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Feature Request: FLAC needs to be supported for audio files

garminuser5555
over 1 year ago

Not in the list of supported formats, FLAC is a standard audio format and far more common than apple lossless audio:

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=JyNEOTsZaR3KMXqej3oQp5

Please make this a priority and support in the next release.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Do want them to update the BT Codec to support the quality too?

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Hi,

    Maybe in your case this could simplify your music file management without file conversion only for Garmin device ?

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    Fenix 7X, Silicon Labs RS9116-B00. It has Bluetooth capabilities with dual mode Bluetooth 5 support. It supports Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 5.0

    I was not able to find which version is supported on F8 or which chip is used.

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    Regarding Connect IQ Music App, i was not able to find format/bitrate etc. infos ...

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    https://www.whathifi.com/advice/bluetooth-5-everything-you-need-to-know

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    https://www.soundguys.com/understanding-bluetooth-codecs-15352/

    Bluetooth Audio Codec Maximum Bitrate Bit Depth Maximum Sample Rate
    SBC
    320kbps
    16-bit
    48kHz
    aptX
    352kbps
    16-bit
    48kHz
    aptX HD
    576kbps
    24-bit
    48kHz
    aptX Adaptive
    279kbps-420kbps
    24-bit
    96kHz
    aptX Lossless
    1200kbps
    24-bit
    96kHz
    AAC
    264kbps
    16-bit
    44.1kHz
    LDAC
    990kbps
    24-bit
    96kHz
    LHDC
    900kbps
    24-bit
    96kHz
    Samsung Scalable Codec
    88kbps-512kbps
    24-bit
    44.1kHz
    LC3 (BT 5.3)
    345kbps
    32-bit
    48kHz

    As you can see, it’s easy to get lost in Bluetooth jargon. Remember that higher transfer rates are good, but no matter how great the kbps: you need both your phone and headphones to speak the same language.

    But the truth of the matter is that codecs are starting to matter less and less as development improves. Unless you absolutely must have the highest bitrates or a feature of a particular codec, the standard SBC and AAC will be able to meet the needs of the vast majority of people.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to KrapfenKringel

    As FLAC is uncompressed PCM it doesn't need a codec per se vs. compressed formats like MP3, AAC.

    There is no decoding involved (the DEC in codec)

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to 5135968

    But Bluetooth Silicon Labs RS9116 only support SBC A2DP, so compression is done when streaming from your watch to external speaker.

    I'm agree with your regarding the fact that source could be lossless or uncompressed, then the result should be better than using MP3 high bitrate and compress using SBC.

    I don't know if CPU and OS is capable to read/handle FLAC, NXP MRT595SFFOC

  • 0 9 months ago in reply to 5135968

    It does not matter if you have Flac if you have to listen to it using SBC, SBC sounds like crap. And the watch probably does not have the computing power to do any better. Though it seems APTX uses less resources while sounding better.