endgame4
100+ Head-Fier
Rockbox has been ported on the Q1.
https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/ShanlingQ1Port
any rockbox fan willing to try out and make a little video? (I don't own this device but maybe in the future, i miss having a rockbox player)
it support a lot of exotic files formats, you can customize the UI to your liking, its very fast, has scrobbling support, perhaps the battery can last longer too. But it seems like the official firmware has dramatically improved since the release and the device is snappy now? Been looking at videos.
I posted that in July, but is worth repeating as it has gotten a lot better since. It is still a bit rough, especially because Rockbox is not greatly optimized for touchscreens. I recommend reading through the comments on the Q1 port on the Rockbox forum for some usability suggestions.
The biggest difference for me was to turn on 'absolute point' mode (instead of '3x3 grid') and making the scrollbar wider so you can use it to jump around in long lists like on the Shanling firmware.
The battery life is not noticeably better for me and the amount of charge left might be a bit erratic but I also have that with the Shanling firmware. It often can play on for quite a long time when it is already 'red'.
Installed it today. There's a lot to tinker with.
It looks like on your picture that you could use a theme as what you are seeing is what happens when it fails to load the theme. There are some available on the Rockbox site but unfortunately because of the resolution of the Q1 screen there are no existing themes that can be reused (like it sometimes is with other players).
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