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Q: FM radio for iPhone!, FM radio for iPhone!

Update that gets a FM radio for iPhone!

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Jul 4, 2012 2:27 AM

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Q: FM radio for iPhone!, FM radio for iPhone!

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  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie May 31, 2013 3:58 PM in response to Jeff_B_
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    May 31, 2013 3:58 PM in response to Jeff_B_

    It says providing contructive feedback about existing product features is OK. It does not allow speculation regarding new features/products. That is why the feedback link is available.

  • by Jeff_B_,

    Jeff_B_ Jeff_B_ May 31, 2013 7:26 PM in response to deggie
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    May 31, 2013 7:26 PM in response to deggie

    Nobody said something like "it appears that Apple will" or "I heard that Apple is about to" or anything of the kind so I think that we are safe in regard of "Constructive feedback about product features is welcome as well." rule. Anyways if we were speculating anybody found guilty would already be moderated (this is based on my experience on this forum). Moderators here do a fine job at keeping posters in check.

  • by MLadd,

    MLadd MLadd May 31, 2013 8:10 PM in response to Jeff_B_
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    May 31, 2013 8:10 PM in response to Jeff_B_

    But sometimes they let one slip through the cracks.

     

    Kidding.

  • by k7pmi,

    k7pmi k7pmi Jun 13, 2013 6:37 PM in response to modular747
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    Jun 13, 2013 6:37 PM in response to modular747

      "There have been various smartphones with the same chip that offer FM, and they all are crap."

    My Galaxie S3, purchased in Europe has the FM tuner activated and it is NOT crap. Very good reception and good audio quality.

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Jun 13, 2013 6:48 PM in response to k7pmi
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    Jun 13, 2013 6:48 PM in response to k7pmi

    The US version of the S3 does not have the FM radio.

  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Jun 13, 2013 7:02 PM in response to k7pmi
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    Jun 13, 2013 7:02 PM in response to k7pmi

    Nope, crap compared to a real, dedicatedl FM radio receiver or internet streamed radio.  Even FM in the Nano is garbage.  The only use is in gyms that have FM tranmetters carrying TV audio.

  • by alicepattinson,

    alicepattinson alicepattinson Jun 13, 2013 7:10 PM in response to carlisthename
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    Jun 13, 2013 7:10 PM in response to carlisthename

    I hope 1 dai iPhone will have a built in Radio. hehe

  • by k7pmi,

    k7pmi k7pmi Jun 14, 2013 6:33 PM in response to modular747
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    Jun 14, 2013 6:33 PM in response to modular747

    "Nope, crap compared to a real, dedicatedl FM radio receiver or internet  streamed radio.  Even FM in the Nano is garbage.  The only use is in  gyms that have FM tranmetters carrying TV audio."

     

    Gosh I'm glad you informed me of this. I live on the Oregon coast with limited FM Radio availability. My town is about 40 miles from the FM broadcast station transmitter. FM reception on the Galaxie S3 is perfectly acceptable. Perhaps in your critical thinking it would be 'crap', depending on how you define crappy FM quality. The signal is full quieting in most locations within my house and inside the local coffee shop in my small town. Listening to music is delightful and by most people's standards, would not be classified as 'crap'.

     

    I travel frequently on business and find myself often out of cellular range for streaming, but still within FM radio range. Often go to Europe where FM radio is still a big deal. That's why I bought the S3 there. BTW, in defense of your arrogant arguments on this thread, the S3 is physically larger than the iphone 5, which makes it much more suitable for RF tweaking in the design.

     

    Oh, last but not least, I realize this is an iphone group. My business phone is the iphone 5, which I like very much. Both phones are great in their own way.

  • by deggie,

    deggie deggie Jun 14, 2013 6:35 PM in response to k7pmi
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    Jun 14, 2013 6:35 PM in response to k7pmi

    Did you get your Galaxie S3 in Europe? Because the US model supposedly does not have FM capability.

  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Jun 15, 2013 10:08 AM in response to k7pmi
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    Jun 15, 2013 10:08 AM in response to k7pmi
    My town is about 40 miles from the FM broadcast station transmitter. FM reception on the Galaxie S3 is perfectly acceptable.

     

    Wow!!  Your magical S3 outperforms not only all other known cell phone/mp3 player FM radios, but most dedicated portable radios and even many desktop models.

    the S3 is physically larger than the iphone 5, which makes it much more suitable for RF tweaking in the design.

    Nonsense.  The S3 is still far too small for an internal FM band antenna (FM band wavelength is much longer than cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth frequencies) and requires using the headset cable as an antenna.  This makes reception highly dependent on position of the headset cable and precludes using a Bluetooth headset to listen.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Jun 15, 2013 9:59 AM in response to modular747
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    Jun 15, 2013 9:59 AM in response to modular747

    This thread is such a hoot! I get my daily laugh from it.

  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Jun 15, 2013 10:11 AM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Jun 15, 2013 10:11 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

    It's a trollphrodisiac.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Jun 15, 2013 10:40 AM in response to modular747
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    Jun 15, 2013 10:40 AM in response to modular747

     

  • by k7pmi,

    k7pmi k7pmi Jun 17, 2013 2:25 PM in response to modular747
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    Jun 17, 2013 2:25 PM in response to modular747

    "Did you get your Galaxie S3 in Europe? Because the US model supposedly does not have FM capability."

    Yes, it was purchased in Europe. The European versions have the internal FM receiver activated. Not so with US models.

     

    "Wow!!  Your magical S3 outperforms not only all other known cell  phone/mp3 player FM radios, but most dedicated portable radios and even  many desktop models."

     

    Do you enjoy being arrogant or is it just your nature? There is nothing 'magic' about any modern FM receiver having the performance I indicated.

     

    "Nonsense.  The S3 is still far too small for an internal FM band antenna  (FM band wavelength is much longer than cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth  frequencies) and requires using the headset cable as an antenna.  This  makes reception highly dependent on position of the headset cable and  precludes using a Bluetooth headset to listen."

     

    And to you I say, 'nonsense'. First of all, I said nothing about an 'internal' FM antenna or BT. I could care less about BT for FM. However, since you mentioned 'internal antenna', I have to wonder how much exposure you have to modern receivers. Aside from 'communications' receivers which I am involved with, there are consumer short wave receivers with internal antennas which give very impressive performance on the HF frequencies which require much longer antennas than the VHF FM receivers. I think you might be capable of doing the math. Or are you?

     

    Finally, hopefully, when will you understand that most of us are quite aware that the liklihood of Apple activating FM reception in the iphone is near 0? It's a marketing decision based on consumer buying preferences in the US. It is also highly driven by service providers wanting to sell data plans. It is NOT driven by limited technology for fitting a functioning FM receiver in the device.

  • by Jeff_B_,

    Jeff_B_ Jeff_B_ Jun 19, 2013 11:02 AM in response to k7pmi
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    Jun 19, 2013 11:02 AM in response to k7pmi

    Just curious does the S4 use the headphones to receive FM waves?

     

    Also since iPhone 5 (and most likely future iPhones) will not include FM reception would anyone happen to know if there are gadgets that will actually provide FM support to these devices (not streamed)?

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