Got an Old Phone? Give It a Second Life as an MP3 Player

What’s your go-to device for listening to music? It’s probably your phone. But there was a time not long ago when that wasn’t always the case.

Back in the days before smartphones, it seemed like everyone had an MP3 player. The best-known device was the iPod, which debuted in 2001. It wasn’t the first portable media player, but it definitely helped popularize the idea of putting 1,000 songs in your pocket.

MP3 players continued to exist alongside smartphones for some time, and even added support for…