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Still no FM Radio. I don't understand why it is so hard to get that feature.

• powrtoch 16y ago
  Requires extra hardware, and I have to imagine that the vast majority of people would prefer to listen to their 16 GB of mp3s. I think you're just in the minority on demand for this feature.
  • nfg 16y ago
    > Requires extra hardware Are you sure? For comparison the iPhone uses a Broadcom BCM4325 http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4325 http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Sili... for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, this chip also can also do FM Rx. Of course that functionality isn't exposed...
    • wzdd 16y ago
      I doubt that Apple could expose it with a software update -- presumably to receive FM with the chip you would also need an FM antenna and attendant mainboard changes (not to mention room in the case). These things sound like extra hardware to me.
      • nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
        At least on the Nexus One, your headphones are the antenna...
        • metageek 16y ago
          Same with my last few Nokia phones.
    • ben1040 16y ago
      The N1 has a similar Broadcom chipset (BCM4329), and although the FM radio functionality is not enabled on the stock N1, it's been enabled in recent Cyanogen builds.
      • jared314 16y ago
        Are there any additional licensing/regulation requirements around FM radios that would prevent them from just including it?
        • metageek 16y ago
          I doubt it, given that you can get FM radios under $10.
  • goatforce5 16y ago
    ...and FM radio is free to listen to and Apple will quite happily sell you music from ITMS.
• fsniper 16y ago
  Nexus one has FM radio hardware. It's available with some custom mods. (like CyanogenMod 6.1)