Why is it now needed to create a password to enter settings?
That is just plain stupidity, please remove that feature.
THANKS!!!
There is no way to hide the PIN code.
â– Notice on Mandatory EU RED Certification
According to the latest regulations that will take effect in the second half of 2025, it will be mandatory to obtain RED certification (Radio Equipment Directive) in order to distribute and sell wireless electronic products in the European Union (EU) market.
This is not optional, but a legally required condition. Without RED certification, it will be impossible to enter the EU market in any form.
â– Notice on Obtaining EU RED Certification
The EU RED certification is an essential requirement for the distribution of wireless products within the European Union.
It includes not only wireless performance, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), human safety (SAR), and electrical/electronic stability, but also complies with Europe’s highest level of cybersecurity requirements.
â– Notice on Enhanced Security Requirements
-Prevention of Unauthorized Access & Network Protection
Blocks unauthorized external access and protects devices from network-based threats.
-Protection of User Privacy & Data
User data is securely protected using encryption technology to minimize the risk of leakage or misuse.
-Software Integrity & Secure Update Structure
Prevents tampering of software and ensures updates are only possible from trusted and verified sources through enhanced security architecture.
Thank you
Just for everyone who wants to kill potentially hours of their own time…
Here’s a link to the English version of the directive.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014L0053
Its only 45 pages in length.
Here’s a cheat sheet.
See end of page 11 section 3 under essential requirements.
That’s just the start… You can go thru the rest on your own…
Funny how that section does not actually mandate any idiotic PINs.
Boris learn to read.
That section starts to talk about the need to protect PII.
Yes, yes, Mikey, we do know that you are not very bright. There is a difference between “protecting PII” from external actors and requiring an obnoxious PIN to get to screens that do not show any PII at all in the first place.
And of course no PIN is required in the software made by competent companies.
I like your comments…
But I think Boris is still the leader when it comes to headwinds.
Sorry, but I love you guys for your comments, and it never gets boring (at least for me).
I’m waiting for Mike’s comeback…
Sorry to disappoint.
Don’t have time to play.
Boris still has a lot to learn.
Nah, it’s quite obvious that there is not a single thing in the world that you have a clue about. But it’s fun yanking your chain.
Still waiting for that list of lossless BT audio codecs that your iFooFoo supports. 
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Fantasy is more important than knowledge, because knowledge is limited.
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Who’s right now???
Watch the video starting at 7:50…
(If AI translation is not used, please enable translation in the video.)
After the discrepancies (Boris says there’s no lossless Bluetooth audio… and you say Bluetooth can do it), I did some research online.
What I read is exactly what’s said in the video.
It would be great if you could post something about this, Mikey.
Otherwise, I don’t need to bother with Bluetooth anymore.
My only Bluetooth connections are my Apple TV 4K (RC) and my subwoofer app on my phone (which I rarely use, and only when everything is set up correctly for my ears).
Thanks in advance for your answers.
There is, strictly speaking, one lossless (up to CD quality) codec, aptly called AptX Lossless. Of course it has nothing to do with some 5.x version of Bluetooth (you could move data faster than that with Bluetooth 2) but with both ends of the connection using Qualcomm BT chips supporting it since it does some rather non-standard things with BT that are out of standard, and Qualcomm wants you to buy more of their chips anyway. Mikey’s iFooFoo does not support it of course, but as usual Mikey’s talking out of his behind, just like when claiming that it is even possibly to have a ground loop when one of the devices is not even connected to the ground at all. But then talking out of his behind is the only thing Mikey has been trained to do (somewhat) well.
Oops, I’m getting a chuckle out of my head again…
I read about the CD quality. But I’ve also read many reports that transmit up to 96kHz…
But as you posted, you need the same chips for that. Unfortunately, I can’t find the table with the audio codecs right now.
It showed which Bluetooth formats are needed for lossless transmission.
Of course, most of it is marketing, and everyone wants to make money.
“Marketing” is, for me, a more elegant word for rip-off (customer deception)!
Just like the HiRes symbol is being abused. It’s plastered everywhere, even on many cheap devices like headphones or Bluetooth mini speakers.
Well, let’s see what other information Mikey has.
There are, e.g. LDAC. But… they are lossy. In practice, it’s not like anyone would actually hear any difference between a Red Book CD signal and the same mastering at 96kHz/24 bit, so it might even be audibly transparent. Just not lossless.
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Being busy and lazy… here’s the AI version…
Bluetooth 5.4 does not inherently have a lossless codec, but it supports
aptX Lossless, which provides lossless, CD-quality audio streaming when used with compatible devices. This codec works by transmitting audio without data loss, unlike older codecs that use lossy compression. Some devices also support other high-resolution codecs like LDAC, which are high-quality but not technically lossless, according to this iFi audio article.
So is not aptX lossless?
AI… well, I guess we’ll have to take it as an improvement over your own attempts at intelligence.
Yes, APtX Lossless, as the name implies, is lossless. At up to CD resolution only. It does not require BT 5.4 (theoretically it could work on BT 3 or so). What it does require is that both ends of the link use Qualcomm’s chips supporting AptX Lossless. It will not move even 48/24 signal (which is as high, really, as high-rez needs to go). It will not work if either receiver or transmitter uses a “wrong” BT chipset, no matter what version of BT you shove into it.
Sure, you could get a $1700 iFooFoo to feed something with a lossless signal at CD resolution. Or, you could get a real streamer for half the price at that point.
…and if you’re too lazy to read, Mikey, then the AI will also tell you that Santa Claus exists.
aptX HD
aptX-HD, also known as aptX Lossless, has a bitrate of 576 kbit/s. It supports high-resolution audio with sampling rates of up to 48 kHz and sampling resolutions of up to 24 bits. The
"near lossless"
encoding ensures high-resolution audio quality in the frequency range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB.
Qualcomm® aptX™ is a family of audio codecs that enhance sound quality during wireless transmission via Bluetooth. It compresses audio signals for efficient transmission, but after decompression, it delivers sound quality that closely resembles the original signal, sometimes reaching CD quality. The various versions, such as aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Low Latency, are specifically optimized for different applications, such as high-resolution audio, gaming, or video, to ensure lag-free and synchronized audio transmission.
I know we’re splitting hairs here, and with our relatively old ears, we won’t hear any difference anyway.
But if we’re already discussing bit perfect and the like, we need to narrow down the topic further and not simply relativize it.
Otherwise, we can turn to another interesting topic, such as discussing the sound quality of *iFooFoo.
*All rights reserved @BorisM
Umm, strictly speaking, AptX HD and AptX Lossless are different things, and Lossless one would, indeed, deliver lossless CD quality between two compatible devices. Problems are that a) it has nothing to do with BT version, b) it’s a proprietary vendor protocol that only works between some devices from the same vendor (Qualcomm).
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Ah but it does boris because the version of BT has to be able to support it.
Hence if you are not running BT 5.4 the codec isn’t supported.
@Bonte , Thomas, sorry I didn’t respond earlier… been away doing other things that posting here.
Below is the announcement from Qualcomm so I guess the AI was correct on this one…
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