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Here's a Dropbox mirror for 1.81 International firmware of anyone needs it: LINK.
I have not updated my firmware. The process is just too irritating. OTA is out of the question because the server is either busy or so darn slow as to be useless.
I also tried the manual process but it is no better. I went to the Cayin site and downloaded the firmware file and the instructions. However the file folder a received did not match the file name in the instruction sheet. The download was painfully slow. It was a folder called "I-Update-1" and it had a number of files and subfolders. I copied it to the root directory of the unit and hit the down arrow button and the power button to go "install firmware upgrade". I found the firmware install command and pushed the powerebut it could not find the install file in the root directory of the unit. I tired doing the upgrade from the sd card and the same bs.
I have upgraded firmware on my iPod, Astell and Kern units, and sony units numerous times . . it's a piece of cake!!! Cayin has to get there ass in gear on this crap!!! This is bush league stuff!!!
The unit itself is good looking, has good sound and seems well-built!!!!
Now how about some decent firmware management???!!!
I just tried the download link again and it is starting to download a zipped file with what appears to be the correct title "1.81 International.zip" etc.
I will let you know what happens.
This is weird it was from the same button on the same page as before . . . .
How about someone who already downloaded the file, upload the thing to dropbox or something. Could save some time for everyone else.
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As it was mentioned by others, this is a lock screen, just like in a smartphone. Can't speak for iPhone (my household is iFree ), but it's just like with Android phones where you have lock screen and can still control playback. The upper part of i5 lock-screen is where you can tap on that circle part under the time/date to Play/Pause the track and skip Next/Prev by clicking on those arrows. If you want to unlock the screen you touch and slide the circle with a music note at the bottom.
Have you updated your firmware? FW1.8 International version is good already, now just gotta wait for 2.0 International.
Also what do you mean homepage? The circular button on the i5 is the home button but there's no homepage like usual Android phones.
Your homepage is the screen showing Memory, TF Card, Dropbox, LAN & USB Flash Drive.
Also battery calibration seems to be working. Almost 3 hours on standby without anything playing, battery hasn't decreased even 1%. Thanks Andy
Has anyone tried to get lyrics on one of these yet?
It's not terribly important tbh, but would be nice on the odd track.
I did try earlier using mp3 tag, but the lyrics still don't show?
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The lyric function of i5 requires a .lrc file with the same file name of the song.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRC_%28file_format%29
Thanks for the reply Andy,
However, I'm still none the wiser as to how to actually do it in reality.
I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to tags and the like. I can do the very basic stuff, but beyond that I'm clueless!!
Very pleased with the player indeed though, and would recommend it to anyone. Can't really find anything I don't like about it tbh.
If you're listening to your own ripped CD tracks, the ripping program may be able to download lyrics from the Internet, and store the .lrc files along with the music files.
If you're listening to streamed tracks, then the music player would have to identify the song, and then find & display the lyrics.
@DBaldock9 I see you have DP-X1, do you mind sharing with us your comparison with i5 sound-wise?
Or someone have an impression against AK70? Just out of curiosity
Another i5 review is online, from inearspace of UK.
http://inearspace.com/2016/10/30/cayin-i5-reinventing/
Extensive comparison with N5, so for those who are interested in comparing the two DAPs from Cayin, don't skip this review on i5.