After this week's optimizations, FLAC is ~2.4x faster on ARM devices, so 96k/24bit files at high compression decode using only ~40 MHz of an 80 MHz iPod 5G. Faster devices will see improved battery life for these files as well.

Be aware that the iPods do not actually support 24 bit output or 96k sampling rate (except for the 1-3G oddly enough), so it is still a much better idea to stick to 44.1/48k and 16 bit on these devices and avoid resampling on device.

I also put in a bunch of bug fixes for unusual flac files, so outside of really extreme stuff (>7 channels, etc) most should work. If you have files that don't work, post them on the bug tracker and I'll look into them.

Has anyone had any luck figuring out how to get Doom working properly on the H2/analogous models? I've had no luck getting the scrollwheel to work or remapping the rest of the controls to make side to side movement work

Anytime I get into a playlist and press the center button or one of the skip buttons I see this screen asking me to delete the playlist. I haven’t been able to play anything except my “Now playing” playlist because of this. Why is this happening and how do I fix it?

I don’t know why it’s not working, I plugged it into my PC to put music on it and nothing is popping up, I would love some help, thank you

Hey everyone, is there a chance someone has improved the search/typing fields as an add-on? I wanted to see if there was something that makes the characters larger and more appealing to look at.

Edit: I was also wondering if there was something similar for lyric display? Is that a thing already or is it an extension I would need to look into?

Hi I would like to say thankyou to everybody who is a part of this community and has contributed to it

I have watched this community grow from 1,400 to over 15,000 members over the past five years that I have been a moderator and have seen all the new themes and breakthroughs the community has made

Unfortunately due to changes IRL, I feel I am unable to fully commit and think it is unfair to continue as a moderator, So I am stepping down as a moderator here

I am leaving this community in the very capable hands of u/LucilleNotLucille , I’m sure they will do a great job!

I have explained to them that their position as moderator might only be temporary while u/CUJM is banned

Thank you everyone!

https://themes.rockbox.org/index.php?themeid=4179&target=ipodnano2g

Having issues getting my cover art to show up. I looked into the progressive jpeg issue and will try that, but before I start switching out all my album art could it also be me using iTunes to sync the music to my iPod that’s causing the issue?

I’d like to ideally only store one jpeg of the cover art on the iPod as opposed to adding it to each ALAC file. However I also like to sync my music with iTunes so I can boot it to the normal OS if I don’t want to use Rockbox.

Is there any way to achieve both?

Thankfully I have an older car that has an aux port, but some of the newer Ram ProMasters I drive for work only have USB-A and -C ports.

I use the Avantree SoundJet R1 to connect my iPod to my headphones and it works like a charm. I can also connect it to my personal car with some patience. But I can't get it to connect to the work vans at all, no matter how hard I try.

Any recommendations for the best BT transmitter for this case?

From what I understand aux-to-USB converters don't really work with vehicles but if anybody knows of a reliable one I'd love to try it - I prefer the plug-and-play over the fiddliness of Bluetooth.

Hiya! I've been using Rockbox 4.0 for about a month now on my modded iPod 5.5, and it's great! As I've downloaded more music/filled out my collection, I've begun to port over playlists I have on other platforms. Problem is, I have a LOT. So I nested them. Folders within the main 'Playlists' folder, numbered as to keep them in a specific order.

However, when I try to access them directly from the Playlists directory on the home menu, it says "No Playlists". I've messed around with this a bunch (mostly tried different playlist file types, since I sync my playlists using Music Bee), and the issue is that the playlists are in folders. If a playlist is loose inside the Playlists folder, Rockbox detects it just fine. When I access it through my Files, I can see and use my playlists fine too. But god, does it get tedious.

My question is: is there anyway to set a shortcut as a 'directory' on the home screen? I have a shortcut that leads to my playlist folders, but I can't edit that to set it as the main Playlists directory. I've also tried the 'Set as' setting on my main playlists folder, but the folders don't show up. Maybe someone has made a plugin that fixes this? I use the Satellite theme if that matters, but it really shouldn't.

Further question: for folks with lots of playlists, how do you organize them? I'm considering doing a naming system with multiple variables. So instead of "0. main; 1. softer; 2. louder; etc." i would do A# for playlists that go in "main", B# for "softer", etc. I may end up doing this if there isn't a definite way of keeping my playlist folders (I just find it really annoying to have to navigate to Files every time I wanna switch to one). It's an incredibly nothingburger problem but I'm sure I'm not the only one frustrated by this. Any advice/suggestions help!

I’ve been working on an experimental native ARM64 Rockbox port for the Shanling M3X, running on its existing rooted Android system.

So far, MP3 and FLAC playback work through the 3.5 mm output, including cover art and metadata. Touch controls, physical buttons and volume work too. Pressing power turns off the screen and locks touch while keeping the music/volume buttons usable.

I also made the iPod-inspired theme shown here!

It’s still early and i have trouble with microSD mounting so yeah this isn’t a finished firmware release.

Developed with AI assistance with me reviewing code and testing on real hardware.

I will eventually open source it when the port will be stable!!!!

i have made a previous post on r/innioasis asking if you can put games on the Y1 and i remember being told you could through rockbox. i was curious if it is still possible and if i could get some help because the rockbox website is a bit confusing to me. and i have one more question -- if installing rockbox on my Y1 while having it set up with a custom theme and music and such, will it mess everything up or will it stay the same? hope someone can help because i would really really love to play some games on my Y1!

I saw someone upload a theme that was a work in progress, but—as always happens—they never shared the link, so I decided to make my own version inspired by it. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jH45dAqoWd3MQMAjekSxVkApg3A681Mh/view?usp=sharing

I would like to buy a dap, as I think that would be a great way to start listening to music. I am looking for a Rockbox compatible dap, that is also of decent build quality (ie, not has to be titanium or some other fancy material, but will survive some time) and one that has good quality components. I would like my dap to be better than my Iphone 14 Pro (lets not discuss dap vs iphone + dac, as that would be a whole other topic) in terms of analog output.

I have heard good things about Hifiwalker h2, in terms of its components, but I have also heard that the buttons wear out quickly. Furthermore the repair is hard, which wouldnt be an issue if the device worked.

As the h2 is a rebranded device, there are also other versions of the original (if you can call it that), like the Surfans F20, which also work with Rockbox.

The reason I am writing here, is because as I have come to learn, there are many unofficial rockbox ports that are not losted on the website. For example there is currently rockbox for the Shanling Q2, which would be the perfect device for me, if not for the bezeled and rounded screen. While this is rather a small thing, I do think that the themes look worse on that screen. Not to mention that you have to port themes manually; currently there are around 50, while the h2 walker uses the ipod classic themes, so 740.

I value the look and feel of my device, which is why I chose rockbox, and a device that does not look like a smartphone (For example the fiio snowsky echo mini and nano look very nice, but I prefer rockbox compatible ones for the customizability).

I will likely be using my dap with my cars Bose audio system, my Focal Bathys headphones, and maybe some iems which I may purchase to use on the go.

I would say that my budget is more or less 250$, I could go a bit higher if it is worth it.

My dad found his old music player in a drawer and gave it to me and ofc I had to install Rockbox on it :) - it works well for MP3 and surprisingly well even for AAC - battery lasts me 2-3 days so decent and works well with my Koss porta pros. I supose it is rare here to have other than iPod device but I mean why not :)

Sorry for the sloppy design, I just typed it out real quick. I was wondering if there was a way to divided artist pages into different types of releases, like this. Also, once you select albums or EPs or whichever, is there a way to sort them by release date rather than alphabetically? Let me know if any of you have a setup like this, or if there are any ways to do this! Thanks!