# How to add audio to an App
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-audio-to-an-app/70706
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [February 11, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-audio-to-an-app/70706 "2024-02-11T02:04:29Z")
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### Author:  [@Luis\_Garcia1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Luis_Garcia1)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-audio-to-an-app/70706/1 "2024-02-11T02:04:29Z")
I am the coach for an First Lego League team that is building an App to help blind and visually impaired individuals do stone carving. Something this population has not normally had the opportunity to do. The team has a basic membership and is trying to link an audio file to a button since our audience will rely on the audio more than video. You can learn more about our project at [GMHSRT\_FLL\_World\_WCAX.mp4 - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UvhOVEsjNFDD_tklxPjrQUUdIt-PhXY_/view?usp=sharing)
When we add a component (Audio) from the left hand side of the interface and then go the right side and under general select Audio → Custom and we add the URL. A audio display shows on the screen but it shows time as 0:00/0:00. The file we are testing is the following which should not be protected: [See the stone audio help.mp3 - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cQJX_3XwxmUBaZrri5-rG5aqO61T6JW6/view?usp=sharing)
Any help would be much appreciated.
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### Author:  [@Nataliya\_Kovaleva](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Nataliya_Kovaleva)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-audio-to-an-app/70706/2 "2024-02-11T03:28:49Z")
Hi Luis! here is the response from David to a similar post.
> [@Audio Component doesn't work](https://community.glideapps.com/t/audio-component-doesnt-work/70496/11):
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> Services like Google Drive do not want you to stream raw files like images, movies, or audio through other apps, and they do things to break those links and cause that not to work. We’re only telling you to store files in Glide, so that these features work as intended. It’s not some evil plot to get you to use our file storage.
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### Author:  [@Luis\_Garcia1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Luis_Garcia1)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-add-audio-to-an-app/70706/3 "2024-02-11T03:41:29Z")
Nataliya
Thanks for pointing me to this response.
Much appreciated.
Best,
Luis