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Exactly, and it's not like forcing that function to be enabled in the chipset is going to magically install an antenna/amp into a device that doesn't have it.

• chinathrow 10y ago
  What? The antenna has been the headphones for ages.
  • sverige 10y ago
    And last I checked, removing software that blocks the radio function would not add a cubic nanometer to the total volume of the chipset.
  • bonniemuffin 10y ago
    ...until wireless headphones started becoming common.
    • squarefoot 10y ago
      Then I'd expect the FM reception functionality to be built into the headphones, with the phone acting as a remote to switch stations etc. Not that I'm for eliminating the 3.5mm jack: this is just one among other reasons I'd refuse to get an iPhone even for free.
    • DerekL 10y ago
      Or using the phone's internal speakers.
  • lorenzhs 10y ago
    Apple has already done away with the headphone jack, and re-enabling use of the headphones would probably mean having to add a receiver to the tiny circuitry in the plug that houses the DAC. That sounds like a lot of work for a niche feature, and it's not going to help users of wireless headphones either.