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Captivative has FM?

hi, for those who got the ATT Captivative, do you konw if the phoen comes with FM radio? I searched online and it looks like the phone may not come with it.

Doesn't have the software for it, may or may not have the actual hardware.

Doesn't come with FM. The hardware *may* be there and if so could possibly be enabled with a custom kernel but no one knows for sure yet.

The hardware is there, theres just no drivers in the shipped kernel, but yes theres also the chance that att decided to request samsung to remove the fm radio chipset, so that people would use att radio services etc.

Sick and tire of AT&T. Why disable the fm radio?

ATT wants to make more money off of their subscribers by making them use the ATT app which causes the user to use data (pay for a larger data plan) and pay a monthly subscription fee.
The Euro version comes with an FMRadio.apk I installed it and the GUI works fine (even detected that I didn't have my headphones plugged in) but, threw an error that the app couldn't start the radio.
So, my conclusion would be that we just need to get the drivers from the Euro version of the Galaxy S and put them into a custom kernal and install the FMRadio.apk = we would have a working FM radio.
Should be very possible and very likely to happen!

If you want it to just listen to the Radio, try IHeartRadio it has an extremely large collection of Radio stations across the nation streamed to the phone.

Once again: that uses data. I think we were hoping for a REAL WORKING FM RADIO. This should be possible.

thanks for the feedback guys. I really don't understand why ATT always want to cripple these devices.
Hopefully someone will get it to work.

Can't blame AT&T solely here. It looks like none of the US spec Galaxy S phones will have FM radio.

sumsimpleracer said:
If you want it to just listen to the Radio, try IHeartRadio it has an extremely large collection of Radio stations across the nation streamed to the phone.
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I heart radio only has clear channel stations. So if the station you want to listen isnt owned by clear channel, you need to find an alternative.

I use RadioTime on my squeezebox for both local and non-local radio, and it appears they have a (pay) app.

nolesrule said:
I use RadioTime on my squeezebox for both local and non-local radio, and it appears they have a (pay) app.
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pandora app in store but it uses data to stream your music,just music of your choice nothing else

what is the outcome of this investigation?

I use this portal http://www.thestreamcenter.com/ and streamfurious http://www.streamfurious.com/ but I agree! We need to get our FM radio hardware working. I did this with my Fuze and Tilt II thanks to xda.

rafyvitto said:
The hardware is there, theres just no drivers in the shipped kernel, but yes theres also the chance that att decided to request samsung to remove the fm radio chipset, so that people would use att radio services etc.
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Doesn't make sense, since the HTC Aria has an FM radio. My guess would be Samsung didn't take the time to get FCC clearance for the FM radio.

Why did this thread fall to page 3... It's still a problem and I want to know if it has an FM radio or not.

Dont get me wrong, all cell companies are evil. but dont blame them for something that the hardware manufacturers are obviously doing.
im in canada with rogers with the i896 version of the i897 model, NO FM.
not even the international version of the i897 model has working FM.
dont blame att.... for this.

FM radio app?

Is there an FM radio that works on a rooted charge?
I recent installed CM7 on another phone of mine, and the FM radio app is awesome! Would be great for listening to the TV at the gym.
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The Hummingbird SoC does include FM radio capability AFAIK. However, the pins for it may not be in use on the board - much like the OG Droid had an SoC with FM capability but it just wasn't connected at the hardware level.
I don't know if anyone knows or has looked into if the Charge has the hardware capability for it at this point. If it is in fact there I see no reason why it couldn't be supported, there are Galaxy S variants that do support FM radio on sale already (in Europe).

I use this app for radio stations. While not FM radio, it uses the web streaming from radio stations, and does a pretty good of it.
http://tunein.com/mobile/android/

lucky13 said:
I use this app for radio stations. While not FM radio, it uses the web streaming from radio stations, and does a pretty good of it.
http://tunein.com/mobile/android/
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+1 Gets all of my local stations, but then again all of my local stations have an internet stream available.

I want something that will pick up an FM signal from the TVs at the gym, not internet radio.
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CLTatenza said:
I want something that will pick up an FM signal from the TVs at the gym, not internet radio.
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I think you're out of luck. Like Danrarbc mentioned, the hardware is not set up to support it.

Neither was my old g2 and mytouch4g, until I installed cm7 on them.
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Rom with fm radio?

Hey guys I was just wondering if anyone knows if there is a rom out there for the Verizon galaxy s3 that enables fm radio support? Or if the phone even has fm radio capabilities.
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Is there a reason for FM radio? Since there are apps like Tunein Radio.

US gs3 doesn't support fm radio. Only the international version does

I want the fm radio for when i'm working, since using the fm radio doesnt take up data and only uses the battery life it is very ideal for me when working.

christianstudebaker said:
I want the fm radio for when i'm working, since using the fm radio doesnt take up data and only uses the battery life it is very ideal for me when working.
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In checking data use using the iHeart app, it's pretty minimal. Far less than, say, streaming videos, etc.

That's the one thing I do miss about my international phone is the fm radio. Yes there is the iheart app, but if your station isn't on there you're sol.

If not on iheart, you can check TuneIn or Radio.com apps...that'll pretty much cover the majority of broadcast stations. Plus some stations have their own apps.

[Q] FM Radio

I plan buy this mobile but I want know if it supports FM radio?
Normally it hasn't... But some other phones, like Droid 3, support it via application like Spirit FM etc...
It has the same solution???

tim-ranger said:
I plan buy this mobile but I want know if it supports FM radio?
Normally it hasn't... But some other phones, like Droid 3, support it via application like Spirit FM etc...
It has the same solution???
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The chipset of our phone supports it, but I seem to recall that our phone doesn't have an antenna connected to the pins to enable it.

too bad... same situation in Samsung i927 too??

I don't think so.

[Q] FM Radio enabled?

I went to use my NextRadio app and I got this:
"Thank you for trying NextRadio!
Unfortunately, NextRadio no longer provides radio streams and is now incompatible with your device. We apologize for the inconvenience."
I had my headphone plugged in, firmware up-to-date and nothing.
I check my Note 9 and it works perfectly.
I'm saddened to be missing this important feature. Especially this time of year when I'm listening to sports radio frequently.
I checked with google and I came across post that said Verizon confirmed that the chip is there but is blocking it on the Verizon network.
I am with T-Mobile but this is the first time I have ever purchased an unlocked phone. I am a little worried that I am s.o.l. with this and that Samsung has disabled the chip themselves (if I even have it). I know T-Mobile pushes their OEM partners to support it. Can anyone with an T-Mobile branded phone please see if theirs work or notwith NextRadio?
OR is this really just an unintended causality of war in the removal of the headphone jack? I was hoping that having USB-C headphones would still act as an antenna.
https://www.tmonews.com/2015/08/t-m...m-chip-will-push-oem-partners-to-do-the-same/

I used Next radio all the time, while it worked.
https://www.droid-life.com/2019/01/...our-phones-nextradio-shuts-down-live-streams/
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Went to a tmobile store yesterday and installed nextradio on a SN10+, this is what it said after trying to run it:
"thank you for trying nextradio!
We'd love to bring you local fm radio, but nextradio doesn't have access to the fm radio receiver in your device. Let your wireless carrier know that you'd like to listen to free fm radio on your phone with nextradio!"
So tmobile has gone back on their word? Or maybe they cannot figure out how to turn the USB-c headphones into an antenna?
Frustrating but at least we got an extra 100mah in our batteries (2.33%) to make up for the lack of features.

sacnotsack said:
I used Next radio all the time, while it worked.
https://www.droid-life.com/2019/01/...our-phones-nextradio-shuts-down-live-streams/
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Thanks for the link but I'll still take local broadcast for sports. Internet radio blocks those out unless you pay.

rosedog said:
Thanks for the link but I'll still take local broadcast for sports. Internet radio blocks those out unless you pay.
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sometimes a new phone needs an update that utilizes the chip.
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sacnotsack said:
sometimes a new phone needs an update that utilizes the chip.
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That's what I'm hoping for at this point.

Has anyone tried a dongle and wired headphones?

Tidbits said:
Has anyone tried a dongle and wired headphones?
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if I remember correctly wired headphones/ aux cord were actually required because that acted as the antenna
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sacnotsack said:
if I remember correctly wired headphones/ aux cord were actually required because that acted as the antenna
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That's why I asked. The video the lady mentioned dongle when she said FM radio as to why I was asking has anyone tried that I don't have a dongle to try it.

I have a dongle and there is no FM chip. Really sucks.

Oyeve said:
I have a dongle and there is no FM chip. Really sucks.
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After reading the Verizon post and my experience at T-Mobile, your statement is incorrect. There is a FM chip but it being enabled or having access to it is a different situation.

My phone came directly from Samsung and gives the same message. This is Not a carrier issue, it's Samsung.

I think this is a Samsung thing as well. I made the unfortunate mistake of ordering the international version so i would be able to root it and play with some of the ROMs that are out there, without realizing the phone would be locked into Singapore mode (all samsung and google apps are giving recommendations for popular apps or products and services in Singapore even though my google play and samsung apps are registered in the US!). Either way thats my fault for not researching it better but, but the point of my post is that I get the same error everyone else is getting for the FM chip, so its not a Carrier thing. Even if i take the sim card out and connect to wifi only, and no carrier at all, i still get the error about the FM Radio.

Hi everyone. I have N975U1 and have the same problem. Is there a way to use FM Radio? Or gsmarena made a mistake saying this phone has? Thanks

jotade said:
Hi everyone. I have N975U1 and have the same problem. Is there a way to use FM Radio? Or gsmarena made a mistake saying this phone has? Thanks
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I also have the N975U1. Did anyone figure this out?