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Technically, all of my smartphones so far have a working FM radio app preinstalled (I'm in EU). Is this block some US thing?
by Piskvorrr 11y ago
Technically, all of my smartphones so far have a working FM radio app preinstalled (I'm in EU). Is this block some US thing?
- efraim 11y agoGoogle Nexus phones doesn't come with FM radio in EU. I think all HTC, Samsung, Sony etc does.
- pmontra 11y agoOld Galaxy S2 here. It has a FM radio, it uses the earplug cable as antenna but it can play through the speaker. Same thing for my older Nokia N70.
- userbinator 11y agoAccording to that link: wireless carriers are dragging their feet and won’t activate the FM chips that are in every smartphone So it's probably something similar to SIM-locking, and what happens if you buy a phone from a carrier. My experience has been the same with Asian no-name smartphones, in that they all come unlocked and with FM radio. The reference platform has the feature, and the manufacturers wouldn't bother removing it because doing so would mean extra work and one less bullet-point in the feature list.
- Piskvorrr 11y agoAha, thanks for the explanation.