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.

  • DJDarrenEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

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

      • narc0tic_bird@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

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

        • DJDarrenEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          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.

            • DJDarrenEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              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.

              • El Barto@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                1 year ago

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