I have also been unsuccessful gaining download privileges at the anything but iPod website. Those “captchas” are too hard for me. Or else my acceptance emails end up in a black hole. Fortunately the SanDisk user forum is easy to access and a wealth of helpful information.
I just bought the Clip Sport and are trying to download the 1.28 firmware version. But I have the same problem, i cant register an account on the anythingbutipod forum. I dont receive the activation email and I have been waiting for several days now. I have checked the spam folder and I have tried to register again. But it does not seem to work.
I thought about contacting the administrators, but I do not know who or how to contact them, I find no such information on their page. Maybe someone here can give me an other download link? It would have been appreciated.
I own two Sport Clips and I have beta FW 1.28 installed on both of them.
The significant problem of this FW is the reduced number of displayed and sorted characters in the Artist, Title and Album fields in the ID3 tags.
I imagine the accumulation of various complaints about these limitations inspired the SanDisk programmers to withdraw beta FW 1.28 from public access.
One positive value of the beta 1.28 was the ability to manage up to 4000 music files in the Music database in the external micro SD card. The 4000 file limit allows the player to easily manage 32 gb micro SD cards.
->I imagine a separate 4000 file limit would also apply to Podcasts and also to Books on the micro SD card ???
FW 1.27 and 1.29 have a 2000 file limit for the Music databases (internal and external)
Is this link spam or just totally ambiguous (and hence dangerous)? If legit., perhaps explain what you’re poting and linking to. Otherwise, the post should be deleted.
Thanks for emailing the firmware… the upgrade went flawlessly and I now see 2700 songs on my playlist (the number of songs I have). Since I just randomly shuffle them all and have no need to sort them in any fashion the 1.28 firmware suits me just fine.
It’s amazing in 2016 that Sandisk makes the only really acceptable reasonably priced MP3 player… Apple still charges out the rear end and other generic players either lack micro sd slots, acceptable memory capacity, or they do silly things like not have volume buttons, or have overly complicated menus.
Thanks for emailing the firmware… the upgrade went flawlessly and I now see 2700 songs on my playlist (the number of songs I have). Since I just randomly shuffle them all and have no need to sort them in any fashion the 1.28 firmware suits me just fine.
It’s amazing in 2016 that Sandisk makes the only really acceptable reasonably priced MP3 player… Apple still charges out the rear end and other generic players either lack micro sd slots, acceptable memory capacity, or they do silly things like not have volume buttons, or have overly complicated menus.
So glad it worked out. I agree with you, and I still want SanDisk to improve and build on the original Clip/Clip+/Clip Zip line–I want my Uber Clip!!
Earlier poster said the 1.28 firmware bricked 2 devices. Has anyone had this issue? I’m afraid of the possibility since this sport is my lifeline right now.
Otherwise, would anyone be able to send me a link to that update? Thanks.