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Will Bluetooth Functionality Be Included in the Next Stable Version of Rockbox?

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shinsan:
Hello,  :)

I have a small Bluetooth speaker that clips onto my clothes and I’m looking for a convenient solution to listen to music throughout my house. I'm considering Rockbox and would like to know if Bluetooth support will be included in the next stable release. Would it be possible to seamlessly connect my Bluetooth speaker?

While I’m aware that Bluetooth adapters can be connected via the 3.5mm jack, having Bluetooth natively integrated into Rockbox would allow me to use my Bluetooth speaker for play/pause control and volume adjustments as well, making the experience much more convenient!

Thank you for your ongoing dedication and invaluable contributions to the music community!

speachy:

--- Quote from: shinsan on February 17, 2025, 06:40:36 PM ---I have a small Bluetooth speaker that clips onto my clothes and I’m looking for a convenient solution to listen to music throughout my house. I'm considering Rockbox and would like to know if Bluetooth support will be included in the next stable release. Would it be possible to seamlessly connect my Bluetooth speaker?

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Short answer:  No.

Longer answer:   Some hosted targets have (quite crappy) bluetooth support in their stock firmware, but we'd have to write a _lot_ of custom code to interface with it, and the functionality we could get would be equally limited.  For native targets with the necessary hardware, there are no bluetooth stacks with the necessary combination of functionality and compatible licensing, so we'd effectively have to build most of what we need nearly from scratch.

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