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AT&T to require FM radio on Android phones
Posted on 7/29/15 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 7/29/15 at 3:15 pm
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AT&T will include FM chip activation in its smartphone device specifications for 2016, according to NextRadio and TagStation, the Emmis-owned entities that promote an FM listening app and station support infrastructure.
...Next, NextRadio said, AT&T will communicate the request to manufacturers to activate existing FM chips in Android smartphones. “We will be working over the next few months with their smartphone partners to begin the work of activating FM Radio and NextRadio on as many devices as possible. The activation timing is expected for all new Android smartphones releasing in 2016, with a chance of some phones being ready by year-end.”
They also called on radio stations to continue running radio spots promoting NextRadio and FreeRadioOnMyPhone.org. “Research has indicated that our listeners want FM radio on their smartphones, and they will listen when it is activated.”
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Posted on 7/29/15 at 3:19 pm to TigerinATL
This will be nice for sporting events.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 3:25 pm to LSU1018
I use it on my phone a lot.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 3:37 pm to TigerinATL
Posted on 7/29/15 at 3:52 pm to TigerinATL
Blackberries have them. Q10, Z30, Classic, Passport.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 4:11 pm to TigerinATL
about damn time
Posted on 7/29/15 at 4:24 pm to prplhze2000
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Blackberries have them
Yep, can't say I've ever used that feature though.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 4:37 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
Really haven't. Just use the app most of the time.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:55 pm to TigerinATL
Most wifi chips of the past 5 years have FM built in, but manufacturers decide not to activate it.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:59 pm to prplhze2000
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Blackberries have them. Q10, Z30, Classic, Passport.
I thought almost all modern phones had FM receiver chips on them, including iPhones. They're just not activated.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 9:22 pm to prplhze2000
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Blackberries have them. Q10, Z30, Classic, Passport.
HTC has been making it avalable for years.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 6:36 am to TigerinATL
I had it on my S3, and it's not on my S4
Posted on 7/30/15 at 7:24 am to TigerinATL
Will you have to have head phones plugged into your phone for the FM chip to work? If not, where does the manufacturer hide the 4 foot long wire antenna that is needed to pick up FM signals?
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Posted on 7/30/15 at 8:08 am to Sandy_Ash
I had a phone that got FM radio like 6 or 7 years ago
Posted on 7/30/15 at 8:09 am to Sandy_Ash
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Will you have to have head phones plugged into your phone for the FM chip to work?
That's the way it works on my phone.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 8:39 am to NewIberiaHaircut
Mine too.
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