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.

    • 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.