Any one know how to get FM tuner going. I can't locate software.
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Wrong section but I also was wondering this too. Maybe we can pull the files from the o2x.
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I have seen a couple of sites say that it didn't have a FM Tuner and then a lot more that says it does.
I wish there was some clarification on this and a known way to access it assuming that there is one.
I tried playing with it in the hidden menu and I never got it to work so I believe that it's there it's just not enabled in the kernel
Official site states that it have FM tuner.
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Can any one pull FM software from 2x and see if ot will work?
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I got the phone last night...there is no FM tuner on it.
I am trying to find one similar to the one on the darkstone froyo build for the HD2...
I don't know if T-Mobile changed it, or if I am remembering wrong, but I am pretty sure the T-Mobile G2x features page used to list an FM radio, but it sure isn't there now. I remember being very excited about it because I use the FM radio on my Nexus all the time. This may be a deal breaker for me. Hopefully the dev community can get it working.
Also seems odd for them to not enable FM radio for this phone when the O2x has it and the Optimus T also has one.
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I tried playing with it in the hidden menu and I never got it to work so I believe that it's there it's just not enabled in the kernel
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How do you get to the hidden menu?
http://cheapcellunlockedphones.com/lg-optimus-2x-hidden-menu/
I needed to use LauncherPro to find the activity. Just be careful, there is items that will completely up your phone in this menu and we don't have an nv-flash backup yet.
Try using the APK from the LG O2x. It should work, because the G2x firmware contains most of, if not all of the same framework the O2x features.
There is a app on the market call wunderradio it does all ur local FM stations and more its with the $ try that and see what u think used it for a few years keeps getting better plus It does not require headphones to work
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There is a app on the market call wunderradio it does all ur local FM stations and more its with the $ try that and see what u think used it for a few years keeps getting better plus It does not require headphones to work
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Uses data though, they want local radio stations transmitter and received on fm transmissions not online radio
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Try using the APK from the LG O2x. It should work, because the G2x firmware contains most of, if not all of the same framework the O2x features.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13053783&postcount=84
The apks were posted in the above post, but from what I can tell they didn't have success yet.
Can anyone try these out and see if they work for them?
From what I've read the radios in the O2x and G2x are a bit different, so the FM capability could be different.
I think the Nexus One was also capable of Wireless N and FM radio, but neither of those were ever enabled.
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From what I've read the radios in the O2x and G2x are a bit different, so the FM capability could be different.
I think the Nexus One was also capable of Wireless N and FM radio, but neither of those were ever enabled.
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I had both wireless N and FM radio on my Nexus One
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13053783&postcount=84
The apks were posted in the above post, but from what I can tell they didn't have success yet.
Can anyone try these out and see if they work for them?
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Didnt work, tried it.
Realistically, if we're assuming that the radio is included in the hardware, but removed software-wise, then we should probably start with determining if we even have a driver for it or not. I don't have my phone yet, so can't help.
In all official listings before release FM radio was in the specs list. I hope they only remooved software.
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This seems to be the similar problem that we had with Samsung Vibrant. Unfortunetly there was a hardware missing on Vibrant, but hoping it is not the case for G2x. Hopefully kernel fix and drivers, along with the apk from o2x would fix it.(fingers crossed)
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So i was looking at the xda wiki for our device and noticed that in the specs that there's an FM tuner in our device but its disabled within the firmware. my 1st question is, is it true we have an FM tuner? and my second question is, if we do truly have an FM tuner that is disabled within the firmware, is there a way we can enable it so we can use it? i mean, if there is a way to enable it, why not use all the features that our phone has?
I think that the chip would have to be connected to the headphone jack so that when you connect your headphones they act as an aerial antenna. At least thats how my old hd2 worked. Im thimking that they left it disabled because they left out that connection. I wish I could say for sure but I'm not opening up my phone to check!
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Here's a tear down of our device. Looks like the chip that does wifi & bluetooth is also a tuner:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Teardown/4977/2
We know the chip is there but if it doesn't connect to the headset jack its useless even with the correct firmware/driver. Imagine your car radio without an antenna... It just wont work. If the connection is there then it could work but just cause you have a fm chip doesnt automatically mean you can tune in. hope this helps.
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We know the chip is there but if it doesn't connect to the headset jack its useless even with the correct firmware/driver. Imagine your car radio without an antenna... It just wont work. If the connection is there then it could work but just cause you have a fm chip doesnt automatically mean you can tune in. hope this helps.
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LOL,I get that. I was just pointing to the tear down in the hopes the OP would see what he was asking about as he seemed unsure whether is was really there or not.
I didnt know that our phone has a magnesium chassis... the thing doubles as an emergency fire starter! Lol
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leo321 said:
I didnt know that our phone has a magnesium chassis... the thing doubles as an emergency fire starter! Lol
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Yeah, I saw that LOL. So if you're ever lost in the woods.....
a simple "no, it can't be done," would have been sufficient. thanks for the info though. just thought it could be enabled through code or something. guess not though. thanks anyway.
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Probably not impossible just not very practical... If somebody had the time its probally possible
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a simple "no, it can't be done," would have been sufficient. thanks for the info though. just thought it could be enabled through code or something. guess not though. thanks anyway.
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Actually, I was the one who updated that info on the wiki.
The fm chip is on our phone but it is 'disabled in firmware'. My question... hopefully answered soon... is it disabled in the broadcom firmware or in the bootloader (which initializes all of the hardware... like the bios on a pc... before it hands off to the kernel).
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Actually, I was the one who updated that info on the wiki.
The fm chip is on our phone but it is 'disabled in firmware'. My question... hopefully answered soon... is it disabled in the broadcom firmware or in the bootloader (which initializes all of the hardware... like the bios on a pc... before it hands off to the kernel).
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finally someone thinking the way I was. thank you bryan. now hopefully someone looks into this. I personally would love to have it enabled. pandora, or any other music streamer at that, just eats at you're bw if you know what I mean.
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finally someone thinking the way I was. thank you bryan. now hopefully someone looks into this. I personally would love to have it enabled. pandora, or any other music streamer at that, just eats at you're bw if you know what I mean.
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deffently bios type level.
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deffently bios type level.
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so if bryan is saying that bios is bootloaders for our device and raver is saying that it is definitely bios related, does that mean we can enable it somehow? sorry for being a pest about this, but I'm not a dev here otherwise I would do this myself (with a little help of course).
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so if bryan is saying that bios is bootloaders for our device and raver is saying that it is definitely bios related, does that mean we can enable it somehow?
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I'm working on u-boot in the background. It's lower priority on my list to the kernel and cm7, but it's on the list. When I get there, I definitely want FM support for our phone, and will do my best to make it work.
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sorry for being a pest about this, but I'm not a dev here otherwise I would do this myself (with a little help of course).
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Out of all the questions I get, your question is a good one.
The thing is, not all dumb questions are dumb questions. They just may seem dumb to the person asking.
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so if bryan is saying that bios is bootloaders for our device and raver is saying that it is definitely bios related, does that mean we can enable it somehow? sorry for being a pest about this, but I'm not a dev here otherwise I would do this myself (with a little help of course).
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its posable to re enable it in there but it still will not work the physcial connection to the transmiter and the headphone / antennia jack would still need to be birdged.
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its posable to re enable it in there but it still will not work the physcial connection to the transmiter and the headphone / antennia jack would still need to be birdged.
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Thought so.
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What about the FM transmitter function of the BCM4329 chip? That sounds like a source for a lot more fun than just having the phone act like a cheap transistor radio.
Man u guys are great continuing finding ways to make this phone great!!!
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Man u guys are great continuing finding ways to make this phone great!!!
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It is also possible that what they mean by "disabled in the firmware" is the firmware that is loaded for the bcm4329 chip.
we load fw_bcm4329.hcd and a few other 'firmware' binaries. Its possible that these are the firmware fm is disabled in.
I can't find none
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Tune in radio. There's a free version in the market that works great
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I can't find none
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This phone will not be able to pick up FM Radio, if I recall correctly this phone has the chip inside ffor FM Radio but its not "connected" so it won't work, someone correct me if I'm wrong but I've tried before to try to listen to the radio on my phone but any app I use wont work.
Hope this helped!
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This phone will not be able to pick up FM Radio, if I recall correctly this phone has the chip inside ffor FM Radio but its not "connected" so it won't work, someone correct me if I'm wrong but I've tried before to try to listen to the radio on my phone but any app I use wont work.
Hope this helped!
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It's true, except mine, (from wind) had a radio app (FM radio) that worked. For some reason only wind's phones seem to be able to do that.
Thanks
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Ya tune in works great. I have the paid version which even lets u save the broadcasts. I use it every day and have never had a problem.
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Ya tune in works great. I have the paid version which even lets u save the broadcasts. I use it every day and have never had a problem.
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Thats True no FM Radio for GX2, why they left tha spot there and not hook up?
How much data the TUNE IN waste?
Isn't there a way to reconnect the radio and modify the software to get it to work?
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Isn't there a way to reconnect the radio and modify the software to get it to work?
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If I remember my reading correctly, the hardware doesn't have FM capabilities. There was a thread that went through the debug responses from the chip, and the functionality just isn't addressable by software.
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It's true, except mine, (from wind) had a radio app (FM radio) that worked. For some reason only wind's phones seem to be able to do that.
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Do you happen to have an apk for the FM? I have WIND mobile aswell and would love to get FM on this too.
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Do you happen to have an apk for the FM? I have WIND mobile aswell and would love to get FM on this too.
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Even if I did, it would not work without the libs and proper kernel config.
Someone plz help
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If I remember my reading correctly, the hardware doesn't have FM capabilities. There was a thread that went through the debug responses from the chip, and the functionality just isn't addressable by software.
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everyone says it's "not connected", what if someone actually CONNECTED it?
What i mean is.. there's people out there who mod circuitry, and make thigns, like those arduino modules.
would it be possible for someone to soder/wire some connections to this radio chip so that it got power from the system, and worked?
for instance, the "wind" one seems to have SOMETHING working..
would it be possible for one to get it working themselves, and then have the system use it?
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I have a stock rooted Blaze 4G. In the Settings, I make sure that NFC is enabled, but it does not seem to work. I downloaded a bunch of NFC apps, and none of them could pick up any RFID tags (e.g., parking meters, work badge, US passport, etc). The battery states that it has NFC.
After I rooted my phone, I got rid of a lot of T-Mobile bloatware, so I am wondering whether I could delete something that would affect NFC.
I do not know if it is a software or hardware bug and whether this is a bug at all, so I would really appreciate any suggestions or comments. Thank you.
im running tweaked 1.6 and nfc works for me... you ha e to enable in settings and use an app but i can send bookmarks and contacts and data between phones at least.. i havent found any tags to scan yet...
if youre thinking that you might have dumped some apps that you need, i would reccomend flashing tweaked, it is unbloated and smooth....
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if youre thinking that you might have dumped some apps that you need, i would reccomend flashing tweaked, it is unbloated and smooth....
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Thanks, I will try Tweaked 1.6.
Who has actually used their NFC for anything...?
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im buying a sheet of stickers off ebay and i wanna use them to rick-roll unsuspecting by sticking them on things that have scan codes...lol
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I tried Tweaked v1.6, and the NFC still did not work I could still try to flash the stock ROM, but I really doubt it would work either. I guess it is a hardware defect, and unfortunately, I cannot bring it back to T-mobile as I left them a while ago. I do not really use NFC often (apart from SF parking meters), but it is nice to have a fully functioning phone.
nfc on android phones only works with a frequency of 13.56 mhz so perhaps the tags you are scanning are on a dif frequency
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grundlestain said:
nfc on android phones only works with a frequency of 13.56 mhz so perhaps the tags you are scanning are on a dif frequency
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The US passport works on 13.56 MHz frequency, but my phone cannot pick it up. Parking meters clearly say NFC, and my phone cannot pick them up either, so I have to enter the long number manually.
my phone doesnt even have NFC
my battery says near field communication on it, and the option to turn it on is in wireless and network settings... did you by any chance change your battery?
i have deffinately sent stuff between phones, but havent found a tag to scan yet...
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my battery says near field communication on it, and the option to turn it on is in wireless and network settings... did you by any chance change your battery?
i have deffinately sent stuff between phones, but havent found a tag to scan yet...
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Yes, the battery is stock, and it says Near Field Communication. I have not tried to use it to communicate between phones, but that is not what I would use it for on a daily basis anyway.
So i downloaded getril out of curiosity. I ran it and it says ril and baseband don't match. I'm on 2.3.4 bb with a v20c ril. Recommending ffor me to upgrade to v21y. My phone is operating fine...basically i just want to know if i should do it or not, if so why?
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So i downloaded getril out of curiosity. I ran it and it says ril and baseband don't match. I'm on 2.3.4 bb with a v20c ril. Recommending ffor me to upgrade to v21y. My phone is operating fine...basically i just want to know if i should do it or not, if so why?
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always upgrade, the radio interface layer needs to match the baseband files.
Yeah that's what i read but my phone has been working just fine. Either way i upgraded anyway lol
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Spawne32 said:
always upgrade, the radio interface layer needs to match the baseband files.
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Why?
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Why?
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I've noticed issues with connectivity for data when my RIL isn't matched.
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Why?
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it works similar to how windows uses drivers to communicate with the hardware, it is basically the same way linux is able to allow the android operating system to communicate with the hardware layer of your network radio, incompatible RIL/baseband can cause dropped calls etc, if it errors out.
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I've noticed issues with connectivity for data when my RIL isn't matched.
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it works similar to how windows uses drivers to communicate with the hardware, it is basically the same way linux is able to allow the android operating system to communicate with the hardware layer of your network radio, incompatible RIL/baseband can cause dropped calls etc, if it errors out.
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You know guys, I thought the same until I realized that cm7 and all ROMs based on it had mismatched ril when installed... sometimes I forgot to use getril for days and there were no noticeable issues.
IMHO I guess, but I have found a lot of such info on xda is belief based (GPS fixes are another example). Anyways whatever floats a boat I guess.
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hello...
what's going on everyone... first off just want to thank everyone for their hard work on these forums. thought the whole rooting/modding thing seemed harder than it looked, but when i finally got down and dirty, it reminded me of when i modded my psp a few years back!
anyway, just reading this thread and decided to dl getRIL, and it does say my RIL/baseband don't match. i'm running the g2x with cm7/mazout's 2.6.32.60 GB kernel and the "new baseband fix" after having the popping/"hash hash" sound (can't recall where the thread is off the top of my head...). getRIL says i'm running v20c, i was under the impression that this setup was "v21y-ish"? i've had this setup for a few days now, and the only issues i've had were random reboots/shutdowns (85% positive it's a battery issue... it looks like it's swelling!). i switched from cm10.1 JB (yesss! JB on my g2x...waitaminit... can't call or text?!?!?! aarrgggh!) to EB ICS 4.0.4 for about a week to my current setup (as i like having HWA and a video camera.) but with my current setup, no data/radio issues so far...
basically the point is: should i mess with my baseband or leave it as is? again, thanks!!!
I would use getril to adjust your ril to the baseband just as i did.
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I would use getril to adjust your ril to the baseband just as i did.
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But seems like it ain't broke... why fix it?
What advantage does matching baseband and ril provide?
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But seems like it ain't broke... why fix it?
What advantage does matching baseband and ril provide?
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It's the same as updating drivers on your computer, you either want to, or you dont. But if you start having issues with connectivity, it is advised that you update the RIL first.
Mine didn't seem like it had any issues either but I did it anyway in the hopes that I could get better battery life, call quality, etc. Haven't really noticed any improvements yet lol.....
So I did it... so far no issues n everything sounds fine as far as radio/call quality goes...
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So I did it... so far no issues n everything sounds fine as far as radio/call quality goes...
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Did you have issues before? What did it fix/improve?
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No real issues, just didn't want any issues in the future with RIL/baseband nit matching... plus I'm kinda OCD when I mod my gadgets. That's why I went back to GB from the EB ICS rom I was running, I had to have video camera n HWA functioning
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I did the exact same thing timeline
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I've noticed mainly GPS won't load without matching RIL
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question: why are phones sold with unmatched modem/RIL?
Neither of mine were?
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It is almost always best to use the RIL that matches the software version it is meant to work with. The RIL is responsible for interpreting commands between the Android kernel and the hardware radio/modem that enable the phone to work as a cell phone. One of the reasons that the G2X won't work as a cell phone with ICS is the incompatibility of the GB RIL with ICS and no G2X specific RIL for ICS is available.
Hi guys. I was wondering if there is a radio app most likely AM because i need to listen to news that doesnt require internet connection. I really need one in case of emergencies and all especially now that a typhoon is approaching my country. Thanks.
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AMLB said:
Hi guys. I was wondering if there is a radio app most likely AM because i need to listen to news that doesnt require internet connection. I really need one in case of emergencies and all especially now that a typhoon is approaching my country. Thanks.
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You will need a device that has the radio ship built in and if I remember right only HTC and some Sony devices have this chip still.
Yeah im using a Samsung Galaxy S3 with cm11. If im not mistaking my phone has radio capabilities since back when i was still using touchwiz it has a radio app.
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AMLB said:
Yeah im using a Samsung Galaxy S3 with cm11. If im not mistaking my phone has radio capabilities since back when i was still using touchwiz it has a radio app.
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Then if it is the EU version (US version doesnt have the hardware) Then just grab a fm radio app and hook up some headphones (they are used as antenna) and you should be good to go.
While it's not impossible to cram an AM radio in a phone, getting good reception requires the radio/phone to be stationary in a specific position. Cell phones typically don't remain stationary. So manufacturers, even the few that still put FM radio, simply don't bother. No app can turn on what doesn't exist.
I don't know how it's done in the Philippines (I assume that's where you are - good luck by the way), but in the US, severe weather emergency alerts can be broadcast through regular cellular telephony. Of course, that assumes the broadcast towers are still standing...
Your best bet is to buy a small portable radio. Something that people listen to sports on, or even one of those emergency ones that you can crank to charge up. But it wouldn't surprise me if these are hard to find, considering what's about to hit your islands.