If you're someone who already had a mk3 t50 and t60, holding out for the mkIV makes sense. If you're someone, like me who jumped on with the t5050, the release of the mkIV doesn't irk me in the slightest.

Ah, I see! I wasn't sure what was giving you a warning, thought it was UAPP, but it was the OS. Yeah I'd definitely say you're getting the most direct path. How kind of it to stay clear :)

Lots of factors here: Dolby Atmos processing forces 16 bits / 48 kHz (as far as I know). Samsung's Scalable Codec, in practice is anywhere from 88-512 kbps, I don't buy the marketing pitch that it ever reaches 2304 kbps (full bitrate for 24 bit / 48 kHz). Just like LDAC rarely keeps its full...

Latest official firmware version is 1.2.5, and latest custom kernel is version 3.4.

Whose custom firmware? Do you mean the custom kernel project? My signature has instructions, are those the ones that you found extreme difficulty with?

Device dependent, but it natively plays back .dsf files for me, and there is also a separate upsampling section, which would not apply to DSD files, but upsample all PCM to maximum supported rate (or maximum supported rate that is an integer multiple of source rate). These options are found in...

Wouldn't hold your breath on that. Anywhere you'd try and look (say with a Google search) will just be flooded with seedy mod apks (that won't work). The license checker is also super demanding about only the latest app version (and play store services) being installed.

If you've got time to tinker, once it's in your possession, see my signature link.

Firmware update tool (with 1.2.3 update image) -> https://www.mediafire.com/folder/72lakaor7ujzy/Firmware_Upgrade_Tool_1.2.3

[I'm late to the party, whoops!] Just a quick stop to the forum section of FiiO's website is all that's needed. There's a repository of all versions there. The version attainable from play store is geared towards modern Android phones, whereas the version this player needs is the one specified...

Did it make you go through the system file picker to grant access to the folder? Also, play store or generic apk, which do you use?

I just don't think anyone else should seriously think they need to nix one of the few quality of life features Neutron's UI has, in order to run sanely.

I give up. Your device has serious gremlins.

Regardless of file type.. let's just say you had over 6,000 albums, and each folder had a 3,000kB cover art .jpg within it. That would be 18 gigabytes of data right there. You don't have 18 gigabytes worth of album art.

So 1080x1920? Or 720x1280? You're free to do as you will, but with mp3tag you can mass adjust embedded album art sizes; as well as mass extract artwork if you wish to keep the higher resolutions on-hand. I would recommend not having album art sizes that exceed the smaller of the two dimensions...