New site, and no showstoppers left
The site has been rebuilt. Behind it, the firmware has no showstoppers left, Bluetooth is behaving on every device we've tested, and moving house has cost me a few weeks.
News
Development updates, firmware releases, tutorials, and behind-the-scenes content.
Update: Faster Decoding, Smoother Scrolling, Fewer Glitches
The latest internal beta Fonix One firmware is a deep performance pass from the inside out. Opus and FLAC now decode noticeably faster, library and queue scrolling is smoother, and a handful of audio bugs (rare wrong-pitch M4A tracks, no-pause track-switch hiccups, occasional Opus dropouts) are gone for good. Every change was validated bit-for-bit on a test bench and then confirmed on real hardware. Same great sound, tighter and more reliable than ever. Here's what's new.
We've Been Quiet - Here's What We've Been Building
Thousands of you stopped by this week, and the site looked still. It isn't. Here's what's been happening behind the scenes, including a fix for the AirPods stutter that has haunted DIY Bluetooth players for years.
Meet the Fonix One Dock
A new 3D-printed dock that holds the Fonix One upright on your desk or bedside table, with charging and analog audio output coming soon after launch.
Opus Arrives on the Fonix One
The Fonix One now plays Opus audio natively, thanks to another bespoke decoder purpose-built for the ESP32. That's every major audio format covered, end to end.
Introducing the Fonix Audio Decoders, Built From Scratch for ESP32
We've replaced the third-party libhelix codec library with two fully bespoke, clean-room audio decoders purpose-built for the Fonix One. Meet Fonix MP3 and Fonix AAC.
The Fonix One Website Is Live
After weeks of development, the Fonix One marketing website is officially online - and we're building momentum towards our Kickstarter campaign.
Why We Built the Fonix One
The story behind a dedicated music player in the age of streaming.