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How to access the internal FM radio

Does anyone know how to access the internal FM radio?

I installed the leaked connected music player and it has the option to use the fm radio.
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airbillion said:
I installed the leaked connected music player and it has the option to use the fm radio.
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I found the app but Astro File Manager would not let me install it.

airbillion said:
I installed the leaked connected music player and it has the option to use the fm radio.
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I tried that but the FM radio is not actually working is it?

clubtech said:
I tried that but the FM radio is not actually working is it?
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Nope, i've read on multiple places that Motorola has disabled the hardware that gives you the Radio feature and nobody has found a way to enable it through hardware mods.

as much i know u have to modify the mother board, last i check we do have fm receiver but antenna is not connected to the outer body or some thing and in order to to make it functional u have to do two things.
1. Modify ur mother board (connect the antenna)
2. Drivers for ur current operating system.

panflute said:
I found the app but Astro File Manager would not let me install it.
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Try install Tunein from Market.
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elvisrps said:
Try install Tunein from Market.
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I think he refers to FM Radio not INTERNET Radio like Tunein.

Kelvin0007 said:
I think he refers to FM Radio not INTERNET Radio like Tunein.
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sorry ... I did not notice this detail ... since the Atrix has no radio tuner, internet radio only

atrix use Broadcom BCM4329 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, and FM Tuner. but motorola engineers didn't connect the fm tuner to mainboard! if you trust yourself, maybe you can do this?

http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4329
as you seen on the link, this module has fm recevier & transmitter! so maybe a braveheart can makes our atrix with radio enable

gokhansouth said:
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4329
as you seen on the link, this module has fm recevier & transmitter! so maybe a braveheart can makes our atrix with radio enable
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It's also a BGA package chip so if that pin isn't connected then we're surely SOL.

The pin is not connected.You can refer to Spirit FM radio thread.It had been discussed.

This thread is named like a tutorial, when it's a question. That's no good.

i looked at the thread and learned that, Atrix will not play fm radio, NEVER :banghead:
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Moto's original release specs at CES before the phone was available said very clearly internal FM radio.
But the Broadcom spec says FM TX and RX, meaning the chip supports both FM reception AND TRANSMISSION and that could explain a lot. The FCC might have certified the phone as apporved for sale on the condition that it could not transmit in the FM commercial bands, and that might have meant knocking out all FM TX/RX as one feature set.
If that was true, Moto could have gained a lot of good will by simply saying "We couldn't get FCC approval for the FM radio, we tried."
So few companies get it: You play honest with the customers, they become fans. You play honest with the fans, they respect you. They become loyal to you because you've been loyal to them. And then the sales start going up and everyone becomes happy.
Now that Google owns MotoMobility...Ah Jeez, talk about the deaf leading the blind.
--Red

stewartsoda said:
It's also a BGA package chip so if that pin isn't connected then we're surely SOL.
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In theory if I reballing a broadcom chip again atrix it could be enable radio FM???

Rred said:
Moto's original release specs at CES before the phone was available said very clearly internal FM radio.
But the Broadcom spec says FM TX and RX, meaning the chip supports both FM reception AND TRANSMISSION and that could explain a lot. The FCC might have certified the phone as apporved for sale on the condition that it could not transmit in the FM commercial bands, and that might have meant knocking out all FM TX/RX as one feature set.
If that was true, Moto could have gained a lot of good will by simply saying "We couldn't get FCC approval for the FM radio, we tried."
So few companies get it: You play honest with the customers, they become fans. You play honest with the fans, they respect you. They become loyal to you because you've been loyal to them. And then the sales start going up and everyone becomes happy.
Now that Google owns MotoMobility...Ah Jeez, talk about the deaf leading the blind.
--Red
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Why FCC doesn't approve FM radio?what is the reason?
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Just use 4G or 3G and TuneIn radio; it uses very little data.

atrix4g18 said:
Just use 4G or 3G and TuneIn radio; it uses very little data.
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*facepalm* You mustn't have been reading the thread. If TuneIn filled every purpose, we wouldn't need FM radio.

FM radio on the S4?

Does anybody know what I have to do if I want to listen to FM radio on Galaxy S4 that uses Exynos?
I own a Korean version so it has T-DMB(mobile TV)function,but the channels at the local area isn't so various as radio.
I tried an app called Spirit FM,but non of the settings I tried worked at all.
I desperately need help Right Now.Please XDA dudes(or gals),help me,would you?

kugelgel said:
Does anybody know what I have to do if I want to listen to FM radio on Galaxy S4 that uses Exynos?
I own a Korean version so it has T-DMB(mobile TV)function,but the channels at the local area isn't so various as radio.
I tried an app called Spirit FM,but non of the settings I tried worked at all.
I desperately need help Right Now.Please XDA dudes(or gals),help me,would you?
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Unfortunately, there is no FM radio on either model this time around, and I think it's the same with the Korean model
The hardware should be there as part of the wifi/bluetooth chip, but it doesn't seem to be connected.
Maybe I'm wrong and someone will be able to enable it in the future, but I doubt it...

You have two options:-
1) Use Internet radio.
2) Buy another phone.
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which galaxy s5 version has fm radio?

I've heard that only the sprint version has it. is it true? what exactly is the sprint version? isn't it the sm-g901f? do all the sm-g901f have fm radio? where I can find a complete list of specs? thank you

anyone?

Just plug in the headphone....
Erm, I don't know which version you looking at. But, as far as I remember, just plug in the headphone and there is one apps for the FM radio...

Applek2121 said:
Erm, I don't know which version you looking at. But, as far as I remember, just plug in the headphone and there is one apps for the FM radio...
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no that-s not true those apps only stream content from internet. I don't want that ****.

FM Radio

So i haven't seen anywhere about FM Radio, but i was wondering if we even had it on our devices? Or if root magically turns it on..

Yes, it has fm radio. No you do not need root. Just go to the Play Store and get an app like Nextradio to use it.

scott14719 said:
Yes, it has fm radio. No you do not need root. Just go to the Play Store and get an app like Nextradio to use it.
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Wonderful. Came here looking for this exact answer. Lol.
I am using an LG G4 and it dosen't have the radio enabled (from what I read, at&t or LG actually cuts the connection to the chip so you cannot use the fm radio.)
So they didn't disable the connection to the chip in the Galaxy S7.. it just lacks the software?
Thanks​!
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FM Radio?

Excuse me if this has been answered already. I have been searching and can't find a definitive answer.
Does the Oneplus 5 have FM Radio enabled?

No, No FM radio confirmed

Thanks for the answer. That is disappointing.

mike110775 said:
Thanks for the answer. That is disappointing.
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There's always online radio apps. Better quality

True but I live across the border from Detroit and a lot of Detroit stations are blocked using streaming radio.

mike110775 said:
Thanks for the answer. That is disappointing.
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This is really interesting feature but found missing from all flagship devices.

onlinejobwork said:
This is really interesting feature but found missing from all flagship devices.
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LG G6 has FM-radio.

Wow, true fm tuner module?? Never knew anyone needed that! Blocked from online streaming? How? By who?
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TwinAdk said:
Wow, true fm tuner module?? Never knew anyone needed that! Blocked from online streaming? How? By who?
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Not all users have an unlimited data plan

gee2012 said:
Not all users have an unlimited data plan
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Or live in a place we're data is unstable at best. A shame really as only LG and HTC seem to have kept the fm radio chips.

The one time I definitely need FM radio is at the gym. A lot of gyms allow you to watch different channels by tuning in to different FM channels to watch TV while working out. I use Bluetooth wireless ear buds, and luv'em. I would like the option of tuning in with my phone (built-in antenna) and then bluetoothing to the ear buds. I know, so old-skool... get with the times... how would you achieve the same results? Any dongles/etc that would do the trick? Thanks in advance!

Duade said:
The one time I definitely need FM radio is at the gym. A lot of gyms allow you to watch different channels by tuning in to different FM channels to watch TV while working out. I use Bluetooth wireless ear buds, and luv'em. I would like the option of tuning in with my phone (built-in antenna) and then bluetoothing to the ear buds. I know, so old-skool... get with the times... how would you achieve the same results? Any dongles/etc that would do the trick? Thanks in advance!
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That actually never works. On devices that do actually have FM Radio, they won't allow you to connect to a normal Bluetooth device (like headphones) when FM Radio is active. Low-Energy devices such as smartwatches aren't affected by this.
Note that no phone has an integrated FM antenna; any phone with an FM tuner requires wired headphones to act as an antenna
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Devhux said:
That actually never works. On devices that do actually have FM Radio, they won't allow you to connect to a normal Bluetooth device (like headphones) when FM Radio is active. Low-Energy devices such as smartwatches aren't affected by this.
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That's a completely false statement. Receiving FM radio transmission works just fine with Bluetooth speakers.

haz3lnut said:
That's a completely false statement. Receiving FM radio transmission works just fine with Bluetooth speakers.
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What phone allowed you to do this? My V20 didn't let me.
(I guess I shouldn't have said "no phone let's you do it")
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I got the ZTE Maven 3 from Best Buy for $8. It seems to have a radio tuner. I'm sure most of the people here wouldn't consider using this super low end smartphone as their regular phone but using it for music, without a sim, seems to work well. For just over $20, I have a music player with 32 gigs for music.. It's only got 8 gigs internal storage, which is mostly occupied out of the box but thankfully it has a card slot.