The iPod is such an underestimated device... I'm still searching for a comparable replacement of my iPod Nano 6G / 7G. The thing is: Even modern Android players

The iPod is such an underestimated device... I'm still searching for a comparable replacement of my iPod Nano 6G / 7G. The thing is: Even modern Android players throwing tons of features at it, can't really compete with the user experience. Most people only listen to music, so they will never miss the awesome audio book and podcast integration of the whole iPod line (besides the good music ability). The iPod Nano is many years old and still: - Is REALLY small - Already has bluetooth low energy - Supports cable headphone remote controls (EarPods have questionable audio quality, but the remote works absolutely flawless) - Can play a variety of formats for a really long time with a 220mah battery - Supports audio book single files with chapters (m4b format) I modded many iPod Classics with Rockbox and iFlash Quads, but the original interface is hard to beat in terms of audio books. Unfortunately repairing iPod Nanos is really tough compared to the iPod classic 2009 (even this device already supports the cable headphone controls). Currenlty I'm trying to mod an iPod Nano 7G to have a 600mah battery by milling out the backplate, keeping the original BMS and placing an iPod Mini Battery (which fits perfectly in size, when the backplate is milled out). This way I hope I will have the only iPod Nano 7G with interchangeable batteries ;) The best alternative I found so far is the Unihertz Jelly 2(e) Phone with selfhosted Audiobookshelf and different player / sync apps, but the experience is nowhere near the iPod... It's bigger, way thicker and the headphone controls are "unstable". Not to talk about the app crashes, unsupported android background service playing and missing / non-working chapter controls. Disclaimer: I'm the developer of m4b-tool[1] and tone[2], so I know what I'm talking about :-) [1]: https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool [2]: https://github.com/sandreas/tone https://github.com/sandreas/tone