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Turn old phone into media/music player ( with custom rom? ) (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by skele_tron@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know i could leave it stock, but i wanted to remove features it will not need, and have something that can use bluetooth speaker to play music, and i dont have to worry about it being stolen or damaged.

Streaming is not an option for me, first because i oft work either underground or in places with so bad reception that the battery goes down fast.

Shelling out 400€ for FiiO would be nice, but then i would not leave my shiny fiio lying around on construction sites. I would use my fiio m5, but for some reason it stopped seeing bluetooth devices and cannot pair at all ( updated to the latest possible fw, nothing helps )

Any other ideas ?

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[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think you'd need a custom ROM. You could just factory reset it and only install apps that's you'd use for music. I can't remember if you can remove bloatware unrooted, but you could set up a clean home screen and ignore all the unnecessary apps.

Alternatively, I picked up an old FiiO X3 from 2016 for like $100. The battery is way better and the audio quality is fantastic. It's nice having a dedicated device that I can navigate in my pocket, and I dig the iPod Classic vibe.

[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 year ago

I can't remember if you can remove bloatware unrooted

Yep, you can remove bloatware without root, using Universal Android Debloater

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did this for my previous phone. Used as an mp3 player, remote control, and a media streaming device. You can use the Android developer mode to disable a lot of unnecessary bloatware.

I use Musicolet for mp3s. Have about 10000 songs on my phone