>phones without FM radio support
This was bare bones standard a decade ago.
>radio
>2016
>>53845689
Fax machines used to be pretty common too. What's your point?
Yeah, a decade ago when you couldn't stream high-quality music without advertisements over LTE.
Why the fuck would you want to listen to distorted, ad-filled, shitty-music FM on a smartphone in 2016?
>>53845689
There is an app for FM radio tho
>>53845746
>>53845751
>>53845794
I agree with OP.
You may question the audio quality you get from FM, the ads and shit, but the truth is that FM is still widely used all around the globe.
FM radio coverage is also vastly superior to the 3G or LTE ones.
Phones without FM radio support are paradoxes because those devices are supposed to be technologically advanced and should be able to do that shit.
Well, most SoCs on the market are Radio-enabled but support gets disabled in firmware or software, because hey, they want you to pay your mothly subscription to some paid streaming service.
Fuck the jews.
>>53845689
>FM radio
soon to be obsolete in my country since they're ditching FM completely here in favor of DAB+
But wait... can we transmit DATA through RADIO SIGNALS somehow??????
>>53845689
Like the fax in an all in one printer.
>>53845908
>, because hey, they want you to pay your mothly subscription to some paid streaming service
Or having the feature adds a small bit more complexity to their software design, testing, etc. and is an obvious corner to cut.
>>53845941
Well, some companies developed hardware to repurpose the empty TV white space left by the digital transition as a long range broadband solution, so I would guess the answer is yes.
>>53845933
Yeah, and I can't wait to see it blow-up in your arrogant Scandinavian faces.
Especially in a country as big and mountainous as Norway, DAB coverage and reception are shit compared to the more reliable FM that needs way less transmitters.
At least you're stimulating the economy by forcing everybody to buy new radios for their cars.
Also, modern phones don't have DAB+ reception either.
>>53846012
Netherlands, actually.
>>53845689
goy, how are carriers supposed to make money on you if you dont use internet bandwidth to listen to radio??
>mfw htc includes a radio app that only works with headphones
>mfw only nostalgia I can get a boner from
Listening to the radio is just comfy and reminds me off the days where you couldn't just plug your phone/flash drive in your car.
>>53846056
underage b&
>>53846087
>Underage calling others underage to fit in
The fact that you haven't ever owned a car, let alone one with only a radio + cassette player, makes me think you're the one here who's underage. Cassettes are also shit imo, listening to the same 10 songs over and over again made me nauseous after a while.
>>53846152
>he fell for the b8
>>53845799
Requires Internet
They never built in a proper antenna though, they just used the headphone wire, which makes it only work with FM. this made it useless to me because the only time I listen to the radio it's an AM station
>>53846233
>I WUZ JUS TROLLIN' XDDD
No one listens to radio anymore grandpa
>>53846791
Your mum listens to it while I shag her, though.
>>53845689
>phone has radio
>have to attach headphones for it to work
really?
>>53846791
>not getting perked up by comedian radio shows during the morning drive to work
Oh wait, you wouldn't know anything about cars...or jobs, junior
>>53845689
Nigga, music streaming exists, you realize this?
>>53845908
three words m8
Radio
On
Internet
>>53848048
>Being proud that you're a middle age wagecuck, balding overweight white man who gets cucked by his wife
>>53846809
>anime poster
>claiming to have had sex
you aren't fooling anyone weeb
>>53846299
Is this the reason why the software makes you plug in headphones in order to hear any radio stations in FM? I assumed it was some stupid copyright limitation so only one person could tune in to a station, instead of many through the phone's speaker. Your explanation fits better.
>>53848234
Yep. It uses the headphone wire as the antenna, basically. The FM-via-headphone-cable thing is electronically simple and cheap to implement, which is why phones and MP3 players threw it in for a long time. Doesn't work for AM though, I forget the reason.
>>53845689
It's ${CURRENT_YEAR}, man.
You're supposed to stream it from the cloud™
>>53845689
Why would they sell you music apps when you can get a radio for free. Can't.
>phone has a antenna to watch hdtv
>you need to plug headphone to use the radio
Nice design
>>53845689
Does the FM radio app use the "radio" antenna?
>>53845988
incorrect, nearly all cellphone chips are SDR capable of receiving FM with no additional hardware.
I loaded the international ROM on my LG D415 and the radio app would crash because there was a lockout on the US hardware. All other functions work fine, but, because asshole cell providers want to squeeze every penny out of you they make streaming the only option.
>>53847632
The headphones are the antenna.
>>53845689
I read somewhere a new LG phone will have a DAB+ receiver. Way better than FM.
>>53845689
>one song
>15 minutes of commercials
>station identification
>15 minutes of commercials
>shitty radio personality tells you what artists are coming up
>15 minutes of commercials
>one song
Fuck commercial FM radio. Especially clear channel.
>>53848280
>>53848234
Pretty much every FM-enabled phone I've owned allowed you to switch on the speaker. You did have to plug in your headphones, though.
Although I had an old Samsung slider phone with a built-in FM antenna.
Reception was usually shit.
>>53845689
>FM radio
Ah yes for when I want to hear 2 minutes of any song interrupted by inane chatter and ads.
>>53849209
>>53846012
New phone with DAB+ support.
http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2016/03/lg-stylus-2-first-smartphone-to-support-dab/
>>53845908
How the fuck has this got anything to do with the Jewish race you racist scumbag?
>>53848064
Three words, tool:
- Bloody expensive Internet
>>53849124
>streaming the only option.
>not downloading all your content on wifi before leaving the house
>>53849124
How come this isn't enabled on CM? Apparently CM even removes the FM radio apps on the phones that had one stock.
>>53845794
You live in Freedomland and have never lived abroad
Here in the old world public FM radio is actually interesting and worthwhile
Fuck off OP, I don't want my phones to have a feature that nobody would use while increasing the price.
>>53846056
All phones use the headphones as an antenna, thats why you need headphones...
Also fm radio is kinda average. I wish we had a radio drama station...
>>53845908
FM radio also takes less battery than streaming music/internet radio
>>53848064
>>53848074
So I was right
>>53845941
probably, but the issue would be actually establishing a 2 way communication between the phone and station.
>radio
Why would I want to hear commercials and retards spouting bullshit when I can listen to my entire library without interruption instead?
>>53845908
what kind of poor person are you that you actually use FM radio?
if you don't at least have edge coverage everywhere you go you are probably doing something wrong
>>53848784
no, you plug in some headphones
