Hey guys I am new to the rezound, just got it today!! Anyways, I know on some previous android phones there was an fm radio app available to use with your headphones acting as an antenna. Is there an fm radio apk out there that will work for this phone ?
Thanks
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firsttimer44 said:
Hey guys I am new to the rezound, just got it today!! Anyways, I know on some previous android phones there was an fm radio app available to use with your headphones acting as an antenna. Is there an fm radio apk out there that will work for this phone ?
Thanks
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I want to say that FM Radio was for Moto phones only, but I might be completely off on that. I doubt that we'll be able to add any apk's like that to this phone until we get s-off since everything essentially resets right now after reboot. There is an app on the market called Spirit FM radio that quite a few people use. It's supposed to be pretty good. I haven't tried it yet since I just left my X2 for the Rezound and haven't thought about replacing my FM radio.
Oh, and welcome to the Rezound This phone rocks.
I use Tunein Radio works off of the data though. But it has almost any radio station I can look up except one. hope it helps.
I got TuneIn as well and it works well. You can listen to police stuff too which can be interesting... Oh! I should've thought about that when I was driving through Hollywood today since there had been a big shooting incident.
Anyway... free version is good and I think they only thing you get from the paid version is the ability to record stuff but from what I've read it's not worth it. Read that you can't listen to those recordings on anything but phone and it's near impossible to skip around in them.
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I use Tunein Radio works off of the data though. But it has almost any radio station I can look up except one. hope it helps.
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ditto
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Between Tunein and iheart I get all the channels I'm looking for.
~John
After reading this,I pulled the radio app from my droid 3, it did not work. Sooooo either we have no FM radio chip or the software is coded just for the motto droid. I'll have to find the incredible radio app and test that. But in all honesty I do prefer Tune In. I have the pro version (was free on amazon awhile back) I don't use any of the pro features though.
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dangerousjenny said:
I use Tunein Radio works off of the data though. But it has almost any radio station I can look up except one. hope it helps.
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Me, too. Works perfectly for me.
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FM RADIO LISTENING TO YOUR LOCATION NO NEED ANTENNA (headset ).... Find it on the Android Market
I'm loving this app!! I listen to local and also BBC stations.
Yeah I got this a week ago. It's the best. I just moved to Colorado and the radio stations here suck. Much better in DC.
Its great I've been using for a few weeks not, were I live my radio reception sucks so I use this in my car instead of my normal radio.
Been using this app for weeks. Must have in my opinion.
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It pisses me off because i paid for Radiotime.
well i've had radiotime for almost a year so
Love this app. I can listen to my fave stations from new York living in Delaware. Can't forget about all the other stations!
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It is a very convenient app to have. Nicely done as well
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Thanks! Great app, will use it frequently!!!
I got $20 on someone posting anther fm radio "think tank"
Any takers?
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Missing clear channel stations :-\ clearchannel app sucks (iheartradio) I wanted to use this :'(
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Sweet app! I was using wunderadio before, but this has a much better user interface.
I recomend Power 106, Los angeles......what do ya recomend
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I recomend Power 106, Los angeles......what do ya recomend
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Big boy phone taps!!!! Hilarious
Thanks for the recommendation! This app is great
Good stuff. I can listen to BBC Radio 1 without my Sirius satellite now.
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I recomend Power 106, Los angeles......what do ya recomend
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there's plenty of good radio stations in the los angeles/san bernardino area. power 106 is not one of them, because it's false advertising to say "where hiphop lives". just because the baka boys got eminem his first break in l.a. doesn't mean you should use him to sell "where hiphop lives". It does not live there whatsoever, and it's a shame and insult to people who know where to find real music, who actually take time to discover the world of music, and not be pulled by the nose and saturated with beats that have no business being called hiphop. The station is a real good station don't get me wrong. I always just hate to hear and see what power does to sell itself, because it does not want to be kiisfm, yet it has just grown to be a perfect clone of it. Ah how the mainstream sells and copies is more of an affliction on music than pirating ever could be.
Please excuse the rant, but do download the app, Tunein, as it is great
I just started using this app recently.. kicks ass
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Thanks
Great App...not missing FM radio anymore!
Downloaded from the market this morning - Great app!
Hello,
Was anyone able to hear radio on a Razr without data connection.
This is the only factor that will make me change my mind for buying the Razr...
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i know that xda has search support.
it has the hardware, but has not been enabled in software by motorola and no workaround has been found
Does the forum have a search function?
Have you ever searched through a tablet? I did a search and couldnt find exactly what i was looking
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yes there is hardware for it but its not activated
There is solution for FM radio for Razr XT910 in develop section.
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There is solution for FM radio for Razr XT910 in develop section.
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Theres only one option to test FM Radio under Razr forum. Nobody could put it to work since motorola didn't delivered a FM radio driver.
But you can test your own. Just get anycut app in G Play and start a new activity > FM player.
You'll see the Built in fm app but it doesn't work.
Searching in a tablet really doesn't give you workable results. Try a PC instead.
Cheers
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pedrotorresfilho said:
Theres only one option to test FM Radio under Razr forum. Nobody could put it to work since motorola didn't delivered a FM radio driver.
But you can test your own. Just get anycut app in G Play and start a new activity > FM player.
You'll see the Built in fm app but it doesn't work.
Searching in a tablet really doesn't give you workable results. Try a PC instead.
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I am pretty sure there is hardware for it because there is radio FM in the bionic and the same hardware is under RAZR to, for the radio. But as you said there is no drivers but if I remember kholk said he will look in to this after the 3.0.8 source is released
Cool thanks guys.
I am on a 10 day trip without a pc, and i am doing a search on what mobile to purchase, so sorry if i took some of everybody's time.
I was almost sure that i did my final choice with Razr, but then i remembered that i didnt check the radio option! :-(
Now i have to consider my other options again GNote, HTC XE, SONY S
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Cool thanks guys.
I am on a 10 day trip without a pc, and i am doing a search on what mobile to purchase, so sorry if i took some of everybody's time.
I was almost sure that i did my final choice with Razr, but then i remembered that i didnt check the radio option! :-(
Now i have to consider my other options again GNote, HTC XE, SONY S
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Man. If the only problem is the radio then forget about it, but if u care a long lasting battery n amazin signal then go razr. If you're in USA get a maxx.
This is the better build hardware till today and ICS is coming to improve usability experience. The moto system also is the less bug'ed from all smatphones. I would get one for an easy tripp.
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Btw. Remember you can fill it with mp3
Btw2 (lol) and all good radios are over the web
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Yes i know thanks
I have a Moto Milestone which doesnt have radio, and so many times i get frustrated because i want to hear radio while walking or at the stadium.
And i just dont want to regret it... unfortunately i dont have data unlimited plan.
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My old Droid X has a working FM radio. I take that when I want to have a radio along with other things like MP3s on a bike ride, hike, etc. It would be much better to only carry one device. If this is possible to unlock, I'd be all over it.
pedrotorresfilho said:
Man. If the only problem is the radio then forget about it, but if u care a long lasting battery n amazin signal then go razr. If you're in USA get a maxx.
This is the better build hardware till today and ICS is coming to improve usability experience. The moto system also is the less bug'ed from all smatphones. I would get one for an easy tripp.
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Btw. Remember you can fill it with mp3
Btw2 (lol) and all good radios are over the web
Cheers
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I live in the US and bought the Bionic which has the FM radio but never really used it. Now I have a Razr Maxx with no FM radio enabled but the Tunein radio app on the market is awesome you get a stream of your local radio station's (if under contract with Tunein) they are constantly adding new stations and refining an already awesome app. I purchased the pro version and don't regret it.
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I live in the US and bought the Bionic which has the FM radio but never really used it. Now I have a Razr Maxx with no FM radio enabled but the Tunein radio app on the market is awesome you get a stream of your local radio station's (if under contract with Tunein) they are constantly adding new stations and refining an already awesome app. I purchased the pro version and don't regret it.
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TuneIn is absolutely fantastic. I can't remember the last time I used an actual radio because of it.
But I can definitely see where actual radio capabilities might be a nice feature if someone doesn't have unlimited data, like the OP, or if you're doing some international travel and can't or don't want to use data.
Yes correct, i dont understand why companies would want not to have a radio on a mobile, something that was a must on old mobiles and something that still a lot of users need....
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Any confirmation if t-mobile version will have the Wolfenson dac, and FM tuner?
No FM and no Wolfson DAC.
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What a bummer :-( no one listens to FM radio in the US or what?!
No FM radio is flooded with overplayed mainstream bull****. AM radio still has some decent talk radio content thou =)
No I'm not 45 and lonely.... for the same reason I hate apple, I hate FM radio lol
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I have read that the US version will have the Wolfenson DAC but who cares about an FM tuner. There are many apps you can use instead.
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Any confirmation if t-mobile version will have the Wolfenson dac, and FM tuner?
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After reading GSMArena review, they mention FM Radio with RDS in the specs. Cool!
But no Wolfson DAC. You can read about it in the sound part of the review.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_us_version-review-774.php
I closely watched the app drawer in couple of video reviews of tmobile version on YouTube and that are missing FM radio icon. So i am negative on that. Hope i am wrong though.
Has any US, Tmobile specifically, phone actually had FM radio?
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Has any US, Tmobile specifically, phone actually had FM radio?
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Yes.. the T-Mobile 665 flip phone has fm radio lollol
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Lol thought so...I think fm is a Europe thing only as pretty much every international ver has had it and no us phone has.
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Dang. Was really hoping for Wolfson so there would be Voodoo sound. Is there USB OTG at least?
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Dang. Was really hoping for Wolfson so there would be Voodoo sound. Is there USB OTG at least?
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No one knows for sure about Wolson since GSMArena has been wrong many times in the past but even if not with all the Devs we'll get great sound out of the US version.
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Has any US, Tmobile specifically, phone actually had FM radio?
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HTC Sensation...I think.
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I have read that the US version will have the Wolfenson DAC but who cares about an FM tuner. There are many apps you can use instead.
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In a situation where you have not data or wifi and you need to listen to the radio, the FM radio will come in handy.
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Yes.. the T-Mobile 665 flip phone has fm radio lollol
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The G2 also had FM radio
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In a situation where you have not data or wifi and you need to listen to the radio, the FM radio will come in handy.
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A lot of the gyms in my area transmit television audio on FM. The lack of FM won't keep me from buying a phone, but I would certainly use the feature.
And we can only hope that the results GSMArena saw are correctable, but I am going to take the cynical view on US audio quality.
1. I can confirm the Sensation has FM. That's my phone.
2. Considering that people already have it in hand, I would expect someone could tell us.
3. If any of the US versions have it, then I bet it is just disabled and the devs will at some point get it working.
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Dang. Was really hoping for Wolfson so there would be Voodoo sound. Is there USB OTG at least?
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Oh noeeeeessss. I wanted Wolfson as well. Lets hope they're wrong.
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3. If any of the US versions have it, then I bet it is just disabled and the devs will at some point get it working.
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No sign of an FM tuner in my T-Mobile S3 (t999).
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And we can only hope that the results GSMArena saw are correctable, but I am going to take the cynical view on US audio quality.
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What do you mean? They said the audio is comparable to the international version regardless of the lack of Wolfson. They also said it performs better at high volumes. I'm not too upset anymore. I never use the FM Radio so I don't really care - but not sure why it's disabled - my Sensation 4G had it enabled.
I don't know if this is the right form, but I noticed that I need to plug in headphones in my HTC EVO LTE for the FM Radio app to work. Are there any workarounds, especially since I have a pair of bluetooth headphones? Or is there another app that I should look into?
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I don't know if this is the right form, but I noticed that I need to plug in headphones in my HTC EVO LTE for the FM Radio app to work. Are there any workarounds, especially since I have a pair of bluetooth headphones? Or is there another app that I should look into?
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The reason you need headphones to use the FM radio is because the headphones also act as the antenna for the radio to operate. You are not going to hear much without the antenna (unless you happen to be standing under the antenna).
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The reason you need headphones to use the FM radio is because the headphones also act as the antenna for the radio to operate. You are not going to hear much without the antenna (unless you happen to be standing under the antenna).
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Wow - I didn't know that. Thanks for the information. I still like having the FM radio (for use at the gym). I will just have to use some "old-fashioned" headphones. LOL
No problem. You could try Spirit FM Radio app. I believe it allows the radio to operate without the headphones. But again without metal in the air YMMV.
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Use iheart radio or tunein, etc. Tons of radio apps out there, they're just not FM radio apps.
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Use iheart radio or tunein, etc. Tons of radio apps out there, they're just not FM radio apps.
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That's if the station you want to listen to is in a major market, or owned by one of the major broadcast conglomerates. If you want to listen to a small station they will probably not be on iHeart/TuneIn.
You can maybe cut the headphones or just use. Then in settings or something u can switch to speaker maybe that way some how.maybe not dont know
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You can maybe cut the headphones or just use. Then in settings or something u can switch to speaker maybe that way some how.maybe not dont know
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Cutting off the headphones will not work. Once you plug it in the what was once headphones it will get the audio, and BT is disabled.
Has anyone been able to bypass the headphone requirement to use the fm.radio? I know its to be used for the antenna but I.wanna see how good some stations might be without it.
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You could find an old headset and cut the end off and stick it in the headset slot and try that
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Agreed. This is what I would have suggested.
Seeing as I have a half dozen old sets of ear buds lying around I will attempt this method.
Supposably you can switch back to the phone speaker after the headphone jack is in... Will post results later.
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I just plug in my headphones so I have an antenna and then change the output to speaker. Not sure why you would want to bypass. Reception will be worse without some kind of antenna.
Oh wow
Woah.. You say this thing has a radio too?? Oh wow.. It sure does! Thanks
So.. how does one go about accessing the FM radio? I'm looking and don't see anything listed.
EDIT: Nevermind - found it. "NextRadio" if anyone else ends up looking for it.
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So.. how does one go about accessing the FM radio? I'm looking and don't see anything listed.
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It's in your apps sprint featured Folder. . Next Radio
It wouldnt necessarily have a bad reception depending on location. I just wouldnt want to have something sticking out of my phone if I dont have to.
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Has anyone been able to bypass the headphone requirement to use the fm.radio? I know its to be used for the antenna but I.wanna see how good some stations might be without it.
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Sprint GN3 has real FM ?? !
Gee, nobody told me, and I haven't noticed the last month; been too busy with taxes and my Spirit2 app...
On rooted phones, my Spirit FM app can work without headset, but some phones/FM chips are better than others with no FM antenna. Metal phones like HTC One are impossible, but GT-I9300 and International Note2 are decent, with the Silicon Labs FM chip.
Anybody know if the FM chip if the Broadcom FM/BT/WiFi combo chip ? Or Silicon Labs like the older International S/Note class devices ? I'd bet on Broadcom, after they magically re-enabled the FM antenna pin connections to headset jack.