#Nox app player for mac osx sucks android#
#Nox app player for mac osx sucks Bluetooth#

Then there is the on/off toggle for one of the biggest marketing features on the R5 Gen 2-a dedicated Class A amplifier mode I will discuss in more detail later in this review.

#Nox app player for mac osx sucks Bluetooth#

HiBy's build retains a WiFi and Bluetooth toggle and adds a gain setting shortcut to toggle through low, medium, and high gain right there. The screen brightness slider needs no explanation, but note the volume level, battery percentage, and local time in the top-left corner. If you are remotely familiar with Android, most of what I am doing will be intimately familiar, including pulling down the notification and quick shortcuts menu at the top. A newer processor would also only reduce the boot time of ~22 seconds to 15–16 seconds, which in itself is a non-factor since you would rarely turn the DAP off. The 2 GB of RAM onboard make multi-tasking the only challenge, but I had a surprising number of apps open without realizing it even here. The DAP is still plenty snappy and fast, with perceived lag only felt with your new phone alongside. With the primary complaints out of the way, let me try and persuade you that the actual user experience is still highly positive, which is why I remain optimistic about the HiBy R5 (Gen 2). I realize this is ironic to complain about with a DAP all about wired performance, but streaming services are one of the biggest applications for DAPs today, so these complaints remain valid, and certainly are things to keep in mind. We are relegated to Wireless AC and Bluetooth 4.2 thus, and the next step up in HiBy's DAP lineup uses the octa-core Snapdragon 660 with newer features, making the R5 (Gen 2) less than future-proof in an increasingly wireless world. Announced over six years ago, it was an entry-to-midrange phone processor with no support for 802.11ax and WiFi 6 or Bluetooth 5.0 even back then.

#Nox app player for mac osx sucks android#

Part of the reason behind HiBy going with the older Android build on its newest DAP is no doubt product segmentation, but some of it comes down the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC. Customers may consider this a dealbreaker, but it should not be a concern anytime soon with any of the major streaming platforms. There are also the security concerns of an older OS, and some currently available apps potentially not being support on Android 8.1 in the future.

For example, if you like parametric EQ, you are pretty much out of luck in the absence of compatible Android apps such as Wavelet and Poweramp EQ requiring Android 9.0. The other HiBy OS build uses Android 9.0, which might not seem like a big deal, but there are a few things it has that this OS does not. So it kind of sucks knowing that the R5 (Gen 2) not only got shafted with volume buttons instead of a wheel as on every single HiBy DAP more expensive than it, but also the older HiBy OS based on Android 8.1 that was launched in Aug 2017 and has long since stopped receiving support from Android. HiBy OS is an Android build, and there are different versions of HiBy OS on different HiBy DAPs today. Because of the open nature, various builds are documented and available online for developers to tinker with. HiBy OSThe Android mobile operating system is a gift that gives on giving.