Method and device for playing media file in external equipment by vehicle

The invention discloses a method and a device for playing a media file in external equipment by a vehicle. The method for the vehicle to play the media file in the external equipment comprises the following steps: scanning the media file in the external equipment; obtaining basic information of each scanned media file; manufacturing an external equipment information base according to the basic information, wherein the external equipment information base comprises the basic information of each scanned media file; acquiring command information of a user; according to the command information of the user, basic information in an external equipment information base is read and displayed; obtaining a to-be-played file selected by a user according to the basic information of the displayed media file; obtaining a preset decoding strategy; and playing the to-be-played file according to a preset decoding strategy. According to the method for the vehicle to play the media file in the external equipment, the media file i