@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social
Post #1548637
2026-04-22 23:31 UTC
Replies (8)
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@BigHeadMode@social.linux.pizza 2026-04-23 01:02
@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social >phone habits, interfaces, notifications, swipe-brain interfaces: I don't see the harm. phone interfaces work pretty well and have some benefits (search, voice search) over an iPod click wheel. Which had benefits over the d-pad buttons they replaced. Habits, notifications, swipe-brain: A fresh install of lineageOS without Google play should have nearly 0 notifications not prompted by apps you install. If it were me, I'd decide if I wanted wifi or hardwire to manage the media. (Even if you don't use a smartphone). Wifi: way more convenient, but is easier to add "swipe brain" apps and harder to lock down. Compromise: wifi solely for syncthing. I run syncthing to sync a folder on my computer kind of like Dropbox. I manage my music on the PC, and the phone gets the new files. Could theoretically do this with podcasts too. Wired: like an old iPod. I'd consider an ancient Android + lineageOS, or a wiped stock android in offline mode. Or an ancient ipod touch or iphone, which are pretty cheap these days. Most stock lineageOS installs don't even have f-droid. it's many steps from stock LOS to app installs. if you're really paranoid about app installs, get an old windows phone. xD cool interface, good luck finding apps kid. https://social.linux.pizza/@BigHeadMode/115432488705346631
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@ombres@438punk.house 2026-04-22 23:38
@franklinlopez snowsky mini. it's cheap but very barebones. you're not gonna have any nice integrated podcast feed thing, tho. maybe someone techier than me has a solution but it's gonna be drag and drop with that audio file
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@kzodasnowman@spore.social 2026-04-22 23:41
@franklinlopez I'm looking for something similar. Reddit has been a big help. https://www.reddit.com/r/DigitalAudioPlayer/
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@mart0@438punk.house 2026-04-23 00:11
@franklinlopez There are many, but none of them have the podcasts as well. Unless you download the podcasts and load them onto the player yourself. Anything I know of with nice integrated podcasts, especially downloading them in device, will be Android based and come with all the problems you mention. There are many cheap iPod style mp3 players on aliexpress. Generally you get what you pay for. I like the HiFi Walher h2 best, it is sturdy and works well. Uses micro SD so you can make it as big as you can afford. Has Bluetooth. Has a scroll wheel that works, but small display (in a good way)
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@slick@kolektiva.social 2026-04-23 00:12
@franklinlopez Graphene OS allows individual profiles plus guest access to the phone, certain features and apps may be disabled or hidden depending on who has access. Auxio is a decent music player.
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@vrebufos@mastodon.social 2026-04-23 00:39
@franklinlopez Yoto
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@lich_silvae@masto.fediverse.games 2026-05-02 03:01
@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social My kiddo and I use a Surfans: https://www.surfans.net/products/surfans-f20 and I love it. It covers everything on your list but podcasts. The one that would allow him to get podcasts is the pro: https://www.surfans.net/products/surfans-f20-pro I'm unsure how much online stuff you can do considering it has Chrome pictured? But I would imagine trying to browse the internet on a scroll wheel would be a living nightmare.
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@franklinlopez@kolektiva.social 2026-05-19 10:58
Little update on the kid MP3 player project I posted about earlier. We ended up using an old smartphone, stripped the fuck down. No browser. No games. Just a photo viewer, a podcast app, an audiobook app, a music player, and DSub, which connects to a Sonic server generously run by a homie. The biggest pain in the ass was getting everything installed from F-Droid and setting up the sources properly, but it works. And here’s the wild part: something actually shifted. Before, when he played music on the computer, he’d just stare at whatever image was on the screen. We kept trying to tell him, “Music isn’t about staring at a screen, it’s about listening.” But good luck explaining that to a kid raised inside the glowing rectangle apocalypse. Now he plays the music, turns the screen off, and just listens. He’s been listening to podcasts, audiobooks, comedy, and we snuck in some Public Enemy among the hundred-plus albums buried in there. He really likes Public Enemy, which is obviously a parenting win. So far, so good. It’s become an actual music-listening apparatus, not another dopamine extraction device. I’ll keep reporting back from the front lines.