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