So a little (not at all) touted feature of the EDGE is that it contains an active FM tuner in it that can be used to access radio stations over the air. It is very weird that this is a capability that wasn't promoted as, even though this seems like old technology, the beauty of it is that it is built into the EDGE.
Why would I be so excited about this? Because, when you use iHeart or other radio apps to listen to the radio... it is delayed 30 seconds to 5 minutes or more. Not a big deal if listening to music or even talk radio... but a HUGE deal if you are wanting to listen to the radio announcer of a sporting event.
I like to listen to the radio while attending a college football game. Makes it even more interesting and now I can! BUT! The EDGE (and my home tuner) require that there is a wire connected to act as an antenna... otherwise the reception sucks.
I don't want to use a regular wired headset. I HATE wired headsets.
So the question is: Is there a dongle of sorts that could be plugged into the headset jack, that could act as the antenna without routing the audio through it? Next Radio App allows for rerouting the audio through the speaker but it doesn't also include allowing it to be routed to the Bluetooth.
I guess in writing the above I answered my own question with who I should ask next... Next Radio... but thought I'd still throw this out in case y'all know of another app that can use the internal FM Tuner AND send the audio to bluetooth.
Thanks in advance for indulging this question.
beejmeister said:
So a little (not at all) touted feature of the EDGE is that it contains an active FM tuner in it that can be used to access radio stations over the air. It is very weird that this is a capability that wasn't promoted as, even though this seems like old technology, the beauty of it is that it is built into the EDGE.
Why would I be so excited about this? Because, when you use iHeart or other radio apps to listen to the radio... it is delayed 30 seconds to 5 minutes or more. Not a big deal if listening to music or even talk radio... but a HUGE deal if you are wanting to listen to the radio announcer of a sporting event.
I like to listen to the radio while attending a college football game. Makes it even more interesting and now I can! BUT! The EDGE (and my home tuner) require that there is a wire connected to act as an antenna... otherwise the reception sucks.
I don't want to use a regular wired headset. I HATE wired headsets.
So the question is: Is there a dongle of sorts that could be plugged into the headset jack, that could act as the antenna without routing the audio through it? Next Radio App allows for rerouting the audio through the speaker but it doesn't also include allowing it to be routed to the Bluetooth.
I guess in writing the above I answered my own question with who I should ask next... Next Radio... but thought I'd still throw this out in case y'all know of another app that can use the internal FM Tuner AND send the audio to bluetooth.
Thanks in advance for indulging this question.
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Do you have the sprint model? Usually every carrier in the US except Sprint removes the FM radio to force people to stream instead. Sprint was the only carrier to have an FM radio on the Note 3 as well.
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To actually answer your question though, there is an app on the Play Store called SoundAbout. It allows you to force various audio (media, notifications, etc.) to be played through a specific output (Speakers, Bluetooth, etc.). You might give that a shot.
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Do you have the sprint model? Usually every carrier in the US except Sprint removes the FM radio to force people to stream instead. Sprint was the only carrier to have an FM radio on the Note 3 as well.
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To actually answer your question though, there is an app on the Play Store called SoundAbout. It allows you to force various audio (media, notifications, etc.) to be played through a specific output (Speakers, Bluetooth, etc.). You might give that a shot.
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Yes. I have the Sprint model. I'm going to have to now check to see if my Note 3 had the FM active. I didn't think that it was... Hmmm....
I'm going to try out SoundAbout. I just bought the PRO version as it has the BT functionality. Need to run by Radio Shack on the way home to get a short audio cable to plug in as the antenna... will report back... Thanks... again.... jooniloh.
hahahah, glad I ran across this thread. I had no idea my phone had a built in FM tuner. Just plugged in my headphones and used the NextRadio app and BAM!! there it was. Thank you
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Hallo,
I now have my device for a week and i'm verry happy with it.
But yesterday i tried to use the FM radio in the train and i was verry dissapointed with that.
I can't get a normal signal from any radio station.
I first toth it was because i was in a train..but when i arrived at the trainstation andn walked outside my signal still was verry bad.
I tried a couple of settings in my FM radio but nothing helped.
The only thing i tould worked, was to turn down the volume till 10% en turn the volume on the headset down.
Then i got some signal..but still it was verry bad.
Are there other people with the same problem..is it just a bad FM player in every device..or is my device broken?
Or is it just the headset that can give this problem?
Please can somebody give me some tips to make the signal better so i can use my device in the train as FM-radio.
I have the same problem : very bad signal on FM radio .
Is it a hardware or software problem ?
The radio is useless in this circumstances
Note : a simple "mini player" radio FM bought $3 (there are 6 years) is better than Touch Cruise (Polaris).
It,s not the radio it,s the headphone,try with other (3300's headphone or HTC E100)and u will c.
My radio seems to work fine, not as good as my old Sony Ericsson, but good enough for me.
I know it seems silly but have you tried moving the headphones wire around; don't forget it acts as the antenna for the radio.
Yeah tried that before.
Didn't change anything.
But i will try to use a other headset..maby this will work.
Otherwise im going to give a call to the helpdesk of HTC
My signal is bad as well, i had an old nokia 6610 before the polaris and his radio was way better in signal quality, if someone tests with different headphones please let us know so i`ll change mine.
Called the helpdesk today and they said it is probably the headset.
Tomorrow they will get my device incl. headset back to the factory and will find out wath the problem really is.
So its back to the factory after 1 1/2 week!
Thats really the fastes return i ever had with a device.
Hope this will solve something otherwise it's never a HTC device again
After the disapointing video playback and the rest of the problems with the drivers and now the problems with the fm radio..this is really pising me off.
Well i let you know if the problems are solved when the device is returned to me.
>I complained to HTC about having a lot of interference some time ago and >here is their response!
>It appears that you have to buy a better headdset if you want to listen to radio
Good Morning,
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We are sorry for your disappointment, we do understand how frustrating it is. However, the only thing this device has is a radio receiver. It receives FM frequency waves but in other to be able to listen to it you need to add more features to it.
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Thank you for your enquiry, Should you have any other problem, please do not hesitate to call us. Your Local number can be found at http://www.europe.htc.com/support/csbyphone.html
the isn't any piece that we can put in the pda to increise the sinal?
thanks
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>I complained to HTC about having a lot of interference some time ago and >here is their response!
>It appears that you have to buy a better headdset if you want to listen to radio
Good Morning,
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We are sorry for your disappointment, we do understand how frustrating it is. However, the only thing this device has is a radio receiver. It receives FM frequency waves but in other to be able to listen to it you need to add more features to it.
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Thank you for your enquiry, Should you have any other problem, please do not hesitate to call us. Your Local number can be found at http://www.europe.htc.com/support/csbyphone.html
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Is anyone knows through experience what headset work better with TC?
i think i would have to agree with others to try another headset. fm radio is just pretty much a extra so i wouldnt complain too much. if it would be so good the athena and other devices would have it. it is just there for using once in a while etc.. also i bet though this is htc's work bc if they used a internal antenna instead i bet it would be much better than using the headset
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Is anyone knows through experience what headset work better with TC?
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HTC Touch Cruise E100 Wired Remote Control
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HTC Touch Cruise E100 Wired Remote Control
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Thanks Giannis42
It look good, have you tried? what about that driver, is it TC friendly? a bit expensive, but if is a mind blowing I might buy it.
I lost my original TC headset three days after I bought it.
Pawel062 said:
i think i would have to agree with others to try another headset. fm radio is just pretty much a extra so i wouldnt complain too much.
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Why is it a extra?
Thay say that it has FM radio in the device..so it's not extra.
Otherwise the phone function is extra to :S..and if that doesn't work i complain about it also..wouldn't you??
If they say its has FM radio than i think that it has to work good..even if i use i a couple of times.
Btw. my device is being sent back..so it's now waiting for a answer from them.
Keep you informated!
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Thanks Giannis42
It look good, have you tried?(YES)... what about that driver, is it TC friendly(YES)? a bit expensive, but if is a mind blowing I might buy it.
I lost my original TC headset three days after I bought it.
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Description
Keep your phone in your pocket with the HTC RC E100 Music Remote Control. The Music Remote Control lets you easily answer and make calls and play back your music by simply pressing a button. Clip the stylish Remote Control to your clothing and you have music playback and phone controls at your fingertips. Also, with the built-in FM antenna giving a signal boost, listening to FM radio stations is crystal clear (see note below).
Key Features
- The E100 includes 3.5mm stereo earphones or use your own!
- Voice dial support
- Last number redial support
- Volume buttons
- Music control buttons
- Play/Pause button
- Forward/Backward buttons for music playback or FM channel selection
- Phone buttons
- Send button to answer calls, call waiting switch or redial last number
- End button to end a call or use voice dial
- Mute button to silence ringtone when an incoming call comes or mute the microphone during an ongoing call
- Hold switch to lock/unlock the remote control
- Two colours: Black or white
Note: Only applies to devices with integrated FM Radio function
I have the wired remote (w100) that i used with my tytn II.
Just a heads up, it's only works with audio manager and windows media player (and htc radio obviously).
My cruise should be here soon hopefully so I will test it out.
HTC seems to take shortcuts with their devices. Antenna should not be in headest, should be in chip, plain and simple.
Also their wired remote is not perfect. It brings audio manager/windows media player to foreground of your phone whenever you press any of the buttons.
Also if you have suspend power on or screen off and you change volume of music via remote, the wakes up the device etc.. but i think if you lock it it might go back to sleep, can't remember.
Also keep in mind that it has a good length cord, from pocket to neck or so, but remmber your headphones you have to attach are long so you have a lot of extra cord! I have to wrap my head phones cord up and use twist ties! If I could find a pair of short wired good head phonesi would be happy but the ones i bought wer normal long wired ones to go with my remote.
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Thanks Giannis42
It look good, have you tried? what about that driver, is it TC friendly? a bit expensive, but if is a mind blowing I might buy it.
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I have a Nevada personal DAB/FM radio which I use on the train. The Orbit 2 + E100 is at least as good as the Nevada for FM reception.
The only problem is, as mentioned elsewhere, if you press any of the controls on the E100 when listening to the FM radio the screen comes back on.
Cheers,
Paul
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HTC seems to take shortcuts with their devices. Antenna should not be in headest, should be in chip, plain and simple.
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I've seen several people saying something similar to this but I just don't see how it's possible.
FM radio stations use a 3 metre wavelength. What signal level are you going to pick up with an aerial that's max 10 cm long?
I admit I'm no expert on aerial design etc but I have never seen a (useful) FM radio with an aerial less than about 40 cm.
Cheers,
Paul
i have a wireless bluetooth headphone but i can't put the radio working with this device, is there any solution? by the way is there any change of put an internal antena on this device?
The O2 xda ORBIT 2 comes with the E100 and even then the reception isnt that great.
Nogs
Hi there,
my next mobile phone is going to be a Topaz, but my question might apply to other devices as well.
Basically I want to feed a car radio via a2dp with music (coming from a microSD card inside the device) & navigation instructions (I prefer TomTom and Mobile Navigator, I have yet to decide which one to get in full version) and use the radio's hands free feature for phone calls.
The radio I might be getting is a Sony MEX-BT3600U (link).
My question is: how exactly do I get this scenario to work? I'm unsure whether the device has to "mute" the music and navigation instructions when calls come in or the radio uses different kinds of "channels" for a2dp and calls. Do the programs (music player and navigation) require certain functions to accomplish this?
Thanks for helping me out... and feel free to suggest other possibilities!
I have a similar, but older MEX BT deck from Sony, the MEX-BT5000. I will try to explain how it has worked with all of my WinMo devices (Hermes, Kaiser, Xperia).
It will auto pair with your device with both a standard cell phone and an A2DP connection. When using non-phone audio it will come out of your car speakers when you are in Bluetooth Audio input mode. Anytime there is a call or the phone functions are activated it will override the A2DP and you can accept the call and talk or send to voicemail. While the phone is in use normal audio will NOT come through the speakers. I think this is best because you wouldn't want TomTom yelling at everyone who calls you, or in my case have them hear my blaring music. Also the phone will override CD or Radio audio also, but A2DP will only come through when it is selected on the deck.
That's exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you!
Hey everyone! I'm happy to be a member here!
I have been considering getting the AT&T version of the phone (Fuze), but have a few questions regarding features:
1) Music and FM Radio - Can you leave it playing in the background while doing other things on the phone?
2) Data - If you have a WIFI connection to the internet, will it use that as a primary connection instead of using the carriers network? Can you turn the carrier data usage off? (I realize this might be different with different ROMS).
3) Alarm Clock - Can you customize alarm tones? Will the alarm still sound even when phone is set to silent?
4) Ringtones - Can you customize message tones? Does the phone have a "vibrate & ring" function?
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I so far have been interested in flashing this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=536751.
If I have the Microsoft WM virtual software, can I use it to test the custom roms?
1. I'm pretty sure you can, I just don't usually use my phone for music because of the nonexistant 3.5mm headphone jack.
2. Yes you can use wifi as the primary connection, I also do not have a data plan, you can shutoff data in the settings menu and you can download a data blocking program just in case. Be careful though i've had instances where i forgot to turn on wifi and it still used data. A last resort would be to call ATT and tell them to turn off any data connections.
3. I have not used the built in alarm, but i have used the KLAXON alarm program and it still rang when i had my phone on vibrate.
4. Yes the phone has a vibrate and ring function, I'm pretty sure you can change the message ringtone as well.
Other members may need to clarify these things though.
Yes to all four but I will say do not get the FUZE now. Its successor is going to be out within 2 months, wait for that.
Thanks for the responses!
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Yes to all four but I will say do not get the FUZE now. Its successor is going to be out within 2 months, wait for that.
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I have thought about that, the Rhodium, right? I have a few reasons why I wont be getting that. For one, once that is out, the Fuze will be cheaper. I am not looking to get one immediately, maybe within the next 3-4 months. For another, there is not much development for it yet, and I want to immediately flash it with an updated ROM to get the most out of it. But I agree, the Rhodium does look great!
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Thanks for the responses!
I have thought about that, the Rhodium, right? I have a few reasons why I wont be getting that. For one, once that is out, the Fuze will be cheaper. I am not looking to get one immediately, maybe within the next 3-4 months. For another, there is not much development for it yet, and I want to immediately flash it with an updated ROM to get the most out of it. But I agree, the Rhodium does look great!
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Hard SPL just came out and custom roms are ready... But whatever floats your boat.
Another question:
Can the musicplayer AND FM radio go out on the speakerphone? Or do you have to have headphones plugged in?
i believe fm can go out of the speakerphone since music can. you just need some sort of wire to act as an atenna for the program.
I listen to my music on speakerphone sometimes when i'm alone and i do not have access to my laptop.
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Another question:
Can the musicplayer AND FM radio go out on the speakerphone? Or do you have to have headphones plugged in?
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FM radio uses headset as antennae so it will not function through speaker.
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FM radio uses headset as antennae so it will not function through speaker.
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it CAN come out of the speaker(you can toggle between speaker and headset/headphones), but you need to connect the headset in order to use the radio, as the headset acts as the antenna...
without a headset, if you try to turn on the radio, the app will tell you to connect a headset....
you can use the (included) extUSB adapter with a 3.5mm regular earphones to use the radio
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it CAN come out of the speaker(you can toggle between speaker and headset/headphones), but you need to connect the headset in order to use the radio, as the headset acts as the antenna...
without a headset, if you try to turn on the radio, the app will tell you to connect a headset....
you can use the (included) extUSB adapter with a 3.5mm regular earphones to use the radio
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That's right, I forgot that you can toggle from the UI.
The FM Radio can go through the speaker. There is a button you can press to switch the feed through headphones or speaker. But of course headphones must be plugged in to get signal.
You can customize practically every sound that comes out of it, e-mail, sms, mms, phone, etc. You can also customize the phone ringer however you want. The way I set mine up is to "vibrate 1 second, pause 1 second, vibrate 1 second, continue vibrating and then ring". This allows me to notice my phone is ringing and give me 3 seconds to get it out of my pocket and answer it before it actually makes any noise. You can modify this with a registry entry, it isn't difficult
Yeah, I am loving the customization aspects of this phone from what I have seen so far, of course WM6+ makes it possible, plus all of the developers cooking roms for us! Thanks for all the input! I can't wait to get one. Now if I could just find one cheap that doesnt require a data plan. (That's what WIFI is for).
I have an app that adds the Remote Desktop Utility this version of WM, dang that will be handy! This phone with custom flashes could be a do all device!
Another question. With the Energy ROM specifically, is it possible to play .FLV files? How about DVD (video) .ISO files?
Thanks again!
Hello,
I often attend meetings that are broadcast over FM frequency. I am wondering if anyone knows of an app that I could use to record off of the FM radio.
One of my friends has the samsung omnia, and that phone FM radio has the feature built in,, is there something like that I can use for my phone?
thanks!
Resco Pocket Radio seems to offer the ability to record from radio? I know it's a pain buying another radio programwhen the device has one built in, but there is a free trial..
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/radio/default.asp
Thanks for the reply about Resco radio. I tried that but sadly it only records from internet streaming radio, it is not an fm receiver.
I am still looking for something that can just record from the local FM frequency.
any leads?
thanks!
Atm it's not possible to record digitally directly from FM radio... It's needed a driver that drives the signal directy to the recording function. Atm that driver doesn't exist.
In the meanwhile you can use just the microphone to record any audio coming from TD2.
zooster said:
Atm it's not possible to record digitally directly from FM radio... It's needed a driver that drives the signal directy to the recording function. Atm that driver doesn't exist.
In the meanwhile you can use just the microphone to record any audio coming from TD2.
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It not working.. After starting FM radio, then I go back to the tape machine, an error message appeared:
Unable to open audio input
Please try to close other audio applications, and ask for support if that doesn't help.
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After that, I try play the FM radio first and then run the tape machine. The same arror appeared.
I hope, who have developing the call in/out recording can develop this function too.
Absolutely not
This is absolutely not the same thing lol
However, I think you can manage something if you would like to make a sacrifice
You need to have the headphones on to listen fm radio and they have a special connector to let them be detected by the htc.
You may with a small handyworks and the loose of the headphones manage to adapt something to the headphone wire. After all, what come to your ears is normal sound from a normal wire that you should be able to plug elsewhere. I never tried, I do not know if it may work but for exemple just put the wire of the headphone over the wire of the micro can work.
Refer to a hifi specialist for more info
im using Resco Pocket Radio on my mobile and it works very will for record any thing
I just tested it and it works like a charm.
https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5tb3Rvcm9sYS5mbXJhZGlvIl0.
Yea, that's the one I got.. I actually use the one on my mp3 player most often though.. npr all day in the background at work.
FYI- there's also one in the stock "My Music 2.3.6" app. But I froze that one because it kept popping on in the background, and it gets rid of the at&t music store app too..
Thank you for details, as I was wondering what could be best way to follow NPR in phone(especially when i don' have wifi)..just one question what headphone recommended?
sazhagianambi said:
Thank you for details, as I was wondering what could be best way to follow NPR in phone(especially when i don' have wifi)..just one question what headphone recommended?
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You can find your local station that plays npr here: npr.org/templates/stations/stations
The radio apps should work without wifi or data, you just need to plug in your headphones (they act as an antenna). And any headphones should work, or get a double ended 3.5 mm jack and listen through your car or computer.
Another option is to get a cheap mp3 player with a built in fm radio..
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You can find your local station that plays npr here: npr.org/templates/stations/stations
The radio apps should work without wifi or data, you just need to plug in your headphones (they act as an antenna). And any headphones should work, or get a double ended 3.5 mm jack and listen through your car or computer.
Another option is to get a cheap mp3 player with a built in fm radio..
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Thanks..Good to know any headphone works..I tried the app and it works, bummer is for some reason it works between 95.7 to 105.0 mhz..NPR in my place comes on 91.7 which isn't getting on this app for some reason..anyway thank you for details.
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You can find your local station that plays npr here: npr.org/templates/stations/stations
The radio apps should work without wifi or data, you just need to plug in your headphones (they act as an antenna). And any headphones should work, or get a double ended 3.5 mm jack and listen through your car or computer.
Another option is to get a cheap mp3 player with a built in fm radio..
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But how is this different from the built in FM Radio on the Atrix 2? Try the one on ICS, still better. Can be listened through the spk phone as well, with hd phones plugged though.
It's purely a radio app, meaning that it's not having to run the entire music app just so you can listen to the radio. I don't know about ICS (as I have been lenient to upgrade), but on GB I actually noticed a significant battery increase when I used the FM radio app as opposed to the built in app.
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