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I went on HTC's website and the dimensions changed, now it says its 16.65 mm thick, before it said it was like 17.1 mm thick, does this mean that other spec changes could happen too? (Well actually they probably could but I doubt they will) But its still great that its a little thinner now, now its thinner than a G1 or Xperia X1
Clove's description says it has FM tuner, I hope this is correct.
Well at least it's something positive
HTC's website says its only 16.65 mm thick, but where they are selling it on Clove, it says 17.25 mm thick. Which one to believe....
16.65, 17.25mm. Does 0.6mm really matter?
True enough HTC has changed it's specs. Thinner is better of course. That is 0.6mm thinner. Will that be because they took the Radio Chip out? That is a bad trade off if it is. 0.6mm is not really noticeable.
cocoaju said:
True enough HTC has changed it's specs. Thinner is better of course. That is 0.6mm thinner. Will that be because they took the Radio Chip out? That is a bad trade off if it is. 0.6mm is not really noticeable.
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LOL now that you mention it, that is probably why its thinner
I would much rather have it be the same thinness as before and have a radio than to make it a little thinner and to lose such a nice feature, maybe other than the fact that it saves them money they did it to even out the diamond 2 and it a little.
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LOL now that you mention it, that is probably why its thinner
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I bloddy hope not.
faria said:
I bloddy hope not.
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Someone said in the other thread Clove.co.uk confirmed FM Radio, we'll know tomorrow when people start getting theirs.
C'Mon mobiles.co.uk - I want mine
Dave
Thinner than the proverbial *expletive bleeped* hair.
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16.65, 17.25mm. Does 0.6mm really matter?
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Are you looking at this site:
http://www.htc.com/uk/product/touchpro2/specification.html
Because the spec. still says 17.25?
What's 0.6mm between friends?
Greenturtle said:
Are you looking at this site:
http://www.htc.com/uk/product/touchpro2/specification.html
Because the spec. still says 17.25?
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He's talking about this page: http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchpro2/specification.html
It's the www version of the site that they update primarily. The UK/DUTCH/GER/ITA etc etc versions of the site get updated later on
This whole radio myth is really kind getting on my nerves. LOL. Hope someone with the handset can just release us from this.
cocoaju said:
This whole radio myth is really kind getting on my nerves. LOL. Hope someone with the handset can just release us from this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3752272&postcount=7
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3752272&postcount=7
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519173&page=2
"""Have got mine today.Am sorry to say i cant find any radio on my mine i guess thier is none and yes it came with the HTC case check on htc website to what type.
The phone is just solid and brilliant.i cant wait to upgrade to win 6.5""""
but i do think that if you make and install a cab of the radio program seen on the first rhodium rom it SHOULD work.
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I saw that photo before and it was posted after our discovery about the change of sepcs on HTC's website. The photo was a relief but no one else have proven the radio afterward. But I hope that photo was correct by any means.
should be receiving mine tomorrow with luck, just received shipping notification, and as i'm so excited i probably won't sleep i'll do tomorrows work tonight and then get to play all day i'll let you know what i can find on it.
Well no radio so far found, the stylus has a distinct metal feel to it and the device does turn on when you take it out.
So far i am very impressed the grill onthe back i guess is for battery cooling as the speakers are only at the top , g-sensor all works fine and stuff unfortuntly am connecting to internet via work currently so can't post pictures or anything but if anyone has any requests for info i will check as often as i can.
Ive seen many threads with questions like these but none of them have answered the question:
Is it possible and will it be done in the future?
Thanks
Ummm, no. The phone does not have a transmitter in it. Just an fm receiver, which doesnt transmit.
it is technically able to transmit but it would need to have that software written for it, the likes of which its taking to get 4g on cm
It needs power going to the antenna in order to transmit, as far as I know it was not designed to do that.
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NewZJ said:
it is technically able to transmit but it would need to have that software written for it, the likes of which its taking to get 4g on cm
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Umm, no. Again, there is no TRANSMITTER in the phone. If there was one, I'm sure sprint would have used it, and touted it as a feature.
the FM chip manufacturer spec sheet lists it as capable of transmitter but htc did not include the firmware for it to work, they also did not include an antenna for it to work (requiring a cable plugged in to receive signal as well) this was discussed months ago in detail, if you search deep in q/a or dev you can find it
found this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=693253 it has links to some others
Well, this is turning out just like the other threads, some say yes, some say no.
Is there a developer that thinks that an FM Transmitter is possible?
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Well, this is turning out just like the other threads, some say yes, some say no.
Is there a developer that thinks that an FM Transmitter is possible?
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some of the same chips for BT WIFI are being used as in the ipod touch and those are capable of transmiting as well as receiving so in theory it should work on the evo....then again SOFTWARE
lui22 said:
some of the same chips for BT WIFI are being used as in the ipod touch and those are capable of transmiting as well as receiving so in theory it should work on the evo....then again SOFTWARE
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bluetooth and wifi are both supposed to send and receive , not just receive...
i found this tutorial but it looks pretty complicated.
i think im going to try it today.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725870
Well, good luck, please tell me if you get the transmitter to work.
Thanks
Our GSII comes with a built in FM Transmitter/Receiver chip. I haven't seen a link on this. Has anyone unlocked the potential of this hardware feature yet? I would love to be able to transmit an FM signal.
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Our GSII comes with a built in FM Transmitter/Receiver chip. I haven't seen a link on this. Has anyone unlocked the potential of this hardware feature yet? I would love to be able to transmit an FM signal.
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Hrmm really? That would be too cool for school!
Here's the tear down of the phone. http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Epic-4G-Touch-Teardown/6481/2
The phone has the Broadcom BCM4330XKFFBG 802.11 a/b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio with Integrated Bluetooth 4.0+HS and FM Transceiver/Receiver. Not sure if we're going to have to be rooted to utilize this hardware but we have the internals to broadcast our music to our cars with our phones alone.
Here's more info on the specific chip in question http://www.broadcom.com/products/Wireless-LAN/802.11-Wireless-LAN-Solutions/BCM4330
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Here's more info on the specific chip in question http://www.broadcom.com/products/Wireless-LAN/802.11-Wireless-LAN-Solutions/BCM4330
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it all boils down to if the transmitter is actually connected to the chipset
the evo also has an FM transmitter but there really wasnt any attempt from anyone to get it working.
dtr145r said:
it all boils down to if the transmitter is actually connected to the chipset
the evo also has an FM transmitter but there really wasnt any attempt from anyone to get it working.
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And if there is a strong enough antenna to transmit. It takes alot more power to transmit than it does to receive
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Heck I would be happy if we could receive fm radio but from what I've read no one has it working as a receiver....
jake21 said:
Heck I would be happy if we could receive fm radio but from what I've read no one has it working as a receiver....
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We just need a compatible app
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gs2
My galaxy s II came with an fm receiver app that works nicely. idk if it would work on the epic
Hmmm....think of the possibilities. With a lot of states requiring hands-free cell phone operation, could this be made to work as hands free device for your vehicle? It would definitely save us consumers from having to buy yet ANOTHER piece of hardware for our phones, which can damn near drive our vehicles for us anyway.
Are there any in the market that has been tried?
I've tried spirit FM and it did not work, I wasn't really aware how much I used it, till I got this phone.
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My galaxy s II came with an fm receiver app that works nicely. idk if it would work on the epic
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Can you upload the app. ill try and install it with root explorer to see if it works for us..
please upload
MikeC84 said:
Can you upload the app. ill try and install it with root explorer to see if it works for us..
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please upload ur app
Older thread here with the app linked...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17703339#post17703339
You need it enabled in the kernel. I tried enabling and it compiled but this phone in afraid doesn't have the hw for fm radio. Att sgs2 doesn't either.. I only the intl
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Did you read the link posted related to the ifixit break down?
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Kinda sad how the international sgsII has fm radio and we dont
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dont give up on this, the potential is amazing!
Noone has gotten fm transmitter stuff working for any phone with these chips, even og epic had the chip capable of this. Probably the feature cause interference so it was not enabled. It would be a killer feature and u would imagine one manufacturer would enable it if they could. So native something preventing then if doing that. I remember long time ago there was lg fusic flip phone that had fm transmitter on sprint, haven't seen any phone with that after that.
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I was one of the lucky (or unlucky) few outside the UK launch in Oxford Street today. There were about 30 people in the queue and i was happy to get a Galaxy nexus.
I went to work and had a play and found that there is no FM Radio app!!!! Even though i've seen everywhere that it has a radio on board. I know the chipset is able but it should have an app too.
Can an other the other UK owners confirm if their's has an app or not?
Cheers
Indie.
Stock android doesn't come with an app for the radio.
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Stock android doesn't come with an app for the radio.
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That's what i had thought before seeing the spec sheet for this phone. Why are they advertising it with if it doesn't have it??
Also i wanted to warn others if this is a must have for some people.
Anthony
That's rubbish - this day and age an FM radio should be mandatory - Having second thoughts now. It was advertised with it.
Not by Google, only by people who didn't research it properly.
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That's rubbish - this day and age an FM radio should be mandatory - Having second thoughts now. It was advertised with it.
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This day & age should have DAB and DAB+, not FM, FM is a dying platform.
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That's rubbish - this day and age an FM radio should be mandatory - Having second thoughts now. It was advertised with it.
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In this day and age most people just listen to mp3's or internet Radio like pandora. Would you seriously not buy a phone just coz it didnt have a Radio?
The sites that claim the Nexus has an FM Radio havent done their homework very well and are going off pre-released specs.
Mark.
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That's rubbish - this day and age an FM radio should be mandatory - Having second thoughts now. It was advertised with it.
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in this day and age, people are used to having everything handed to them on a silver platter and are angry when they dont get what they want....
mmace said:
This day & age should have DAB and DAB+, not FM, FM is a dying platform.
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I dont know how much bulk a DAB chip would add to a phone it would probably make it unfeasable to add it in but you are right it would be cool and much more functional.
Mark.
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Not by Google, only by people who didn't research it properly.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus-4219.php
I think you'll find FM Radio on the specs list
You guys are missing the point about poorly researched sites. The sites i'm talking about are the sites who are selling it! Misleading people and yes people still do listen to the radio. In the UK we are lucky to have some pretty good FM radio.
May take it back! (i know i will get flammed for that comment!)
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http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus-4219.php
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at the bottom of that page, you'll also find "Disclaimer. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct"
@home said:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus-4219.php
I think you'll find FM Radio on the specs list
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i think you'll find it missing
http://www.google.com/nexus/#/tech-specs
So?
Are GSM Arena Google? No.
That puts them in my 'didn't research it properly' category then, doesn't it?
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in this day and age, people are used to having everything handed to them on a silver platter and are angry when they dont get what they want....
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If I am paying £500 + for a phone & want a Radio fitted - I don't see how thats having everything handed to them on a silver platter.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_nexus-4219.php
I think you'll find FM Radio on the specs list
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that's not google, that's the "other people"
I think it's fair to want an expensive gadget to have lots of features...I think we're all just saying don't be disappointed and complain when it doesn't have a feature that wasn't OFFICIALLY ever advertised as being included.
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i think you'll find it missing
http://www.google.com/nexus/#/tech-specs
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Like I said poor show from google - disappointed.
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Like I said poor show from google - disappointed.
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be disappointed all you want. doesnt change what google and samsung has decided they want in their phone. if you dont like it, suck it up and buy another product.
Can't you listen to most FM radio stations online these days anyway?
Guys just a very quick question, does the new M9 come with a IR transmitter and receiver or only a transmitter? Is it still possible for the M9 blaster to learn new IR signals ?
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Guys just a very quick question, does the new M9 come with a IR transmitter and receiver or only a transmitter? Is it still possible for the M9 blaster to learn new IR signals ?
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I beleive its transmit only unlike the M7 which had 2 way, someone correct me if I am wrong.
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I beleive its transmit only unlike the M7 which had 2 way, someone correct me if I am wrong.
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Anyone?
No, it can learn IR signals
Sent from Tapatalk on either my HTC One M9 or Tab4 10.1, it kinda depends
How?
There is an mention that the M9 can learn IR signals. How then?
Mine does not respond to signal. So it seems that it has only an IR blaster and no receiver.
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There is an mention that the M9 can learn IR signals. How then?
Mine does not respond to signal. So it seems that it has only an IR blaster and no receiver.
Maybe a software issue? Mine certainly learned signals using the Peel remote app that came on the phone
Sent from Tapatalk on either my HTC One M9 or Tab4 10.1, it kinda depends
Anymote told me their app can record on the M9, that was one of the deciding factors for me to upgrade from my M7. I have a lot of devices that aren't in any code database, and the IR receiver has become invaluable to me.
So it works for you on the M9?
I See in tha app descriptoin: RECORD REMOTES - exclusive to the HTC One due to hardware limitations in other devices.
Could be any One device offcourse
GODSPD said:
Guys just a very quick question, does the new M9 come with a IR transmitter and receiver or only a transmitter? Is it still possible for the M9 blaster to learn new IR signals ?
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It is possible to learn new IR signals.
Open the Peel Smart Remote app, open the remote, go to settings, choose your room and click on your device in the DEVICE-section.
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It is possible to learn new IR signals.
Open the Peel Smart Remote app, open the remote, go to settings, choose your room and click on your device in the DEVICE-section.
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This is not called learn new signal. The Device-section is a set of preset signal. What he meant was learn signals directly from the remote you have. Because sometimes the app does not have your device's brand/signal. Happened to me when i tried on my Fujisu air-conditioner and non of the signals worked.
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So it works for you on the M9?
I See in tha app descriptoin: RECORD REMOTES - exclusive to the HTC One due to hardware limitations in other devices.
Could be any One device offcourse
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It does work. Tested it out after I got the phone. However, I haven't seen any other apps besides the one I use that can do it, and last time I checked the app is I think $10. The way I see it, that's still less than a low end universal remote that CAN'T learn signals, but most Android users seem to be entitled jerks who think everything on the app store should be free, so whether or not you're willing to pay for it is your only limitation here.
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It does work. Tested it out after I got the phone. However, I haven't seen any other apps besides the one I use that can do it, and last time I checked the app is I think $10. The way I see it, that's still less than a low end universal remote that CAN'T learn signals, but most Android users seem to be entitled jerks who think everything on the app store should be free, so whether or not you're willing to pay for it is your only limitation here.
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Care to share the name of the app?
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Care to share the name of the app?
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That's anymote I believe. I also purchased it when I used it ALL THE TIME on my galaxy gear 2 watch. Its got codes for devices I never would have thought of controlling with a phone. I will also say that response from the developers was quick but they were also extremely rude and accused me of having a pirated copy somehow? I didn't have a fake copy obviously otherwise I wouldn't have contacted them for help! Haha either way we got it sorted and they found the code for a device I was having difficult with.
NickWhit1992 said:
It does work. Tested it out after I got the phone. However, I haven't seen any other apps besides the one I use that can do it, and last time I checked the app is I think $10. The way I see it, that's still less than a low end universal remote that CAN'T learn signals, but most Android users seem to be entitled jerks who think everything on the app store should be free, so whether or not you're willing to pay for it is your only limitation here.
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Hello there,
What is the name of that app ? Im prepare to buy it...
Peacemaker69 said:
Hello there,
What is the name of that app ? Im prepare to buy it...
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Search "Smart IR Remote", it's $6.99USD now. Looks like they also have a free app now as well, but I don't know how limited it is.
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NickWhit1992 said:
Search "Smart IR Remote", it's $6.99USD now. Looks like they also have a free app now as well, but I don't know how limited it is.
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Thanks mate! Did you find any other ?