobook listening experience.

Chester

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

Chester

Li Zhang is a sophisticated editor for UkeySoft in tech blog writing, as well as a SEO and content marketing expert. She has been writing related article about multimedia conversion, streaming music and streaming video since 2018. Also, she's starting to write article about data security, including articles about file lock, USB encryption, DVD encryption, etc. Each helpful tutorial and solution is based on her practical tests, she is aways energetic and trustworthy in this field.

Chester

Chester is an experienced editor for UkeySoft focused on tech article writing, software & hardware produce review and tutorial. He specializes in composing posts about music conversion, video downloading, video conversion, screen recording and other tech knowledge tips. He always understands user needs and pain points and familiar with all kinds of multimedia conversion software and streaming music downloader on the market. So far, he has published 400+ helpful tech articles of software reviews, how-to guides to help reader in need.

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