I guess I should have done this from the very start. Below are detailed steps to my little experiment.
- I created a 10-second .wav file with my laptop.
- I sent the .wav file as an attachment to my DROID's GMail account, from my home's POP3 account using my laptop.
- I heard the GMail notification sound on my DROID.
- I opened my mail client of choice (K-9 Mail Beta), clicked on the email which showed the file attachment.
- I was given the choice to Open or Save, I clicked on "Open" and was given the option to play the .wav file in several media players on my DROID. For the sake of this thread, I chose the DROID's
native media player (Music), and the wav played ... no problem.
- I closed K-9 Mail Beta and opened the DROID's
native GMail app with the exact same result ... the wav played no problem.
- Then I forwarded that email to my home's POP3 account.
- I reopened K-9 Mail Beta on my DROID and checked for mail at my home's POP3 account.
- The email came in with the attachment.
- Just as with my GMail account, I was able to play/save the .wav file from that account as well.
My findings: The DROID supports .wav files.
The Question: What am I doing, or what have a installed that you haven't that allows me to play/save .wav files so easily?
My Suspicions: I have installed a few (FREE) apps that may fix this issue for you. Perhaps the DROID just doesn't have a .wav file association assigned to it out of the box. Try installing the apps below. Please test after each installation.
Meridian Player Noble - an excellent video/music player.
Linda File Manager - A great file manager that may associate the .wav file to your media player(s).
K-9 Mail Beta - Regardless of whether this app helps with this issue or not ... you NEED to stop using the native email clients and use this one for ALL of your POP3 email needs.
Download Crutch - Unfortunately, this app is no longer available on the Market.
And I am
not at liberty to share this with anyone ... sorry. It is my understanding however that the above app, Linda File Manager, performs the same functions.
I cannot think of any other app that I may have installed that would allow me to play/save .wav files on my DROID ... right out of the GMail app, or K-9 Mail.
Hopefully, this experiment can help with your issue. Please respond with any questions or comments.
Note: I am running firmware version 2.1. If you are running 2.0.1 firmware on your DROID and the above apps don't solve the issue, I am willing to revert back to 2.0.1 for further testing.