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Portable music player (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by hanabatake@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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Hello, if you are still using them, which one do you use ?

I have 300 GB of music. I am looking for one that is privacy respectful and able to read flac. Any recommandation ?

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[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

If you're in the USA, best buy might have a returned low end phone, Moto's often have SD slots.

Sadly, Android does not have a good folder player tgat does FLAC, so VLC is it.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

android has a neat little "folder player" ☞ https://f-droid.org/packages/souch.smp/

[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I tried that some time ago, one early version renamed my files so that I had to rebuild my SD in order to sync directories.

Up to that point I liked it a lott and used it. VLC, despite the UI, has not wrecked my files.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

renamed your files 🤔

how? it doesn't even have the option to rename

[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

All the music files had strings of characters added to their file name. All of them. In every folder and subfolder. The names were long, VLC displayed them in marquee.

In that player those changed names didn't show, but un any other player and file manager they did. Which I found out when sicmu started having playback issues and I opened VLC.

That was perhaps the 2nd or 3rd version of it posted on FDroid. I used to search for a folder player a lot and so tried the first version posted there, it was great until that update.

Great player, just won't use it again.

[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I used to use Mortplayer on Android for years which played FLACs and used folders well. I don't know the current state of the app, but it might be worth looking into.

[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Obtanium couldn't find that one.

[–] hanabatake@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

I am not in the US. I don't like to buy second hand smartphone in my country. It is either overpriced or straight up junk, be it in the local equivalent of craiglist or in specialized store. However, It is the solution I would prefer if I can get a spare phone from someone I know (given or bought). But I have not been lucky yet. Most people I know use their phone untill they stop working or there is no sd card.