Does the snapdragon quad-core version of the S5(SM - G900i) actually have the hardware inside it to be capable of receiving FM radio, rooted or not?
That's one thing i think Samsung made a huge mistake with, not including an FM radio, don't know about other countries but here in Australia FM radio is still hugely popular, i was quite pissed when i looked and didn't find one when i powered mine up for the first time. We don't have unlimited mobile data in aus so all this streaming BS is too costly.
Thanks for any help.
I still think an FM reciever is more pratical use than a heart rate sensor. But I dont mind because most people dont listen to FM radio anymore (the last fone I own that has FM radio is HTC Evo 3D)
The answer is no. There is no FM reciever built into the Galaxy S5 or most of new phone nowadays.
All you can do is listen to in through online broadcast.
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Google play app,reliable and doesnt need earphones to be plugged in... excellent buffering in the device,more stations than can possibly be expected.Even without using headphones (Wi-Fi recommended over data plans)
I believe only the Sprint Galaxy S5 (G900P) has the FM radio buiilt in.
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So apparently the 928 doesn't have the hardware to support FM radio but the 822 does? BIG TIME WTF NOKIA?
http://www.wpcentral.com/verizon-lumia-822-gets-fm-radio-lumia-928-doesnt
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So apparently the 928 doesn't have the hardware to support FM radio but the 822 does? BIG TIME WTF NOKIA?
http://www.wpcentral.com/verizon-lumia-822-gets-fm-radio-lumia-928-doesnt
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eh.... We get the LTE aws band that all the others don't get. Also, its supposed to double our 4g/lte or whatever Verizon is calling it speeds.
I'd use the feature if it were there, but its not much of use in my region. The few valleys we have kill reception from the north and the south. Anyways anything worth listening to are on AM or HD Radio (WLW/Reds Baseball and any jazz station in the region.) Now that would be a flagship phone!
@thals1992 Not a deal breaker for me. Just found it hard to believe the 928 doesn't have the hardware to support it.
Well, someone probably has a disassembly video of it, it wouldn't be terribly difficult to find out if they used a decent camera.
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Hi, I have Galaxy s5 g900f and NextRadio installed to receive fm radio but it doesn't work because carrier didn't unlocked it. S5 Sprint version has it. Can someone port Sprint S5 kernel to G900F version? I tried TuneIn radio but I need offline radio.
As dar as I know, it's a hardware limitation
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It may just be wishful thinking, but the current consensus is that it's a software (or firmware) limitation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2661286&page=16#post57373795
The phones with it seem to have the same hardware as those without.
They both share this Broadcom chip which is capable of receiving FM radio signals. Whether or not the sprint version uses this or not I don't know. It is not at all uncommon to find redundant hardware in mobile tech.
It's very unlikely that Samsung would commission a special variant for just one carrier. It really doesn't make business sense. The most likely explanation is that Samsung pays Broadcom a rate depending on which features they use. Sprint have simply foot the extra money for the FM capabilities so Samsung have enabled them.
It is possible that the Broadcom chip requires a specific external oscillator (if it doesn't somehow share the same 2.4GHz one the bluetooth and Wi-FI uses). My poor-man's electrotec instinct is telling me it's impossible to put an accurate oscillator inside an IC. Relatively speaking, these are actually expensive components. Samsung could simply not load the pick'n'place machine with this component and there you go. They've saved money with no design changes whatsoever and we loose our FM This is a visible mod and if we ever get pics of the two mainboards side by side we would be able to tell.
However! It is also possible the Broadcom chip can have features permanently deactivated via an eFuse to satisfy licence requirements. (Nasty right? but it does go on unfortunately It's a lot cheaper than making several different chips)
I think we have a great chance to be honest, but no one has announced they're working on it now.
If like me, you really want this feature, I suggest heading to the post above and pledging a donation for a working hack.
My s5 mini is same.
Hello,
I just bought a new shiny phone, Samsung Galaxy A5, and I've noticed is not so shiny.
FM Radio functionality is out for Samsung Galaxy A5 - 500W.
I tried Spirit, as recommended on this forum, but it requires "root" - also a functionality not present on new Galaxy A5, at least in Canada.
To root the phone, there is a topic explaining how to root Galaxy A5, but 500W model is not included.
All I want is a simple FM Radio, without streaming, without internet connection. And if is possible, without going through the hassle of rooting the phone.
Thank you.
I managed to install an application "Droid FM Lite", and when I'm opening the app, I got this message:
"This application is unable to make use of the FM Radio hardware, or no such driver exists on this device. If you were considering to purchase the full version, then there is no reason to do so anymore "
Does this mean the FM HARDWARE functionality is completely removed from A5 - model 500W ?
I hope this is not the case with my upcoming purchase of the A5 (SM-A510F) . I only buy phones with FM, and never use data plans (WiFi only), so FM is critical for me. I've currently got the xperia Z2 and my wife has the LG G2, again both with FM which we use all the time. You should send the phone back and demand the FM version. It's a critical piece of hardware which is why I'll never ever buy an apple phone until they change their strategy. Indeed I've never owned a Samsung either because of the lack of FM on higher spec models, so it's great to see them including this on the A5.
according to gsm arena, the phone has built in fm radio but i cannot seem to get it working.
I really hope that is true.
From original Leeco specifications the Le Pro 3 (x720 and x727) doesn't have radio.
Hahha he thought fm radio to the radio as frequencies glad i sent the phone back this morning through fedex
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Hi!
I want to listen radio from s7 edge with out internet connection using headphone cable as radio antenna. I heard nextradio can do that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8qG2sWX3OE
And here it lists s7 edge as supported device http://nextradioapp.com/supported-d...c=168693438.1.1493546069131&__hsfp=1591936024
But when I go to google play app it says my device is in compatible. When I manually download apk it installs but does not work. I have tried few other apps but they also dont work. One wanted root access (not sure why, I guess it wanted to load some drivers?) but it also didnt work even after I granted it access.
I have android 7 installed on my device.
Any advise how to get FM radio work on my device? And why it seems to work for others and not for me?
Which variant if S7 do you have? Snapdragon or Exynos?
FM radio only support on Snapdragon variant.
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Which variant if S7 do you have? Snapdragon or Exynos?
FM radio only support on Snapdragon variant.
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Exynos., I am from europe. But why? Is it some hardware/kernel/configuration issue or is there some missing chip? Since it uses headphone cable as antenna, shouldnt it be device independent?
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Exynos., I am from europe. But why? Is it some hardware/kernel/configuration issue or is there some missing chip? Since it uses headphone cable as antenna, shouldnt it be device independent?
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Missing hardware. On snapdragon, fm chip is baked into the chipset. So any phone with snapdragon chipset will have fm radio built in (but might be disabled depend on OEM).
Exynos chipset however, don't have this chip built in.
Also headphone cable is more like an extension of the antenna, I guess since I have seen hack on other phone where headphone isn't need to be plugged in (the signal is bad though). Also having an antenna but no chip to pull and process data mean nothing.
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