The track sorting / memory constraints issue on the Clip Sport firmware is actually an own goal. State this as a feature, when marketing the device. Then fail miserably when attempting to execute.
I looked into how to fix this, before realising it does NOT need to be a feature anyway.
Nobody actaully needs all track and album names to be loaded into memory, and ‘sorted’. This will ONLY provide support for being able to scroll through a list is ALL tracks ALPHABETICALLY listed. I have only ever used that feature rarely, on a desktop PC, to find obscure B-tracks in my vast collection. It is not of any value on the Clip Sport, which wont even store ALL my music.
My priorities, which I’m sure are not unique, are:
- List (and play) album tracks, in track-order;
- List albums (by artist), by date/year order (then alphabetically);
- List ALL albums alphabetically;
- Provide random play for album, artist, genre, or ALL.
Points for achieving: 40, 30, 20, and 10 (%)
Current score (firmware: v1.22): 15% (FAIL, incomplete on 3rd and 4th)
