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Help creating standalone disconnected from internet preloaded music player (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I would like to build a music player / device for an older person, not tech savvy user.

I have the MP3s on my linux desktop/laptop, but not all the metadata and cover art.

I've worked with RPi before, jailbreaking iPhones and roku. So I have some limited experience with small devices.

I'm wondering if I could obtain some kind of old/used android phone, remove all the apps so the home screen is completely empty, transfer via USB or ssh/scp the MP3 files (and metadata + cover art), then have some kind of music player app which would be the only app on the phone/device.

Then shutdown any wifi or internet connectivity, but still allow bluetooth to pair with an external speaker.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And flashmodding a classic iPod can give you 500gb of storage, if you want.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"No wireless? ~~Less space than a Nomad~~? Lame"

You've solved one of the critiques.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That thread is still magnificent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What's the link, please?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The newest iPod nano does have Bluetooth. Not sure if 16 GB counts as "less space than a nomad" though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some very dedicated modders have managed to squeeze bluetooth into their Classics. Personally, I think that undoes the point of having one of the best sounding DAPs, but all power to them for adding some versatility.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why would having bluetooth affect sound quality?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bluetooth, while being perfectly adequate, does need to compress/encode the audio. As a result, wired does sound better, though it only really makes a difference if you’ve got headphones where you might notice it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Oh okay. That, I understand. I thought that incorporating bluetooth also compromised the sound quality of the wired output as well.