How to play MP3s on a Verizon LG vx8100
Verizon tries to force you to only play WMA files on your phone. But because they’ve left their security menu open, you can reenable mp3 files.
Here’s how:
1. First Press Menu
2. Look at the menu if you want, but we’re gonna a hidden option: 0
3. After you press 0, you get asked for the service code password. Enter 000000.
Your now in the “secret” service menu. Be careful – you CAN screw up your phone from this menu..
4. Scroll down to and select “11. Music Setting” Note that this is specific to the vx8100 service menu. On the vx5200, this is Battery test.
5. Then select mp3 enable,
6. Press OK and your phone will probably reset.
You can now play MP3 AND WMA music files…
My wife will be very happy when she sees I’ve “fixed” her phone…
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YEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAA!!!! He ‘fixed’ my phone!! Now I can listen to my Knitting podcasts!!!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
He gets a big kiss tonight!
Oh My!
Hmm still does not work for me. I enabled mp3 from service code and also have my mini sd card in with mp3 songs on it. When i hold down the play button it says “No songs found”
Can you help me?
Hi Chillamus,
The easiest way to transfer stuff for most people would be to use MediaPlayer or MusicMatch to sync to the card automatically.
But if you have a flash/sd card adapter on your computer like I do, you might find it faster to copy the files directly to the miniSD card.
If you do that, you\’ll need to place the files in the expected paths.
Create these folders on your card:
MY_FLIX
MY_MP3
MY_MUSIC
MY_PIX
MY_SOUNDS
Then just put all of your music files in the MY_MUSIC folder. MP3s may just work in the MY_MP3 directory…
i have a verizon lg vx8100 and did every thing you said to do and still cant listen to music. i put it in music file and mp3 file with no luck. i know its on my card because i can listen to it on my computer from my card reader. help please, im going mental!
Make sure all your songs have a 128 or lower bitrate and have short filenames
Hey Brian that’s all good but, does it work on 8300 phones? I put wma files on my miniSD Card, I can see them on the drive when it’s in the computer, but not when I put the miniSD card into my phone. Anything helpful you could give would be appreciated. Thanks…
If any one else can help me that would be great too. Thanks…
Help Please!
I have a microSD card and a 5200. How the heck do I play MP3 on my phone!? I just want to put mp3 on it and play it. Does it have to be less than 8 letters long and 128 kbps? What folder does it go in? I don’t see that “0” menu thing…nothing happens when I press 0 after pressing Menu on my 5200. That’s only for the 8300 apparently (my fiancee has that.)
I can’t find any info at all for playing mp3 on the 5200 on the Net. Hah, I’m going to contact Verizon and LG. Maybe they’ll help me. I know, nuts, right. Well, I’m getting angry with %*Y@#! Verizon. I’m going to the store too. They promised me it would play music off a memory card.
Again any help or incite is greatly appreciated!!!
wahh fix my new phone! heheheh!
Ah well no secret menus that I can find!
Thanks! I was so annoyed that they wouldnt let me use MP3 files, but now I can!
For Anyone who is still having problems with this, add a file on the mini SD card called “MY_MP3” if its not already there. Then you put your MP3 music in there, and once they are all on there then got to:
Menu > Get It Now > Get Tunes And Tones > 8. My MP3s
and they should all be there as long as your memory card is in
I’m trying to “fix” a vx8360 with no luck so far. Maybe they’ve changed the file structure…
I also have a VX8360, does anybody know where the service menu is on this phone or how to unlock stuff?