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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wdym again?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

low end MediaTek ones often do

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What do you mean again, my smartphone has a radio and it came out in 2019?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Why not make cases with FM radio built in?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FM access would cut down on mobile data usage… up-to-the-minute weather reports and automated alerts… are broadcasted at 162.400, which means you need specialized radios to pick up the stations… maybe an external antenna could use the shield or one of the pins on the phone’s charging port, or wired USB-C headphones and 3.5mm adapters could be updated to work as antennas… There could also just be an adapter that connects to the phone and contains all the required hardware…

What the fuck is this person smoking?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bring back vinyl record players!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My phone has an FM radio.

I've listened to it in long international flights just to see how things change.

other than that it serves no purpose whatsoever.

I suppose it could be useful in an emergency but I'd bet just having cell seryqould fair better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thankfully my Cardo headset supports FM radio because my Fairphone doesn't and I like to have radio when I'm on a ride.

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