Do you know if is possible enable FM Radio on the S6 Edge (European variant) ?
Is this variant equipped for the FM Radio chip ?
I don't believe any of the S6 models are equipped with FM radios.
i hope someone can discover fm radio chipset and enable
guys, someone of you have tried using Spirit2 radio ?
Most phones have the capability of FM radio reception in their chipsets, however more and more manufactures disable this feature (at the request/pressure from carriers and other companies) to encourage people to use online streaming services, that in turn generate revenue for carriers through mobile data use, and companies for purchase of their software.
The specs on PhoneArena and some articles I've read mention the G5 having a FM radio. I assume this has been removed by AT&T as it has done on past phones.
I remember in the past being able to install/flash he radio app and getting the functionality back. Is it possible to get FM radio functioning the the G5 or has AT&T disabled it in such a way that even with the proper app installed it still will not work.
Just another reason I think I'll be buying international, unlocked and non-bloatware filled phones in the future.
Yes next radio and Spirit both work on my Sprint G5 (LS992)
roc342 said:
Yes next radio and Spirit both work on my Sprint G5 (LS992)
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Tried it last night and it doesn't work on my AT&T G5
Apparently it works with some AT&T handsets but not the G5 currently. I have no idea how this works or why not all phones are supported/enabled.
Exactly, from what I've read LG G5 does have a radio but, is disabled by certain carriers. In our case the at&T has it disabled ... I know I waw bummed out too when I found out
I have an LG G5 (H850TR) and fm radio chip doesnt work on this device. (it has fm chip) I want to know if I install EU stock rom for H850, Is there a possibility of its work? Because there is only one difference between H850 and H850TR, its about Fm radio. Thanks....
SiyahBeyaz said:
I have an LG G5 (H850TR) and fm radio chip doesnt work on this device. (it has fm chip) I want to know if I install EU stock rom for H850, Is there a possibility of its work? Because there is only one difference between H850 and H850TR, its about Fm radio. Thanks....
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Nope you will brick your phone
Sent from my LG-H820 using Tapatalk
At the LG G5 H850K (Australia) with H85010c_00_OPEN_EU_OP_0415, the FM radio does work without a problem.
I had the international G5, now I have the AT&T model, neither have FM radio.
I am currently running unlocked s9+ on the Verizon network, latest unlocked firmware fixed FM radio did Verizon block the radio on their latest firmware? Want wifi calling but not if it means I lose the use of FM radio.
My radio still works on latest firmware
As far as I’ve read, unlocked phones on Verizon will never have WiFi calling natively. I hope I’m wrong though.
I bought this phone expecting it to have FM Radio since multiple spec sites said it does, and quite a few review videos on YouTube show the Radio app in the Samsung folder, but I bought it and it's nowhere to be found. It's not hidden in the system apps, I'm not able to get the Samsung Radio APK to install, and when I try to clone that APK, it keeps crashing. Is there any way to find out if my specific model has it, and if not, which model numbers of this phone DO support FM Radio
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yeap , I saw myself as well , he's right ( oh , you just delete your post )
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yeap , I saw myself as well , he's right ( oh , you just delete your post )
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I just saw that the A52 includes radio. Since I only have the a52s and this model do not have radio I mistakenly concluded that the A52 also did not have radio. I was wrong, A52 LTE and A52 5G have FM radio.
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I just saw that the A52 includes radio. Since I only have the a52s and this model do not have radio I mistakenly concluded that the A52 also did not have radio. I was wrong, A52 LTE and A52 5G have FM radio.
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I see, but my A52 5G doesn't have it, even though it says that it should and I have seen reviews on this phone that feature the stock Samsung Radio App. Do you know which model numbers of this phone support it?
Arobase40 said:
I think it's a mistake in most medium in term of specification !
Samsung doesn't say anything about FM radio with this phone and I haven't seen a single youtube video or any reviews mentioning it has a FM radio...
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There weren't any videos talking about FM Radio on this phone, but I did see a few reviews of this phone on YouTube, and in those reviews, when they would swipe up and show the app drawer, I would see the Stock Radio app in a folder labeled "Samsung"
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Could you send us a link to these youtube videos as I didn't find out anyone ?
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Arobase40 said:
Hmmmmm
Two theories :
- Might be an International model
- or this ain't be a FM Radio but an internet radio
What you can do is going into the Samsung app store and try to find out the radio app with the same icon...
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Its not an internet radio thing, I have used that app before on a Samsung Galaxy S10+ and it's supposed to be a full fledge working FM Radio, and I looked up my Model and it says it's the American version of the Galaxy A52 5G (which is more evident bc when turning on the phone, the T-Mobile loading screen shows up). I already looked on the Galaxy Store and it is not on there. I downloaded the APK for that app and it wouldn't let me install it
GSMArena, https://www.gsmarena.com/ lists the A52 LTE and the A52 5G in the specs as having hardware FM radio. The A52s they say have no radio.
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GSMArena, https://www.gsmarena.com/ lists the A52 LTE and the A52 5G in the specs as having hardware FM radio. The A52s they say have no radio.
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I know. I don't have the A52s, I have the A52S 5G. I specifically avoided the A52s because it did not have FM Radio capability
I have a 5G version (SM-A526B/DS) that as FM radio. I believe there's a 4G version also with it.
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I know. I don't have the A52s, I have the A52S 5G. I specifically avoided the A52s because it did not have FM Radio capability
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Only exist's 3 models - A52, A52 5G and A52s 5G, you are confused the A52 and A52 5G have radio, the A52s 5G don't have any radio hardware.
I have the SM-A526W, A52 5G (Canada), and there is no radio hardware or its hidden. I tried using NextRadio app which works with the tuner in your phone and it cannot detect the FM radio tuner in the phone.
I think the specs are wrong on the gsmarena site and others like it.....maybe I'm wrong though. If you have a a52 5g with a radio please let us know.
A52 LTE and A52 5G have FM radio.
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Acabo de ver que el A52 incluye radio. Como solo tengo el a52s y este modelo no tiene radio llegué a la conclusión errónea de que el A52 tampoco tenía radio. Me equivoqué, A52 LTE y A52 5G tienen radio FM.
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Ti deja instalar la app
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A52 LTE and A52 5G have FM radio.
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I can confirm this. Yes it does.
I posted this in July 2021 in this post : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/fm-receiver-or-not.4307531/
I sent an inquiry mail to Samsung, and they answered me it was a regional/local thing : some have an FM radio chip and some don't have. I bought my A52 5G in France, and it has no radio. Whereas Belgian buyers have it...
A526u1 doesn't seem to have it.
Nextradio says it "doesn't have access to the FM radio receiver inside your device"
and to let your carrier know you'd like to use it.
By the wording the chip is there but, it is deactivated?
Dear friends,
I read on gsmarena that the A52 5g has an fm radio.
After that, I bought it here in Greece, but when I opened it, I didn't find a radio app.
I don't know if it has the fm radio chip.
Is there any chance it has it disabled and I can somehow enable it?
What do you say;
Thanks!
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I posted this in July 2021 in this post : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/fm-receiver-or-not.4307531/
I sent an inquiry mail to Samsung, and they answered me it was a regional/local thing : some have an FM radio chip and some don't have. I bought my A52 5G in France, and it has no radio. Whereas Belgian buyers have it...
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Maybe people should try to install Belgium firmware. FM radio usually requires some libs and permissions and if you're app is missing from the drawer, then most likely you don't have them so simply installing the FM radio app won't work.
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I have the SM-A526W, A52 5G (Canada), and there is no radio hardware or its hidden. I tried using NextRadio app which works with the tuner in your phone and it cannot detect the FM radio tuner in the phone.
I think the specs are wrong on the gsmarena site and others like it.....maybe I'm wrong though. If you have a a52 5g with a radio please let us know.
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There are in fact two 5G A52 Models with NO fm Radio.
Yours is unfortunately one of them.
1. Canada single SIM A52 A526W 5G- no fm radio
2. US single SIM A52 A526U 5G - no fm radio
I'm in Canada and found out the hard way. I bought a new US A52 A526U 5G off of Ebay and sure enough, no fm radio. Learned both models, US A526U 5G and Canada A526W 5G, don't have fm radio, even though online specs lists them as having fm radio.
BUT THESE 2 INTERNATIONAL Dual Sim models have FM radio:
3. A52 A526B/DS 5G (UK and international) double SIM.
YES it has FM radio. I bought one off Ebay from a UK seller, after reading these forums seeing people with model A526B report they have it, and sure enough, it has FM radio.
4. A52 A526M/DS LTE (4G) (certain latin America countries) double SIM.
YES it has FM radio. I reached out to Amazon seller and posted questions and all who bought that phone for sale, had FM radio installed.
*So, BUYERS BEWARE of both Canada single sim model A526W 5G and USA single sim model A526U 5G, as they do NOT have fm radio. (Yet specs list them as having it.)
*These for sure have fm radio. International Dual SIms have it. An international 5G (A526B/DS) and an international LTE (A5252M/DS),
*A525F/DS LTE is Europe, global, and International, so it might have fm radio as well, since London people are saying they have fm radio in the A525B/DS Europe, global, and International as well.
-Phonemore specs drop down lists the models. Click on the model drop down. But don't go by all the specs as said above, because 2 of their single SIM models (Canada and USA) are listed as having fm radio, and they don't have it.
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