Where is the wireless/data receiver placed? - Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)

Which part of the phone is the wireless and the data receiver placed?

th3controller said:
Which part of the phone is the wireless and the data receiver placed?
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Uhm? On the motherboard. Why?
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Teardown/4977/2

Lmao that's not what I meant. I meant is it located somewhere in the top left corner or something?

Click that link I gave you.

hechoen said:
Click that link I gave you.
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Lol I missed that. I thought it was ur signature. Thanks dude
Also if your.asking why I bumped my phone on a wall and I got paranoid lol

An FM tuner? There used to be an app that worked with some tuners. Gonna look for it. I didn't search to find any additional info about the tuner because Tapatalk's search sucks.
Edit: Looking at the link above I noticed there was an FM tuner.
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foltz61 said:
An FM tuner? There used to be an app that worked with some tuners. Gonna look for it. I didn't search to find any additional info about the tuner because Tapatalk's search sucks.
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There is indeed an FM tuner on the board. I've tried some FM radio apps and have had no luck even with head phones plugged in(which is what most phones use for antennas). We've talked about finding a way to enable it in the past but no one has really looked that hard. Not super high on the priority list.

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Just want to share.....

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p.s. the main reason I bought the module was for my nook color which btw works too, this prompted me to test it on the captivate which works wonders now with my navigation. Just sharing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940970
yeah, i got myself the tom tom one
xredjokerx said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940970
yeah, i got myself the tom tom one
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hey! I didnt know it has been posted in the accessories, anyway thanks for the link!
thats a workable solution for some
but you did NOT GET YOUR GPS working. You are simply using an alternate GPS device.
bames said:
thats a workable solution for some
but you did NOT GET YOUR GPS working. You are simply using an alternate GPS device.
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Oooppps... another correction, Yes it should have been an ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION! THANKS
big23 said:
hey! I didnt know it has been posted in the accessories, anyway thanks for the link!
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A search would have shown you that. Always do a search before starting a new thread.
to be fair that thread title is horrible from a descriptive standpoint.

[Q] FM Radio on Galaxy S 4G?

I heard that some models of the Galaxy S line have FM Radios built in. Anyone know if it's built-in and disabled, or if it's on and we just need an app for it?
I've looked in the market for an FM radio app, and for a solution but found nothing.
Any ideas?
Officially, I've seen it's nonexistant, but some seem to have doubts.
Thanks in advance.
danstheman7 said:
I heard that some models of the Galaxy S line have FM Radios built in. Anyone know if it's built-in and disabled, or if it's on and we just need an app for it?
I've looked in the market for an FM radio app, and for a solution but found nothing.
Any ideas?
Officially, I've seen it's nonexistant, but some seem to have doubts.
Thanks in advance.
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I looked that up when I had the SGS4G but it turns out from what I read that only European Samsung Galaxy S phone's have the radio ability ...
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danstheman7 said:
I heard that some models of the Galaxy S line have FM Radios built in. Anyone know if it's built-in and disabled, or if it's on and we just need an app for it?
I've looked in the market for an FM radio app, and for a solution but found nothing.
Any ideas?
Officially, I've seen it's nonexistant, but some seem to have doubts.
Thanks in advance.
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I too would like to get this feature working. From this site:
http://www.chipworks.com/en/technic...rdown-of-the-samsung-galaxy-s-4g-smart-phone/
It says that the hardware is there. So it's only a matter of someone figuring out how to remove the block!
FM RADIO
do you have to have a certain model like I had a mytouch 3g but there were so many different models 32a and 32b and voderfone so is it the same case for the SGS4G
invario said:
I too would like to get this feature working. From this site:
http://www.chipworks.com/en/technic...rdown-of-the-samsung-galaxy-s-4g-smart-phone/
It says that the hardware is there. So it's only a matter of someone figuring out how to remove the block!
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Well there are a few hardware specification mistakes; for example, it says the CPU is Samsung manufactured, while it is in not that, but a Hummingbird CPU.
Hummingbird was codeveloped by Samsung and Intrinsity. Check wiki.
invario said:
Hummingbird was codeveloped by Samsung and Intrinsity. Check wiki.
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lol I feel stupid, my apologies
Hehe no worries.
Alright so anyway, after a little bit of hunting more sites seem to say there is no radio, but I still have my own little hunch...
No- http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_4g-3719.php
No- http://www.mobile-phonez.net/2011/03/samsung-galaxy-s-4g/
No- http://www.esato.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy+S+4G-778
Yes- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S
Double Yes!- http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110328080129AATmxrf
Yes- http://www.rizwanashraf.com/2011/01/21/samsung-galaxy-s-4g/
Who knows.
Why not just download a radio app and use that? You get way more stations that way.
Sigh. Wish someone would figure out the right answer. And if it does have a tuner, turn it on! Oh well...
404glitch said:
Why not just download a radio app and use that? You get way more stations that way.
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Uses data, and probably a lot more battery compared to a tuner.

Anyone figure out if we can get the FM radio working?

Someone pointed out at Android forums that there isn't an FM radio on our phone. I thought there was. I thought I saw somewhere that the antenna was in the headset like my old Archos?
I found this thread in the Optimus 2x forum area here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043897&highlight=radio
I'm wondering what the status of figuring this out is? Has it been discussed at all here? I couldn't find it if it has.
ickster said:
Someone pointed out at Android forums that there isn't an FM radio on our phone. I thought there was. I thought I saw somewhere that the antenna was in the headset like my old Archos?
I found this thread in the Optimus 2x forum area here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043897&highlight=radio
I'm wondering what the status of figuring this out is? Has it been discussed at all here? I couldn't find it if it has.
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I believe the FM radio has to be enabled on the kernel level. Until we get a kernel that has support, no radio for us.
We do have a couple of kernal developers now though. I wonder if this has just been put on the backburner and if anyone of them could look into this.
sryan1983 said:
We do have a couple of kernal developers now though. I wonder if this has just been put on the backburner and if anyone of them could look into this.
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Probably put on the backburner. OC and UV is usually first priority.
Why not just download TuneIn Radio (free app)
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deadeye0908 said:
Why not just download TuneIn Radio (free app)
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Because an FM tuner allows you to listen to local stations that may not have digital feeds. It also doesn't use any of your data quota.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13271499&postcount=33
slycog said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13271499&postcount=33
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LOL, well that's it folks
if you go into the hidden menu do you get sound or is it just input the frequency and still get no sound. i found the service manual and it does look like the fm radio was not hooked up at all but if we still get sound from the hidden menus test then it might be possible
Xargon321 said:
if you go into the hidden menu do you get sound or is it just input the frequency and still get no sound. i found the service manual and it does look like the fm radio was not hooked up at all but if we still get sound from the hidden menus test then it might be possible
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No, I could not get past the page with the two fields.

com.qualcomm.atfwd service: bloatware?

Does anybody know what is the com.qualcomm.atfwd service for? Can be safely killed/removed? Or does it help processor, battery & stuff management and must be kept?
Nobody seems to know it :/
Thank you in advance
I've had it Greenified for about a month, and I've noticed nothing going wrong. Everything is perfectly fine.
Even I tried Googling around about that service but found nothing
An explanation would be really awesome
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Same here...
zack.1988 said:
Does anybody know what is the com.qualcomm.atfwd service for? Can be safely killed/removed? Or does it help processor, battery & stuff management and must be kept?
Nobody seems to know it :/
Thank you in advance
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HI
i dont know what is the service but you can
go to setting-Apps-All-com.qualcom.atfwd....stop it
if you see a problem with your phone just restart and this service run again
com.qualcomm.atfwd service (atfwd.apk) is Qualcomm's WiFi display. It allows you to mirror your devices display on a TV.
The apk can be deleted. WiFi display is only half functional on Stock anyway - WiFi connection gets disabled. I've included this file in the NoMoto Script and there have been no issues with it's removal.
ATTACK said:
com.qualcomm.atfwd service (atfwd.apk) is Qualcomm's WiFi display. It allows you to mirror your devices display on a TV.
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are you referring to miracast?
a1exus said:
are you referring to miracast?
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Yes
Sent from my Scorpion Mini
ATTACK said:
Yes
Sent from my Scorpion Mini
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so if i dont use miracast, is it safe to stop/disable/freeze?
a1exus said:
so if i dont use miracast, is it safe to stop/disable/freeze?
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Yup.
Sent from my Scorpion Mini
ATTACK said:
Yup.
Sent from my Scorpion Mini
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is there anything else can go with this? (any related apps/service)
Wfd SDK Service
Wfd Service
Wireless Display
Wireless Display Service
Wireless Display Widget
Are those related?
ATTACK said:
com.qualcomm.atfwd service (atfwd.apk) is Qualcomm's WiFi display. It allows you to mirror your devices display on a TV.
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Does it have anything to do with current-screen-content sharing over NFC (Andriod Beam) and such?
a1exus said:
is there anything else can go with this? (any related apps/service)
Wfd SDK Service
Wfd Service
Wireless Display
Wireless Display Service
Wireless Display Widget
Are those related?
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Wfd are Wifi Direct services, I recommend you dont freeze/remove them, they can be usefull in more common communication cases.
Wireless Display probably has something to do with miracast or similar, but I'm not sure.
UsernameWasTaken said:
Does it have anything to do with current-screen-content sharing over NFC (Andriod Beam) and such?
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No, there two separate apps.
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No, there two separate apps.
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Excellent. Frozen.
ATTACK said:
No, there two separate apps.
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OK - thanks !
ATTACK said:
com.qualcomm.atfwd service (atfwd.apk) is Qualcomm's WiFi display. It allows you to mirror your devices display on a TV.
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So it means that i don't need any external software to cast my screen...???
Kedharnadh said:
So it means that i don't need any external software to cast my screen...???
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Yes. Moto G supports Wireless Screen Mirroring with a simple build.prop edit. Motorola Stock is limited however in that it can only Mirror phone without WiFi Internet connection. GPE ROMs however can Wirelessly Screen Mirror and maintain WiFi Internet connection.
See Moto G FAQ for more info.
I remove it and i do not have any problem
Enviado desde mi XT1045 mediante Tapatalk
Thank you!!
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so if i dont use miracast, is it safe to stop/disable/freeze?
Yup.
Sent from my Scorpion Mini
Thanks for posting this because I accidentally clicked wrong and have been searching for a while to try to figure out how screwed I am lol &i don't have miracast so I'm not as worried about it as I was just after I did it or after I started searching for what it was and started worrying because i wasn't getting much more than a bunch of lists I really REALLY really REALLY didn't feel like reading lol...[I'm on my itouch because I did it on my phone and until i knew what it was I didn't want to touch my phone again and for some reason my itouch doesn't have a 'find on page' option to type "com.qualcomm.atfwd" into to avoid reading every last word looking for "a needle in a haystack" ..which is exactly what I would have wound up doing if you didn't write this &get an answer & even though none of you have anything to do with it being a really good answer for me I appreciate it as if you did lol
I am not a tech advanced person. Not a programmer. Could someone talk me through removing this and other bloatware carp from my phone. Also I have a ton of storage that has accumulated over past week that I didn't ask or accept. Please help. Just an ordinary gal on my LG stylo3.

How to get FM Radio on One Plus One

Any Devs working on enabling FM Radio feature on OnePlus one?
Hello mate, the one plus one doesn't have a FM reciver
mark manning said:
Hello mate, the one plus one doesn't have a FM reciver
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No, it have but it hasn't enabled.
erorcun said:
No, it have but it hasn't enabled.
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Where is your evidence or link showing this?
Oneplus hesitantly(see the link) says NO Fm.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1zl2y5/hi_we_are_carl_and_david_from_oneplus_tech_ask_us/cfv4rl4
But see step 14. (Qualcomm WCN3680 802.11ac/FM/BT 4.0 Combo Chip)https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/OnePlus+One+Teardown/26484
I am confused, can it be enabled using kernel?
tiny4579 said:
Where is your evidence or link showing this?
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This.
vamshi88 said:
see step 14. (Qualcomm WCN3680 802.11ac/FM/BT 4.0 Combo Chip)https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/OnePlus+One+Teardown/26484
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It's possible to make it work if there is a connection between chip and headphone jack. (For antenna)
I talked to the developer of SPIRIT FM and he told me this
Code:
Thanks for the log.
It looks like it has a Qualcomm FM/BT/WiFi combo chip.
But the kernel does not have the needed Qualcomm "IRIS" V4L FM driver at /dev/radio0.
Disabling the kernel driver is pretty unusual; even Google Nexus devices don't do that, despite that their FM antenna pins are hardware disabled.
A kernel that supports the FM V4L driver is needed to test any further.
Let's see
The easiest thing I have found which I listen to local channels is I-heart radio. I've had many phones in the past that had FM but never used it because I get what I want from I-heart radio and I use Bluetooth headset with mine.
jimmydee62 said:
The easiest thing I have found which I listen to local channels is I-heart radio. I've had many phones in the past that had FM but never used it because I get what I want from I-heart radio and I use Bluetooth headset with mine.
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I-Heart Radio is good but it uses bandwidth not all local radio stations are available.
Interesting, I'd love to see if having this included in a custom kernel will make an FM tuner app work..
I just asked AK if he can have a look someday http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54966825&postcount=998
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Oneplus hesitantly(see the link) says NO Fm.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1zl2y5/hi_we_are_carl_and_david_from_oneplus_tech_ask_us/cfv4rl4
But see step 14. (Qualcomm WCN3680 802.11ac/FM/BT 4.0 Combo Chip)https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/OnePlus+One+Teardown/26484
I am confused, can it be enabled using kernel?
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not sure how that's used. OPO is a BT 4.1 device, so i'm not sure that they've identified the correct part.
timothydonohue said:
not sure how that's used. OPO is a BT 4.1 device, so i'm not sure that they've identified the correct part.
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Well if you can zoom in the picture and look on chip itself it clearly shows as WCN3680. And as per BT 4.1 its just a patch it can applied to most or all 4.0 devices.
I've asked Franco to look into it as well here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/orig-development/kernel-franco-kernel-r1-t2800871
Looks like it's a no go
Nomelas said:
So i take it the FM radio didn't work?
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ak said:
No
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I was checking my opo ..fooling around and saw this "Qualcomm WCN3680" and then I saw an FM radio hmmm I thought OPO didn't have, then google it and here we are
Why use a chip with fm tuner and disable it? ..unless it's defective ones from qualcomm with fm tuner in a non working condition ..but cheaper
This is a topic where the spirit FM dev helps with enabling FM on the One.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/spirit-fm/spiritfm-oneplus-one-t2866431/post55856106
I'd love to try this, but I do not know that much about building my own kernel. Anyone else that is willing to try this or can at least point me in the right direction?
Why almost all the customize ROMs do not include FM radio function?
FM radio is not important, but useful and happy with that.
Maybe this will help : https://android.googlesource.com/ke...4-kitkat-mr1/drivers/media/radio/radio-iris.c
Its true. I hope CM folks can enable it.
NPR has article on it. The Hidden FM Radio Inside Your Pocket, And Why You Can't Use It

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