Trying to play music via phone on my Xbox 360

Hello, fluffy B. I'm Arturo, a community user like you, and I'll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

Please note that while it's true that you can connect mp3 and similar devices from that era, it will not work with modern phones, like iOS and Android powered devices because newer phones don't use FAT32 (which was the case for MP3s, etc.)

Actually, there is a similar statement in this article from Microsoft:

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/display-sound/media-player-faq > How can I play media from my iPhone and iPod touch? >

“Unfortunately, the iPhone and iPod Touch use a different mechanism for storing media than a “traditional” USB drive, so Media Player is currently unable to play content from these devices.”

Regards,

Arturo.

I've played music through the headphones via my phone - headphones work fine & aren't muted

The music I Purchase using my PC and phone shows up in my library on the 360 Xbox Music

I have the same issue and tried downloading one track directly to the phone (wifi). This allowed tracks downloaded via Xbox Music App and transferred to phone via Windows 8 app to play. Windows 8 app apparently does not transfer DRM to the phone on it's
own. I agree, it is a TERRIBLE music transfer app. WMP would be fine, but WMP cannot see Xbox Music "rental" content---only content downloaded using Zune software. This is a problem.

I recently bought a Surface Tablet RT and the music app allows me to stream music, tv shows and movies from my Xbox Live account (purchased via Zune on my Xbox 360); however, I am NOT able to access my "music videos" as purchased via Zune on my Xbox 360.
The music videos are still playable on my Xbox 360 console. When I try to play my music videos on my Surface, I get an error message providing that the device cannot stream the music videos via the cloud. Exactly how can I add my music videos to my Surface
tablet? I find this frustrating, and it's a simple matter and nobody (Surface support, Microsoft store reps) has been able to give me a simple, or any useful, answer. This is definitely what separates the Surface from Apple mobile devices as anything I purchase
on Itunes is seamlessly accessible on all Apple mobile devices. Without real assistance in using my Surface for media/entertainment as advertised, I'll be forced to return it and rely back on my Apple devices.