I'm trying to transfer my purchased movies from iTunes to Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S but keeps receiving the error. It just tells me that the iTunes film format is not supported by the smartphone. Am I doing something wrong? How can I stream iTunes movies to Xiaomi mobile devices? Can you advise? -- Jenny
iTunes movies are supposed to play on many devices, such as Mac, PC, iPhone, Apple TV, or iPad. However, you may get unexpected error just like Jenny when attempting to copy the iTunes movie files to Xiaomi or other non-Apple mobile devices. In this article, we'll show you the easy solution to move iTunes movie to Xiaomi Mi Mix/Redmi and other series for watching without a hassle.
Can't Transfer iTunes Movies to Xiaomi Smartphones? Why?
Unlike the common video files downloaded from YouTube or other websites, movies sold in iTunes Store are encrypted in M4V file format with DRM, the digital rights management which is used to protect the copyright of the digital items. To be specific, only authorized devices like Apple's iPhone, iPad, computers can recognize and play the iTunes M4V movies well. Other devices such as Xiaomi Redmi/Mi Mix which is incompatible with iTunes are not allowed to play the M4V at all.
In result, to put the protected iTunes M4V files to Xiaomi smartphones, we have to find a permanent way to eliminate the DRM lock from iTunes movies and then convert the M4V videos to Xiaomi compatible formats, such as MP4, WMV, MKV, or others. To complete these jobs, all you'll need is a comprehensive third-party iTunes DRM removal software.
iTunes M4V to Xiaomi Mobile Phones: Tools You'll Need
Luckily, you can find various tools online that can convert the DRM-ed iTunes movies to Xiaomi smartphones. Here we'd like to recommend TunesKit DRM M4V Converter, a one-stop iTunes video converter that can simultaneously remove DRM from iTunes movies and convert the M4V format to MP4 or other non-DRM file formats. Best of all, it's able to keep the 100% lossless quality, chapters, AC3 5.1 Dolby sound, AD, and subtitles (CC) while stripping off the DRM.
It works perfectly with both purchased and rented iTunes movies/TV shows. With this small app, you can enjoy any iTunes film and episode on Xiaomi Redmi/Mi Mix or other devices seamlessly.
How to Convert DRM iTunes Movies to Xiaomi for Playing
Step 1Import iTunes M4V to TunesKit
First of all, launch TunesKit DRM M4V Converter on your Mac or PC. Then click the 'Library' button at the center of the interface to locate the target movies from iTunes library that you want to transfer to Xiaomi. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the M4V videos to the main window of TunesKit.
Step 2Set Output Preferences
If you want to preserve the original quality, you can leave it as default settings and skip to the next step. Otherwise, you should click each movie file and select the audio tracks or subtitles that you want to keep in the output files. Then go to Format panel to set the output format according to your needs.
Step 3Start converting iTunes movies to Xiaomi
Click 'Convert' button and it will begin to remove DRM and convert your iTunes films to MP4 or other common video files supported by Xiaomi smartphones. Before converting the movies, you can also edit the videos by clicking the 'Edit' icon. There you are allowed to crop, trim the movies, adjust video and sound effects manually.
Once converted, you can sync and share the DRM-free iTunes movies to Xiaomi devices via USB cable like you do with other common videos.
Andy Miller joined TunesKit since 2013. He likes to spend his time to work on some new skills and gadgets. He's a writer as well as a computer geek.
