SanDisk Sansa Fuze Firmware Update 1.01.15 – Sansa Fuze Gains OGG & FLAC Support

As particular fans of the much under supported (and underrated) OGG file format, we have to congratulate SanDisk for including support for OGG, as well as FLAC, in their latest firmware update for their Sansa Fuze DAP (namely firmware version 1.01.15) which is now available for free (if this was Apple, you’d more than probably be asked to pay, of course) via the Sansa Firmware Updater.

For those of you who own SanDisk’s Sansa Fuze DAP, here’s a rundown of what Firmware Update 1.01.15 has to offer:

New features:

• FLAC codec for audio is now supported
• OGG codec for audio is now supported
• New Audible AAX format is now supported

Enhancements:

• New Sansa startup/goodbye screen and PC connection screen
• Improved scrolling through long lists with wrap around enabled
• Backlight setting is extended up to 1 hour
• Improved FAT32 support for external uSD cards
• Improved large playlist loading time
• Improved voice recording quality responding to high sound level
• Faster volume control for video playback
• Enhancements made for Podcast playlist sorting and playback skipping

Bugs Fixed:

Music playback

• “Play Previous” option is missing after returning from Video, Photo, Podcasts and Audiobooks playback
• Buttons have to be pressed twice while navigating in Album submenu

Rhapsody enabled devices

• Videos converted using Rhapsody show incorrect aspect ratio
• “Add to Library” using press and hold causes device to hang

Localized firmware

• Russian language:  Format confirmation message is mistranslated

Miscellaneous

• Turning volume causes charging animation to jump while docked in 30-pin connection
• Recording Option menu doesn’t exist in Voice and FM Recording list view

Known Issues:

• Device may display “Subscription Expired” message causing device to not respond to key presses (Work around:  Restart device or press keys repeatedly to escape looping)
• Music “Play Previous” option disappears after an item is deleted (Work around: Go to Music > Songs to access last played song)
• Selecting playback speed to “Fast” while playing 128kbps podcasts and audiobooks causes audio to lag when backlight turns off

The SanDisk’s Sansa Fuze DAP Firmware Update 1.01.15 is available as of now.