Hi Christian, Thank you so much for getting back to me! Yeah, I contacted Audi, who told me to contact my local dealer, who told me that there is no MMI firmware upgrade to play FLAC files. I found that hard to believe, so that's why I reached out to the FLAC community to see if there was someone out there has worked on Audi MMI systems.
Again, thanks for getting back to me! Cheers, Elio > On May 11, 2017, at 8:50 AM, Cristian Adam <cristian.a...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 4:45 AM, elio manes <elioarma...@optonline.net> >> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> >> I am hoping that perhaps you know the answer to my car audio question, or >> can at least point me in the right direction. I own a 2013 Audi S4 that has >> the 3G-Plus Multi Media Interface (MMI) with the Bang & Olufsen Sound System. >> >> >> The MMI is able to playback lossy, compressed audio files (MP3, WMA and >> AAC), but does not have native support for FLAC, ALAC, or WMA Lossless. >> However, I've read that the MMI system in other 2013 Audi models do have >> native support for playing back lossless FLAC and WAVE files. >> >> >> Is there some type of FLAC decoder “plug-in” that I can download (or save on >> to an SD card) that I can then “flash” onto my car’s MMI software so that it >> could playback FLAC files? >> >> >> As I understand it, the MMI employs programmable processors and runs on a >> Unix-like RTOS (Real Time Operating System) that can be updated using a SD >> card/USB/CD containing the software. MMI software update menu enables >> import/export settings saved as an AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) >> encrypted zip file. >> >> >> Audio files can be played back on the MMI via various drives: two SD card >> readers, a CD/DVD drive, iPod (MDI), USB, Aux-in, as well as by Bluetooth >> Streaming and WiFi hotspot. However, I would be happy just being able to >> play back FLAC files off the SD card reader! >> >> >> >> I'm a bit of an audiophile and am enjoying the Bang & Olufsen Sound System >> in my S4. It would be a shame to have two SD card slots on the MMI - each >> capable of holding up to 32 GB of music! - and only be able to play off them >> “lossy” audio files. >> >> >> Any thoughts/suggestions that you have would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Elio >> > > Hi Elio, > > FLAC devs can't do anything about this. > > You should talk to Audi. But I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you. > 3G-Plus MMI is old and most probably only in maintenance mode. > > Audi is using QNX as their "Unix-Line RTOS" OS, which is > proprietary nowdays and developing something for the Audi MMI > is impossible for 3rd parties. > > Cheers, > Cristian.
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