Most phones have the hardware, but it’s disabled. Sprint apparently enables it. http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/04/16/400178385/the-hidden-fm-radio-inside-your-pocket-and-why-you-cant-use-it
From: CBB - Jay Fuller Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 11:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT- Imagine,an FM reciever you can fit in your shirt pocket! my 3g htc incredible had an fm tuner in it. nothing since then ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Prince To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT- Imagine, an FM reciever you can fit in your shirt pocket! Most of them do have built-in FM tuners. Carriers disable them so they can charge for the data. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 7/31/2015 8:59 AM, [email protected] wrote: I never understood why smartphones didn't come with them in the first place. On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: http://www.techspot.com/news/61558-att-urges-android-smartphone-makers-enable-fm-radio.html?google_editors_picks=true Hmmm, I think I got one of these in the early 1960s...
