Can anybody please tell me how can I use spirit FM on my galaxy s? Is it safe enough? I've heard that it may cause speaker damage. Is it true? Is there any other app available for galaxy s to use fm radio?
msn477 said:
Can anybody please tell me how can I use spirit FM on my galaxy s? Is it safe enough? I've heard that it may cause speaker damage. Is it true? Is there any other app available for galaxy s to use fm radio?
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There is no other FM Radio. Spirit FM caused (or still causes) speaker damage to 3-4% of the Galaxy S users so there's only a slight chance of that happening. The speaker can be damaged even if you only use it with headphones. If you have used Spirit FM for more than 5 minutes and everything is still good, your phone is not in any danger and you can continue to use it for as long as you like. I use it every single day for 2-3 hours (the trip to work and when shopping) since last year and my speaker is just fine. I have the unlocked version and the developer works on a safer method for Galaxy S and releases the improved one with every new version.
Can you please give me the link from where you downloaded the app? Or I will be gratefully to you if you give me the app you are currently using by any means. Thanks in advance.
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Any FM radio gurus out there working on a GN app?
FM radio will only work if there is an FM radio in the phone. i know there was one hidden in the nexus one and it worked well after unlocked but i'm not to sure about the galaxy nexus.
Sure looking fwd to it, FM is rampant at the gym.
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An app isn't the problem.
The lack of usable FM hardware is the problem.
See this for a previous discussion: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314191
Nothing has changed:
(1) No Silicon Labs FM chip.
(2) The Broadcom FM chip antenna pins do not seem to go anywhere useful.
End of story IMO unless someone can prove (1) or (2) is incorrect, which I doubt.
Google doesn't like/want OTA FM IMO. The Nexus One was a fluke, as it was an HTC Desire derivative that didn't have the FM disabled.
you can always download tunein radio, it's free at getjar
No FM!
The lack of FM radio was almost a dealbreaker for me. I rarely listened to it on my Galaxy S but it was nice on occasion. There is always the online streaming but that eats into your data plan, unless you sit somewhere with free WiFi.
syfo said:
you can always download tunein radio, it's free at getjar
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+1i live on tunein
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Another vote for tune in. You can even set the stream quality, perfect for those of you on limited data plans.
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Hello All
I always used this app on my samsung galaxy s ! this is the best headphone amplifier !
1 week ago i bought my new samsung galaxy note and soled out my galaxy s !
after installing this app it says that this device does not support extended sound controls !
how can i get this app working ? Any ideas ?
Thankss
You cannot, the device is not supported
Go get "voodoo louder": works perfectly and by buying it (it's very cheap) you can support one of the most brilliant developers here.
Ernesto de Bernardis
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But you need a compatible kernel too (AbyssNote or FM among others)...
True?
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But you need a compatible kernel too (AbyssNote or FM among others)...
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Is that true? I believed you need just root. I have VOODOO LOUDER installed on a stock but rooted KKA kernel but I haven't checked it yet.
most of the stock kernels are supported
there is another app named Voodoo louder,
not sure if they are the same
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But you need a compatible kernel too (AbyssNote or FM among others)...
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just bought voodoo louder knowing that voodoo control plus doesn't work on galaxy note. before the purchase in android market there are steps to determine if your kernel is supported, in my case i am on XXLA3 rooted with CWM, all are in green hence i was able to purchase, only €1. i can't live with my note having experienced voodoo control plus with my galaxy s.
if only these worked with blue-tooth wireless headsets :-(
Sorry for the noob question, but does voodoo
Louder works only for head phone or speakers as well?
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Headphones only.
Leechoonhwee said:
Sorry for the noob question, but does voodoo
Louder works only for head phone or speakers as well?
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it should work as long as a jack is connected, it doesn't recognize whether it is an external speaker or headphone.
ayongkot said:
just bought voodoo louder knowing that voodoo control plus doesn't work on galaxy note. before the purchase in android market there are steps to determine if your kernel is supported, in my case i am on XXLA3 rooted with CWM, all are in green hence i was able to purchase, only €1. i can't live with my note having experienced voodoo control plus with my galaxy s.
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I was try to purchase Voodoo Louder, but after running all test with PASSED. Got error at Market.
samgcw said:
I was try to purchase Voodoo Louder, but after running all test with PASSED. Got error at Market.
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I have the same problem
samgcw said:
I was try to purchase Voodoo Louder, but after running all test with PASSED. Got error at Market.
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I had that problem too. It was the market app. Try a fix depending on your ROM or reinstall it.
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Interesting app, i was really disappointed with the audio output of the note. This should be interesting.
It gives a +10.5dB increase, which is perceived as a doubling of loudness, so if you were disappointed with the loudness of the headphone output before you shouldn't be now. I absolutely require this app to drive my HE-400's (and I guess will need it for my incoming LCD-2's).
I got no market issue when purchase other app. Really want to try this, please advise.
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Hello,
Just got my GN and it's amazing! I used to have a dumb phone (I like to call it a retarded phone) and it's one helluva upgrade. That being said, when I'm watching videos or playing music, the speakers aren't as loud as I expected them to be. Do you guys know of any apps (I'm not rooted currently) that could potentially help this?
On a similar note, I heard that the Beats audio software had been extracted to run on any phone...is this true? I mean I assumed the phones marketed with Beats audio may have had a better DAC.
Anyway, thanks in advance to everyone.
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Hello,
Just got my GN and it's amazing! I used to have a dumb phone (I like to call it a retarded phone) and it's one helluva upgrade. That being said, when I'm watching videos or playing music, the speakers aren't as loud as I expected them to be. Do you guys know of any apps (I'm not rooted currently) that could potentially help this?
On a similar note, I heard that the Beats audio software had been extracted to run on any phone...is this true? I mean I assumed the phones marketed with Beats audio may have had a better DAC.
Anyway, thanks in advance to everyone.
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root first, then use volume＋ app to change loudness. you will tell the difference
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Kevin Ma said:
root first, then use volume＋ app to change loudness. you will tell the difference
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Thanks for the quick reply. Is there a way to do it without rooting it? Not that I have anything against rooting it. But I'd like to keep it stock for a little while longer so I have a better subjective benchmarks when I work my way through custom ROM's
I was able to use Volume+ on my Nexus without rooting.
It was recommended that you install a custom ROM to use the app but I haven't had any issues on stock.
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Thanks for the quick reply. Is there a way to do it without rooting it? Not that I have anything against rooting it. But I'd like to keep it stock for a little while longer so I have a better subjective benchmarks when I work my way through custom ROM's
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like the guy above me said, it might work without root, but stock changing the volume isnt as effective as like a kernel hack or a rooted rom so apps can gain access to system,files
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Install volume+ or personally i think equalizer by smarter apps is better. Max out each band on the eq by scrolling to the right, and you can double your volume. Careful not to blow your speaker.
Root is not needed.
Thanks gentlemen. I appreciate the advice. I'll try these out and then report back.
Just tried Equalizer. Works great. Thanks.
According to here: http://www.ubmtechinsights.com/google-nexus-7-teardown/ there is an
AzureWave AW-NH665 chip which is endowed with an FM radio tuner. It would be really awesome if some talented soul could develop an app for that!
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It depends on whether or not the bcm4330 chip actually sends power to that module. I haven't seen that module fire up in dmesg. That could mean that we simply need a driver for it. The fm framework is already out there. I'm not really a hardware guy but just some thoughts.
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It depends on whether or not the bcm4330 chip actually sends power to that module. I haven't seen that module fire up in dmesg. That could mean that we simply need a driver for it. The fm framework is already out there. I'm not really a hardware guy but just some thoughts.
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On another note, I have been playing with Samsung & HTC modules & drivers for the 4330 (Vivid & Captivate Glide) & I am getting 5Ghz wireless-n working sporadically. Just as HTC has added the capability to newer roms, it would also be possible for it to be supported quite easily by Asus as well. Would be great for streaming.
I would love to see this as I'm sure many would who wish to use the FM Radio for and N7 in a car install, I would gladly pay into double figures for this feature, any devs wishing to take it up there is a big market for getting fm radio working on the n7, do it and watch the £££ fly in ........
I doubt if a driver without an antenna would work - and I saw no sign of an FM antenna in the teardown.
5GHz support would be sweet... Antique adapters in the house really keep me speed limited on 2.4GHz (54MBS)..
That really sucks about the antenna. sometimes I like to listen to the football games out in the yard. Guess I'll have to use my phone.
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That really sucks about the antenna. sometimes I like to listen to the football games out in the yard. Guess I'll have to use my phone.
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I think perhaps the most definitive answer to this would be from Mike Reed, who I believe has a Nexus 7 and is also the author of the Spirit FM app. In this post it looks like he thinks it'll never happen.
Too bad... I use the FM Tuner in my phone all the time as well.
I just use Tunein Radio Pro. Was a FAOTD on Amazon. Used the free version before that. Gets the local stations I like...
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Thanks for that info. again, very disappointing.
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I use tunin sometimes too, but tunin radio is NOT a replacement for FM radio.
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always wonder why people want FM radio...
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always wonder why people want FM radio...
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Are you serious? No data use. Good for emergency situations. Easier on battery. List goes on... Always wonder why people don't want fm
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Are you serious? No data use. Good for emergency situations. Easier on battery. List goes on... Always wonder why people don't want fm
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Exactly. We got a hurricane bearing down on us right now. The last time this happened, We were without power for 3 weeks, and 3g was a laughable dream because all the cell towers were down. We NEED FM radio.
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Exactly. We got a hurricane bearing down on us right now. The last time this happened, We were without power for 3 weeks, and 3g was a laughable dream because all the cell towers were down. We NEED FM radio.
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Your Nexus battery isn't going to last 3 days. If this is for disaster situations, just get a regular FM radio or one of the ones where you can power it with a hand crank. Either way we don't NEED to have FM on the N7. It would just be a nice perk.
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I doubt if a driver without an antenna would work - and I saw no sign of an FM antenna in the teardown.
5GHz support would be sweet... Antique adapters in the house really keep me speed limited on 2.4GHz (54MBS)..
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Most mobile devices utilize a headset as the antenna. I wonder if this could be as simple as porting a FM tuner app from a device that has the same chip set with working FM tuner app?
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I was wondering if anyone had any success? I was thinking about integrating a Nexus 7 as a car stereo replacement. Mount it in the dash (trimmed to make my GM Double DIN space a little wider), and route a line out into an EQ, which then would feed into a couple amps. ~$50 for a used 7-11 band EQ, ~$200 for the Nexus = a pretty kick butt deck if you don't need CD. But I would still like FM for traffic, news, games, radio contests, etc....
Last time I checked there need not be an internal FM antenna, most devices with tuners in them actually use the ground lead of your headphones. This is also why radio apps often fail without headphones or powered speakers attached.
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Your Nexus battery isn't going to last 3 days.
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Lol, are you serious? I don't know about you but I had my N7 under clocked at 900mHz with WiFi on, bluetooth off, and display all the way down, and I got a week on my battery. A Nexus 7 is a tank when it comes to battery you could EASILY get 3 days off a N7 battery.
You can have FM on your Nexus 7 now
Just get one of those cheapy RTL2832U based USB DVB-T dongles (they can be as low as £5.60 from eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?LH_BIN=1&_fcid=3&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_clu=2&_nkw=RTL2832U&_sop=2)
Then download SDR Touch - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=marto.androsdr
You don't even need to root your Nexus 7.
You might want to have a powered USB OTG cable in order to make it last for longer, since the tuner and the SDR decoding on the CPU is quite a battery eater. Another downside is that you can't charge your tablet while having something plugged in the USB port.
FM Stereo and even possibly RDS are features that will appear in SDR Touch soon enough
An added bonus is that you can now also listen to police frequencies or analogue TV sound while you drive as well
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You can have FM on your Nexus 7 now
Just get one of those cheapy RTL2832U based USB DVB-T dongles (they can be as low as £5.60 from eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?LH_BIN=1&_fcid=3&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_clu=2&_nkw=RTL2832U&_sop=2)
Then download SDR Touch - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=marto.androsdr
You don't even need to root your Nexus 7.
You might want to have a powered USB OTG cable in order to make it last for longer, since the tuner and the SDR decoding on the CPU is quite a battery eater. Another downside is that you can't charge your tablet while having something plugged in the USB port.
FM Stereo and even possibly RDS are features that will appear in SDR Touch soon enough
An added bonus is that you can now also listen to police frequencies or analogue TV sound while you drive as well
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Tried that, not working, maybe because i do not have powered usb hub. But does anyone know what is the problem when device freezes and restarts whan plugging out otg?
Go for spirit radio on google play.....
Can anyone explain how to play radio without earphone in Grand I9082.
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Can anyone explain how to play radio without earphone in Grand I9082.
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Possibly No, Because as you know, headset cable acts as the antenna for FM radio.
Some says, Spirit FM works without headset, sorry i never use it.
Also there are mods for Sony, but not found any mods for Sammy. Anyways digging up a lil in the forums may find you a solution.
Playing without headset may reduce antenna gain to a very lower value, resulting poor reception.
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