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[Q] Allshare ,Qwert Remocon.

Is it possible to install these apps on my Nexus S? Comming from the vibrant, i miss controlling my samsung tv and streaming media with allshare. Other than that, this is the best phone ive ever owned

timfresh said:
Is it possible to install these apps on my Nexus S? Comming from the vibrant, i miss controlling my samsung tv and streaming media with allshare. Other than that, this is the best phone ive ever owned
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Answered in the stickied FAQ in General.
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Q: Can we port SenseUI/Galaxy S apps to the Nexus S?
Most likely, no. Those apps typically require the Rosie/Touchwiz framework in order to function. You can have those apps when and if a developer decides to port those ROMs in their entirety.
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I had this same app for iphone 3gs. no touchwiz.
mobile.engadget.com/2010/04/12/samsungs-tv-remote-app-makes-hdtvs-do-as-your-iphone-ipad-com/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+weblogsinc/engadgetmobile+(Engadget+Mobile[/url])

timfresh said:
I had this same app for iphone 3gs. no touchwiz.
mobile.engadget.com/2010/04/12/samsungs-tv-remote-app-makes-hdtvs-do-as-your-iphone-ipad-com/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+weblogsinc/engadgetmobile+(Engadget+Mobile[/url])
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iOS =/= Android. Comparing apples to oranges, mate.
Anything that's specialized on Android or a proprietary OEM app usually had to be coded in as part of their custom framework. For instance, just about every Android phone has an FM radio reciever chip but only the phones with SenseUI(possibly Blur/TouchWiz too, but I know Sense for sure) have it enabled natively(until the MIUI team figured out how to do it without Rosie on the Nexus One.)
Thia phone is pure stock Android, meaning if this phone cant do something straight out of the box or its missing a feature found on TouchWiz/Sense then it isn't supported without their framework or massively awesome custom hackery. Am I saying it can't be done? Nah, someone more clever than I might come up with a way as that is what this community does best.
But for now, TouchWiz is probably going to be required for any Samsung apps found only on Galaxy S android devices..
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CM7 compatible?

Any chance of running a vanilla version of gingerbread?

r_3 said:
Any chance of running a vanilla version of gingerbread?
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Once HTC releases the kernel source code for the Inspire, then the work on a CM 7 compatible kernel can begin.

If you want to play around with it, you can install the DHD version. It runs quite well besides having no audio. The source code is needed to build a kernel that supports the inspires audio.

tpbklake said:
Once HTC releases the kernel source code for the Inspire, then the work on a CM 7 compatible kernel can begin.
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How long after releasing a device is the manufacturer supposed to release the source code? I'm not too familiar with the whole open source thing

HTC is quite good about it. Usually a couple of weeks or so.

JaysFreaky said:
HTC is quite good about it. Usually a couple of weeks or so.
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Ahh cool, hopefully sooner than later xD I haven't had any Cyanogen love since my Nexus One

r34p3rex said:
Ahh cool, hopefully sooner than later xD I haven't had any Cyanogen love since my Nexus One
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Yeah I hear you. I've never had a device that was really supported (loaded it on my Streak, but next to nothing worked). I've always flashed my friends devices with it and I'm quite jealous. lol
Good news is that they plan to support it. If you go to their forums they've added the Inspire to the Desire HD.

This is great news I have also installed a ton of cm7 on all of my buddies phones and can't wait to actually run it myself.
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tpbklake said:
Once HTC releases the kernel source code for the Inspire, then the work on a CM 7 compatible kernel can begin.
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What is it that htc does or doesn't do that makes so many of its phones compatible with cm? Or does the cm crew simply prefer to support htc phones compared to others?

peachpuff said:
What is it that htc does or doesn't do that makes so many of its phones compatible with cm? Or does the cm crew simply prefer to support htc phones compared to others?
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well, for starters, they use the standard mtd partition layout (unlike Samsung who uses bml) which means the "fastboot" commands can work. on top of that, their devices are also usually extraordinarily similar between generations which leads to most of the exploits and such working on multiple phones. so you have a LARGE number of devices being worked on by a LARGE number of developers with extreme similarities. this leads to a lot of tools working on multiple devices (the Inspire is actually a good example of this, seeing as how it's basically a Desire HD... it's even got the Ace codename--same as the Desire HD) which makes the rapid pace of development understandable.
Add to the fact that htc and tmobile (who had the first android phone which also happened to be htc) both encourage this "hobbyist" attitude from the developer community on non-dev phones (all dev phones were htc until the Neuxs S... G1/ADP, Magic/Ion, Nexus One... and they are almost entirely open source from my understanding) to both encourage people to buy their phones and also to ENJOY their phones. HTC provides software they consider to be the best "overall user experience" and I think that means they provide android (usually with Sense UI) so that it will appeal to the widest range of people. But then there are people who want that vanilla UI without buying the dev phone (such as myself and possibly you) and I'm betting htc doesn't want to actively discourage people having this option because it means improved sales from the hobbyist community. Now I have no inside info, but I'm sure the only exploits and such that they patch are security vulnerabilities (which are the ones exploited to get root). htc even fixed cyanogen's personal Nexus One due to a faulty power button even though his "hackery" voids the warranty. Tmobile provided/collaborated with cyanogenmod with the theme-ing engine for CM7. This history of collaboration between google, htc, tmobile, and the developer community has led to strong ties and familiarity with the platform.
tl;dr:
tmobile likes having the developers on their service because it means more subscribers; htc likely wants to appeal to both the average consumer and the developers so offers an out of the box experience that most can enjoy (Sense) but doesn't actively try to discourage developers.

Kaik541 said:
well, for starters, they use the standard mtd partition layout (unlike Samsung who uses bml) which means the "fastboot" commands can work. on top of that, their devices are also usually extraordinarily similar between generations which leads to most of the exploits and such working on multiple phones. so you have a LARGE number of devices being worked on by a LARGE number of developers with extreme similarities. this leads to a lot of tools working on multiple devices (the Inspire is actually a good example of this, seeing as how it's basically a Desire HD... it's even got the Ace codename--same as the Desire HD) which makes the rapid pace of development understandable.
Add to the fact that htc and tmobile (who had the first android phone which also happened to be htc) both encourage this "hobbyist" attitude from the developer community on non-dev phones (all dev phones were htc until the Neuxs S... G1/ADP, Magic/Ion, Nexus One... and they are almost entirely open source from my understanding) to both encourage people to buy their phones and also to ENJOY their phones. HTC provides software they consider to be the best "overall user experience" and I think that means they provide android (usually with Sense UI) so that it will appeal to the widest range of people. But then there are people who want that vanilla UI without buying the dev phone (such as myself and possibly you) and I'm betting htc doesn't want to actively discourage people having this option because it means improved sales from the hobbyist community. Now I have no inside info, but I'm sure the only exploits and such that they patch are security vulnerabilities (which are the ones exploited to get root). htc even fixed cyanogen's personal Nexus One due to a faulty power button even though his "hackery" voids the warranty. Tmobile provided/collaborated with cyanogenmod with the theme-ing engine for CM7. This history of collaboration between google, htc, tmobile, and the developer community has led to strong ties and familiarity with the platform.
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tmobile likes having the developers on their service because it means more subscribers; htc likely wants to appeal to both the average consumer and the developers so offers an out of the box experience that most can enjoy (Sense) but doesn't actively try to discourage developers.
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And this is why HTC is full of win
If only the Inspire had a front facing camera, it'd be perfect.

r34p3rex said:
And this is why HTC is full of win
If only the Inspire had a front facing camera, it'd be perfect.
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I agree! I have heard on XDA that there should be an HTC Android device on At&t later this year with the front facing camera and all that.
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mentalcase said:
If you want to play around with it, you can install the DHD version. It runs quite well besides having no audio. The source code is needed to build a kernel that supports the inspires audio.
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Can we install CM7 then install our original radio to get sound back?

kirbo20 said:
Can we install CM7 then install our original radio to get sound back?
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Sounds more like a kernal issue.

kirbo20 said:
Can we install CM7 then install our original radio to get sound back?
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No. It's the kernel...not the radio.
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I have never tried out CM at all so I will deffinately check it out once it is available for the Inspire

Just tried out CM7, no audio as expected. Someone needs to figure out what makes the Inspire kernel different from the standard Desire HD kernel, then port it to the CM7 kernel xD

r34p3rex said:
Just tried out CM7, no audio as expected. Someone needs to figure out what makes the Inspire kernel different from the standard Desire HD kernel, then port it to the CM7 kernel xD
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You need the source first.
Sent from my Captivate.

From what I understand CM7 RC1 was released for the Desire HD last night so all we should need is an appropriate kernel to flash over that. I also read some people were able to get sound from a TELUS kernel for that device. Can anyone confirm that?
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rootdude said:
From what I understand CM7 RC1 was released for the Desire HD last night so all we should need is an appropriate kernel to flash over that. I also read some people were able to get sound from a TELUS kernel for that device. Can anyone confirm that?
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Seems any dhd Rom will work. If cm7 was ported then it should work like any other Rom with the TELUS.
Inspire (rooted)
Leedroid v2.0.0
TELUS kernel

[Q] [DEV] FM Radio App - Dev on Desire or Desire HD -2

MODS: This is a copy of a post that M_T_M now agrees was incorrectly moved out of this dev forum. I'm a dev wanting to ask other devs which phone I should buy to continue development of my app.
My main question is should I buy an HTC Desire or Desire HD for further development of my app ?
I've developed a "Real" FM Radio app with RDS features and some other enhancements relative to the MIUI and CM apps. It's derived from the Code Aurora FM app that MIUI and CM are derived from.
At present, it's been tested well on HTC Legend, and also works on HTC Click and may work on other TI WL125x/127x FM/BT/Wifi chips.
I added some "experimental" support for the more popular Broadcom FM etc chips, but only the 4 simple functions in the CM app: namely On, Off, Tune and Volume/mute.
I'm about to buy a Broadcom based device, perhaps on Tuesday. The Desire and Desire HD look like my best choices. I considered a Desire Z but get a bad vibe on that from some quick reading.
If I was just buying for personal use, I'd likely get an HD for $500 Canadian new from Telus. The lesser Desire at $450 doesn't seem like a good deal, but there might be some reasons why it would be easier/better to develop on the Desire. I might be able to get a Desire used for $300 or so, but I think I'd be better off just getting a new phone.
AFAICT, the important issues to me are that both phones are supported with stock FM apps from HTC, and both support the MIUI ROMs with their FM app (?) and both support CM with their FM app. These things will make my task easier, especially given that I will likely have to do reverse engineering (again!) to get stuff like RDS working.
Also, the effort required to root/install new ROMs is an issue.

I would love to see RDS and Auto Tune in the FM app on the desire. that would be wonderfull since my finger hurts from going thru all the freq's 1Mhz at a time.

mikereidis said:
MODS: This is a copy of a post that M_T_M now agrees was incorrectly moved out of this dev forum. I'm a dev wanting to ask other devs which phone I should buy to continue development of my app.
My main question is should I buy an HTC Desire or Desire HD for further development of my app ?
I've developed a "Real" FM Radio app with RDS features and some other enhancements relative to the MIUI and CM apps. It's derived from the Code Aurora FM app that MIUI and CM are derived from.
At present, it's been tested well on HTC Legend, and also works on HTC Click and may work on other TI WL125x/127x FM/BT/Wifi chips.
I added some "experimental" support for the more popular Broadcom FM etc chips, but only the 4 simple functions in the CM app: namely On, Off, Tune and Volume/mute.
I'm about to buy a Broadcom based device, perhaps on Tuesday. The Desire and Desire HD look like my best choices. I considered a Desire Z but get a bad vibe on that from some quick reading.
If I was just buying for personal use, I'd likely get an HD for $500 Canadian new from Telus. The lesser Desire at $450 doesn't seem like a good deal, but there might be some reasons why it would be easier/better to develop on the Desire. I might be able to get a Desire used for $300 or so, but I think I'd be better off just getting a new phone.
AFAICT, the important issues to me are that both phones are supported with stock FM apps from HTC, and both support the MIUI ROMs with their FM app (?) and both support CM with their FM app. These things will make my task easier, especially given that I will likely have to do reverse engineering (again!) to get stuff like RDS working.
Also, the effort required to root/install new ROMs is an issue.
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I heard that Desire HD was a flop, particularly because of the poor battery life.
It has 4.3 inches (big) screen and battery is merely 1350 mAh, too tittle to survive half a day.
If you read reviews on internet, you'll find that many reviewers consider HTC Desire the best smartphone of 2010.
My vote goes to HTC Desire.

desire all the way, although the HD is nice, as has already been stated the battery life is rubbish, however with a bit of fettling the desires battery can be made to last 2 days(as much as i used to get from my BB bold 9700) which is awesome for a smartphone.

Well.. Desire is far better and their are more numbers of DEVs and viewers on Desire Forum than DHD..
And FM Radio and 720p recording is not working on MIUI ROM as of now.
I would love to have both on my Deisre MIUI ROM.

Oh, wow. Thanks for all the replies. And I'm a bit surprised with the answer of older Desire. Is there any bias asking on a Desire forum ? LOL.
Regardless, there's clearly more people here and more info. I checked previously and saw many more posts here than for Desire HD. But that might be expected given the HD is newer, and perhaps a bit more expensive.
I liked the bigger screen size, and if only for development, battery life isn't an issue when plugged into my dev PC most of the time.
Anyway, I still haven't bought it yet, but you've definitely steered me towards the older Desire. Presumably, anything that runs on Desire should also run on Desire HD and some 8 or so other phones supported by CM at least.
As for RDS data, give me 2 weeks or so. The definitions in the MIUI source code are the only info I have on the Broadcom FM, but the command set seems so similar to the TI command set, and the I2C/HCI interface is simple enough that I feel confident in being able to reverse-engineer the RDS etc API without too much trouble.

hope u can manage the fm. i too am looking for fm in miui rom.

One thread per device forum is enough. Please refer to the one in Themes & Apps. Not sure about MTM agreeing it's dev related...I'm almost wanting to put it in Q&A as you are merely asking a question, but I'll leave it in the apps forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048623

Will we get CM9?

So I saw recently that the CyanogenMod team was having issues with ICS and their features and because of it older phones such as the Nexus one may not even get CM9, so do you think we'll get it at all then? The Inspire is a rebranded DHD, which is the brother to Nexus One. I searched the CM thread but couldn't find anything on this subject, I was thinking about buying a Galaxy Note (even though I'm not one for Samsung phones) if the Inspire will never get a proper version of ICS (no offense to all the AOSP builders out there).

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So I saw recently that the CyanogenMod team was having issues with ICS and their features and because of it older phones such as the Nexus one may not even get CM9, so do you think we'll get it at all then? The Inspire is a rebranded DHD, which is the brother to Nexus One. I searched the CM thread but couldn't find anything on this subject, I was thinking about buying a Galaxy Note (even though I'm not one for Samsung phones) if the Inspire will never get a proper version of ICS (no offense to all the AOSP builders out there).
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Don't rush, the Nexus One and the DHD/Inspire 4G are very different in terms of hardware, the Nexus has an older GPU, CPU hence the RAM management and instruction set are very different, even though they are clocked at the same speed (1ghz) For instance compare the Sensation against SGS2 or even the RAZR the difference in performance regardless the clock speed is way different.
Most likely the DHD/INSPIRE will get CM9 due to its superior HW.
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I agree completely. There is no reason that we shouldn't see a cm7 for the inspire.
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Its all about the drivers for the hardware and weather the hardware can run ICS. HTC has said the DHD will get ICS later this year. But I saw nothing about the Nexus One. Check on the HTC website. Once HTC releases the drivers then CM team can go to work.

Yes, it will get it. But Cyanogen is working on exynos powered phones right now
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Considering there's already an ICS Beta build out there (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450962) with as good as everything working except HD video hardware acceleration and minor bugs, I'm pretty sure we'll get CM9. Maybe the CyanogenMod team will update the newer dual-core phones first, but I think we'll have support soon

They will get around to it. Until then, I have been using the IceColdSandwitch rom 1.5 test 5 as a daily driver. HD Video (Netflix) and the Camcorder functions do not work. Also, the camera (at higher resolutions) has a glitch but overall a great rom. Very fast!

Im also on IceColdSandwich, great for now. I will be switching to cm9 when it comes out though.

Guys WE all know the Rules with CM roms. Dont ask for an ETA. I am sure we will see it once the source for the DHD ICS is released.
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Galaxy S4 Won't Have FM Radio: What About Spirit Radio

First Thing: This post is for Radio lovers who are feeling disappointed about Samsung's decision to remove fm radio from Galaxy Devices
After so much rummers and hypes Samsung himself finally clarified that No any version of galaxy s4 will have built in Fm Radio...its very shocking news for people who love radio and who chose Samsung galaxy Devices because it was there key feature...now after Samsung's clarification many people started to curse Samsung and showed there dissatisfaction...
www.sammobile.com/2013/04/17/samsung-explains-why-missing-fm-radio-on-the-galaxy-s4/
As you can see that many people are Disappointed
But I think there is one other chance to have Fm Radio in S4 is with Spirit Radio
Spirit Fm radio is very famous among the people who love fm radio but their device don't have fm chip...Spirit Fm runs in only Rooted devices with help of Bluetooth and doesnt need Data Network ...
My doubt will this Spirit will support Samsung galaxy s4 ..no matter it needs device to be rooted.
Request : Any Dev or other user who experimented spirit radio on s4 please post your views here..whether it supports or not
If no then what is another option to have Spirit like radio which don't need Internet or Data Connection
(If you are radio lover then please support :thumbup: here and post your views: help people to get alternative option )

People who are disappointed should start a petition to Samsung about it so they realize how important it is to their consumers, and they don't make this mistake again.

I think the s4 does not have the fm radio chip ... So spirit fm might not work
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People who are disappointed should start a petition to Samsung about it so they realize how important it is to their consumers, and they don't make this mistake again.
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You are right..but what about Spirit Fm ...when/because Sammy already started shipping
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nomancoolboy said:
I think the s4 does not have the fm radio chip ... So spirit fm might not work
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If its true then another shocking news
May be I will buy Optimus g pro rather than s4
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I'm only disappointed with the lack of FM radio in the sense that I like a phone to have as many features as it can. That said, I rarely ever used the radio because I'm not that big into sports and I have plenty of ways to get the music I like without having to listen to advertisements and the 95% of other music I didn't want to listen to anyway. It's handy to have FM in emergencies, but then again I think everyone should have a back up portable radio anyway just in case their phones fail. Security by redundancy and all that.

ipsuvedi said:
If its true then another shocking news
May be I will buy Optimus g pro rather than s4
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just for fm? lol
reality is that we want all the features regardless of whether we use it or not . To be honest the total time i used fm on my s2/s3 wont go beyond an hour or two in the past one year but yet i feel a bit disappointed with s4 not having fm chip

I used to care about radio...about 10 years ago. TBH I don't even really listen to radio in the car or at home either. Sure, that's just me, but even the cheapskates I know generally listen to music on devices (ie mp3). Just look at the popularity of mp3 players. These days most (if not all?) countries are moving to digital radio. I'd love to have digital radio in a phone purely for the ability to use it if the need ever arose

I swear that when i was ordering my S4 from AT&T yesterday it said FM radio was available with a headset. What am I missing here, I've been assuming that the S4 has a FM radio receiver just no built in antenna to pick it up.
Someone give me the scoop

Brendo said:
I used to care about radio...about 10 years ago. TBH I don't even really listen to radio in the car or at home either. Sure, that's just me, but even the cheapskates I know generally listen to music on devices (ie mp3). Just look at the popularity of mp3 players. These days most (if not all?) countries are moving to digital radio. I'd love to have digital radio in a phone purely for the ability to use it if the need ever arose
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I myself never used WiFi for 2months because I don't have wifi router and I use 3g...then should Samsung drop WiFi from phones because I don't use..
People don't thing only yourself...and don't think every feature to be used always..some are best used when they needed ..such as Fm Radio
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ipsuvedi said:
I myself never used WiFi for 2months because I don't have wifi router and I use 3g...then should Samsung drop WiFi from phones because I don't use..
People don't thing only yourself...and don't think every feature to be used always..some are best used when they needed ..such as Fm Radio
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I agree, however the trend would say that fm radio itself is being faded out? (same as analogue tv). IR blasters got phased out as they were superseded by Bluetooth and other transfer methods, now its making a comeback

That's not even close to being the same thing. Wi-fi is pretty essential, but FM radio has been largely replaced with better internet access. And FM radio is extremely easy to get anywhere, because it's standard in pretty much every car, or you can stop by wal-mart or any electronic store and pay $10 for an FM/AM radio handset. Honestly if you're in an "unstable area" where you rely on FM radio a lot, you shouldn't be using your phone exclusively for that anyway. Radio handsets come with elongated antennas to better receive signal, and now there are radios with solar power so you can go without batteries/wall outlets.
No one is saying that they're happy Samsung kept it out, or that it's not a loss. But buying a phone purely based on FM radio is pretty asinine, since you should be using a dedicated radio if it's that essential to your survival.

I never had used FM radio from any of my phones, but in Denmark FM is used in cases of disaster where Internet might be down.
Citation from DEMA website
Warning acute disaster
In the event of a disaster situation, the police task and responsibility to alert the population and the installed sirens will be handled by the police. At DEMA website you can hear what the different siren signals mean (link).
The population will also be alerted and kept informed through the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
Since currents can fail, it is recommended to keep abreast with the help of transistor radios.

Mittaa said:
I never had used FM radio from any of my phones, but in Denmark FM is used in cases of disaster where Internet might be down.
Citation from DEMA website
Warning acute disaster
In the event of a disaster situation, the police task and responsibility to alert the population and the installed sirens will be handled by the police. At DEMA website you can hear what the different siren signals mean (link).
The population will also be alerted and kept informed through the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.
Since currents can fail, it is recommended to keep abreast with the help of transistor radios.
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In that case you'd have a dedicated radio as a phone battery would be dead in no time

Sarcron said:
That's not even close to being the same thing. Wi-fi is pretty essential, but FM radio has been largely replaced with better internet access. And FM radio is extremely easy to get anywhere, because it's standard in pretty much every car, or you can stop by wal-mart or any electronic store and pay $10 for an FM/AM radio handset. Honestly if you're in an "unstable area" where you rely on FM radio a lot, you shouldn't be using your phone exclusively for that anyway. Radio handsets come with elongated antennas to better receive signal, and now there are radios with solar power so you can go without batteries/wall outlets.
No one is saying that they're happy Samsung kept it out, or that it's not a loss. But buying a phone purely based on FM radio is pretty asinine, since you should be using a dedicated radio if it's that essential to your survival.
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Brendo said:
I agree, however the trend would say that fm radio itself is being faded out? (same as analogue tv). IR blasters got phased out as they were superseded by Bluetooth and other transfer methods, now its making a comeback
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I too agree with you both and i also always dont use radio ...but everybody wants their devices to have more and more features especially flagship devices like s4.....in other hand many people prefer samsung over apple & other because they have some old but essential features like 3g video call, fm radio etc

I would definitely be willing to have a thicker/larger phone and pay a little bit more if it could have a radio chip, no doubt about it. I don't know if the majority of people would feel the same way.

AT&T version ships with a FM Radio...
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Brendo said:
In that case you'd have a dedicated radio as a phone battery would be dead in no time
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Screen off my SGS2 will last for 2 days listening to FM, and with data off even longer!
Using Internet radio sure will drain fast.

Jay A whY said:
AT&T version ships with a FM Radio...
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But many people say that is AT&T's typing mistake
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Jay A whY said:
AT&T version ships with a FM Radio...
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That's what I thought it said but with headphones only. Does that mean it has a receiver but no internal antenna dedicated for the fm thus the need for headphones. Would it be possible to hack this somehow to where a modded 3.5mm jack with a pull out antenna could be used instead of headphones and then create and app or hack something in the software to play via speakers??