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I am sure I am missing many points in understanding this, but it seems like it would almost be a competitive advantage to now release a phone that had "free rad
by Mendenhall 10y ago
I am sure I am missing many points in understanding this, but it seems like it would almost be a competitive advantage to now release a phone that had "free radio" on it. I would use it all the time, and it appears it would be easy to do if I am not too far off.
- rando289 10y agoMy 12 year old ipod has fm radio, I think a smartphone could do it.
- Esau 10y agoI would guess that the reason for this is that most smart phone makers have online music stores or streaming music services they would prefer to steer users to.
- Amezarak 10y agoAt least some Windows phones have this. It works fine on my Icon - fm radio is a default app. I assumed it was a holdover from the Zune days, where that was a selling point.
- JetSpiegel 10y agoThe Android default FM app is terrible, isn't there something better? I searched the store, but it's all adware ridden crap.
- lucb1e 10y agoThere is a default one? Because I don't have any and can't find one for Cyanogenmod on my Galaxy Note 2. Samsung's rom had one but it refuses to install under Cyanogenmod.
- whoopdedo 10y agoI think the only one that's an actual FM radio app is Spirit2 by Mike Reid. There's a GPL3 version of it in F-Droid as well.
- sxates 10y agoYes, although I hear MS is pulling the FM Radio app from future versions of Windows 10 Mobile. I have no idea why :(
- TylerE 10y agoI must ask where you live that there is FM remotely worth listening to? Around here the only thing at all decent is NPR, and that content is all available via podcast with much better audio fidelity, and seeking.
- stock_toaster 10y agoCould be useful for emergency alerts in natural disaster situations where cell coverage gets knocked out.
- bufordsharkley 10y agoCheck the low end of the dial. Most cities have one or more community/college radio stations, which tend to be the most experimental/well-curated/interesting sources of audio one can find.
- robin_reala 10y agoUK? Majority of BBC is nationwide and high quality.
- Mendenhall 10y agoI am often in remote areas that do not have cell coverage but do have FM. Also in emergency type situations it could be helpful.