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Actually most android phones DO have FM radios, but they are disabled by the carrier-branded versions of the OS. I'm pretty sure the reason they do it is becau
by mason240 12y ago
Actually most android phones DO have FM radios, but they are disabled by the carrier-branded versions of the OS.
I'm pretty sure the reason they do it is because they have deals with iHeart Radio.
- Tomte 12y agoHonestly, the customer doesn't care if the chip supports it. The out-of-the-box experience of´the vast majority of mobile phones (excluding Lumia and some dumb phones – I forgot those) is simply: no FM radio.
- thrownaway122 12y agoAndroid user here (with a carrier phone). It has FM radio. As does every one I've ever seen. It's so basic that it's a widget for the homescreen rather than an app. This may be why you missed it...
- scholia 12y agoActually, the vast majority of mobile phones do have built-in FM. That might not be true in the US, but it is certainly true of the the vast majority of mobile phones worldwide. More likely: most US mobile phones not made by Apple also have FM, but the carriers block it. Hence http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2015/04/16/400178385/the-hidden-fm-radio-inside-your-pocket-and-why-you-cant-use-it http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2015/04/16/400178...