Very useful, actually. Thanks

 

Just a note, Remote Wave plays wav file formats that aren't supported by the Droid. But there are some formats, such as PCM, that the Droid does support (at least when opening in Gmail). But Remote Wave will not play these.

So in the unlikely event someone sends you a wav file that won't play when you have Remote Wave set as default, remember you can clear its default by going to Applications>Manage Applications>Remote Wave>Clear Default, and then see if the native player will play it.

I say it's unlikely because most of us only get wav files from work voicemail so having Remote Wave set as default is fine.

 

I tried opening a Google Voice WAV from the GMail app on the Droid--no dice! It didn't ask. I have Antropia and Astro Player--is it specifically Remote Wave that causes the mail app to ask which player to use?

 

I understand this may not work for everyone, but those with Google Voice should be able to tell the system to send you MP3 files. Those should work better. For me it will ask which browser to open it (I have the default and Dolphin), then downloads it to the SD card and will show the "Download History". Just click on the MP3 file that it just downloaded and you will be able to listen. No extra apps to download...

 

Just wanted to say thanks to StingRay for this workaround. I had hoped that the 2.0.1 update would address this but when I didn't see any reports, I decided to buy RemoteWave. It took a few attempts to set it as the default but now it's working with my gmail but more importantly Touchdown email and the native email app. This allows me to get my voicemails on the road without dialing in and the sound quality is not that bad. Well worth the $1.98 for me. Thanks again.

 

Thanks for this great info!! I was getting frustrated until someone pointed here.

FYI - I downloaded the RemoteWave, used K-9 mail to open and it asked me the question of which I wanted to use. So K-9 will allow the selection of player also. K-9 is my default.

By the way, I am running 2.1 on my Droid

 

Great solution!! Works beautifully. Many thanks, Dan

 

This is all well in good but remotewave is no longer available from Market or from the vendor. Google must resolve this issue with its Media Player and add the WAV codec.

 

The Droid does support wav files. This whole topic is so strange to me as I can't seem to find a wav file that my Droid won't play.

 

Joe,

Droid does not play the type of Wav files produced by voicemail systems at many companies, including mine. I was able to get remotewave so I can listen to my voicemail wav files but without it I would be SOL. As indicated by others, it's a common problem for a certain number of people and given that it's just a simple codec it seems crazy if Google does not address it.

 

This issue was driving me nuts. I was able to solve it by using Google Voice.

Our firm's phone system is very robust. So I was able to set it up to ring my desk phone 4 times, then it sends the call to my Google Voice number. The Google Voice number is setup to go straight to voice mail. (I don't use GV for calls - only voice mail). Of course GV also catches the missed calls to my droid.

So in the end, all of my missed calls (work or cell) go to GV and within a minute or two I can read a transcription of the message or listen to it through the GV app on the droid.

 

I tried the Voicemail Conversions - Home and it works pretty good. I had it convert the wav to Mp3 and then it emails you the new attachment. Its a good free solution but does require extra steps.

I am using MagicJack and it sends wav files that the Droid cant play by default. I set my MagicJack to forward VM files to iPhoneConvert and then set iPhoneConvert to send the converted file to mine and my wife's gmail account. This way there is no extra step that I have to take. It comes in as Mp4 by default from iPhoneConvert but you can change the settings as well as the subject of the email.

Or.....You could spend $2. LMAO. What I'll do to NOT spend a couple of dollars.

 

The droidstory.com blog provides a wav to mp3 email conversion service that doesn't require any setup or registration. Just forward your email with wav attachment to wav2mp3-at-droidstory.com and you'll get a mp3 back. There is even a way to have it reply to a different email address. Voice Mail WAV Files on Android and iPhone | droidStory

 

whats weird is my vonage email was working on 2.1 and broke with 2.2 - I am also now using remote wav

 

I followed your instructions but do not get an option to "review" but just "open" the file. When I open it, I can play it in gmail but not on my Outlook account. I don't see anywhere in gmail to choose "remote wave" or set it as a default.

 

Same thing here. Stock 2.1 on my Moto Droid played my vonage WAVs fine. Now that I have stock 2.2 it no longer does. Snagged Remote Wav as a workaround.

 

Anyone try this service yet? Looks like it would result in receiving an mp3 instead of a wav file from providers like Vonage.
vm2wm

 

Hmm, 1998 MS Frontpage site that wants to convert my voicemail for free . . . . . little scary no?

 

Good point. Why do you think I want someone else to test it?

 

There's an app called WavPlayer that is able to play most WAV attachments including GSM encoded files (both Microsoft's implementation and raw). It's available in the Android Market for 99 cents. I'm the developer, so if anyone finds a file that WavPlayer reports as unsupported, please email me a copy and I should be able to add support. My contact information can be found in the Market details for the application. Thanks all!

 

Thanks for the info about WavPlayer! I just got it and it works great for both Gmail and my work IMAP mail through K9.