I know there is another topic with similar info... however after reading through several posts, I am still unclear if the FM hardware is physically disabled or if it is simply a software block?
Has anyone with an unlocked phone found a way to get the FM radio to work?
Isn't accessible in the Car app? And then later on there was an update for the TuneIn Radio app and that's where I get my FM radio now.
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I am pretty sure it is a software block.
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Please excuse me if this has already been addressed but has anyone gained access or control of the FM radio chipset in the G2. It's my understanding that the G2 has a FM radio with RDS. I also remember reading a post on this forum about someone verifying the existence of a FM emission from a G2 on a constant freq. but this was before anyone had even temp root if i remember correctly. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Its in CM6
ostinq said:
Its in CM6
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Sweet, can it transmit? My wife wants to play her music in the car.
kgold708 said:
Sweet, can it transmit? My wife wants to play her music in the car.
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They had to reverse engineer access to the chip since HTC wouldn't release the source so, for now, it can only receive as sorting out the transmit will take time and there's more pressing issues (like Gingerbread!).
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FM receive is also in Visionary ROM. I am using version 0.9.0 and can highly recommend it. I don't think it does transmit in this config, however.
Giving this a bump.....
Is FM transmit upcoming in cyamogenmod 7 by any chance?
You might want to look into buying a Motorola MotoROKR.
I use it every day, and its GREAT. connect your phone to it via bluetooth, then pump any audio that would normally come out your phone, to your car speakers, with NO wires..... its GREAT.
Highly recommended.
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FM receive is also in Visionary ROM. I am using version 0.9.0 and can highly recommend it. I don't think it does transmit in this config, however.
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I don't it transmits either. Or I can't find it at least how to make it do so. Receiving it does a great job though
a transmitter would make this phone complete :]
good news, i thought it was cut from hardware.
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Is there any way to activate the FM radio on the PLAY, not via the internet (which I can't use everywhere, because I don't have an unlimited plan... so expensive in Mexico) actual FM radio, as all Samsung phones do... (they even have FM radio recorder, god I miss that feature on my Jet).
I currently purchased a MW600 Set which have FM radio so I can have it even without the need for the phone, and so far it have been working great, but kind of missing that feature I used to have for 3 years on my previous 2 Samsung phones (Tocco F480 and Jet S8000)
I read somewhere that the phone have the hardware and is capable to run the FM radio but it was blocked by SE for battery saving purposes.
Is there a workaround to unlock it?
Also does anybody else think is funny that the Xperia play is the only Experia without FM radio ? due to it great capabilities it SE should give us the flexiblity to decide if we want it or not.
Thanks
I think it needs to be enabled when making a custom Rom? not to sure
The Xperia Play does not even have an FM radio unlike the other Sony Phones that do have one.
Actually the R800 schematics posted somewhere on this board show it *does* have an FM radio. No idea if it's accessible though.
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Actually the R800 schematics posted somewhere on this board show it *does* have an FM radio. No idea if it's accessible though.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040895
that one? I don't see FM radio anywhere.
RacecarBMW said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040895
that one? I don't see FM radio anywhere.
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There is one, its included in the scorpion chipset
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My previous phone was a Samsung Galaxy Spica, that phone has a FM Radio which is disabled and noone has been able to get that radio working on XDA or Samdroid. Just don't get your hopes up.
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Now that's there source code from Sony maybe someone will build the app?
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any get it working I've tried spirit radio with no luck since root ..... why didnt they include and app if it has the chip
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any get it working I've tried spirit radio with no luck since root ..... why didnt they include and app if it has the chip
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no antenna? They might not have thought it was an important feature and didn't give it an antenna (like HTC), and not had the insight to let the headphones act as an antenna (unlike HTC).
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I would have put this under the BlackJelly thread in the dev forum, but it seems that I'm not yet allowed to post replied there. So, I'm posting here, in hopes for help.
I have a few issues, but I will open them up in seperate threads, as though they are all about basic issues w\ BlackJelly, they are still quite distinct.
I'll start off by saying that generally speaking, I LOVE this ROM. I do, however, have a few issues that I need to take care of.
One of those issues is the FM tuner. It doesn't seem to exist. Is there any way of adding this functionality. Something to flash or an apk or something?
Thanks!
Tal
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Hi
I would have put this under the BlackJelly thread in the dev forum, but it seems that I'm not yet allowed to post replied there. So, I'm posting here, in hopes for help.
I have a few issues, but I will open them up in seperate threads, as though they are all about basic issues w\ BlackJelly, they are still quite distinct.
I'll start off by saying that generally speaking, I LOVE this ROM. I do, however, have a few issues that I need to take care of.
One of those issues is the FM tuner. It doesn't seem to exist. Is there any way of adding this functionality. Something to flash or an apk or something?
Thanks!
Tal
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There are quite a few internet radio apps (like pandora) but I'm not sure about FM radio specifically.
Thanks for your input, but I didn't mean internet radio. I meant using the device's fm radio. As in not via internet.
anyone else got an idea?
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LaDjA said:
Thanks for your input, but I didn't mean internet radio. I meant using the device's fm radio. As in not via internet.
anyone else got an idea?
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Sadly North American models did not get the FM radio hardware. It's not possible... sorry
Put all your questions here to keep it cleaner or post in the "stupid Questions" thread and we can help there
Really???
That is so strange and such a shame.
Thanks for the help!
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Apparently, losing FM capability was the trade off for getting LTE.
International version of the S3 has it the other way around.
Hmm... That's a bummer. Especially seeing as I have no idea if LTE actually works in my country. Is there any way of knowing if I'm using LTE or not? (Other than asking the cell-phone company reps, who are completely unaware of what LTE even means)
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Hmm... That's a bummer. Especially seeing as I have no idea if LTE actually works in my country. Is there any way of knowing if I'm using LTE or not? (Other than asking the cell-phone company reps, who are completely unaware of what LTE even means)
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Settings, About Device, Status, Mobile Network Type.
Thanks. It says UMTS:3. So I guess that's a no on the LTE. :/
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Thanks. It says UMTS:3. So I guess that's a no on the LTE. :/
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Well, mine says that too, until I turn my data on! Is your data on?
A new app called NextRadio allows you to access FM radio using the preexistent FM radio tuners in modern cell phones along with the headphones as an antenna. The site for the app is nextradioapp.com. When trying to use the app on the E980, it says that it is not supported in the ROM. Anyway more information about the FM tuners can be found at freeradioonmyphone.org. Would it be possible to add support to current ROMs to enable the app to work on the E980 model of the phone and its variants? I'm just curious because this is a feature I have always wanted on my phone and I used to have it back on my Motorola Atrix 2 but all the phones I've had after that haven't had that feature. If it is possible to get it working on this phone it would be awesome.
Unfortunately if you have the E980 (which is the AT&T model I hope) they {AT&T} have removed the whole FM radio chip from what I know. So the next radio app won't work and you can't get any rom that would support it.
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Unfortunately if you have the E980 (which is the AT&T model I hope) they {AT&T} have removed the whole FM radio chip from what I know. So the next radio app won't work and you can't get any rom that would support it.
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You are right... on e980 or e986 (mine) won´t work fm radio. e988 international version does have fm radio chip