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FM tuner

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.

Just Yourshadow said:
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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bgolden84 said:
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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maxisma said:
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.

kampf said:
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

Lunah said:
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)

I need a normal radio am fm apk

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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kepapas said:
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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russell956956 said:
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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Evil_Droid said:
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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ABB()MINAT()R said:
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.

tahahawa said:
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.

Vicious942 said:
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?

Am fm radio apk

[Q] NFC does not work

Hello,
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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grundlestain said:
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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grundlestain said:
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.

[Q]Modem help

Would anyone be willing to explain exactly what the modem zips control? I'm not sure what the right file for me would be. I am looking for good 4G and Wi-Fi reception. KJ6 doesn't send MMS for me and LB6 has crappy speed on data. I'm using KB5 at the moment with OK results.
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The modem primarily controls the functions of the phone that use the carrier's network. At a high level, that includes registration, cell handoff, voice calls, carrier data, and sending and receiving SMS and the "header" for MMS. It will impact the audio chain for voice calls, "taking it over" for the duration of the call.
The primary control of WiFi is in the kernel, drivers, and Android framework.
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Thanks. It was hard to find that info.
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I do fine the modem seems to have different effects on GPS, but maybe it's more related to the A-GPS data or how well or fast it can receive it from the carrier.

Is there a modem that anyone can recommend for use?
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Irish Trigger said:
Is there a modem that anyone can recommend for use?
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Not knowing where you use the phone primarly is hard to determine. The best idea would be test them all out. Plus you might get crappy results with one and somebody else in your area gets super results. A lot of this depends on how good the internals are. My phone gets crap results on kj6 but a friends phone is fine.

[Q] Would I get a better signal with a 3G modem rather than my Moto G?

Hello to all,
I am planning on going in a location where the 3G signal isn't that good because of the distance to the antenna.
I was wondering if a 3G modem would get a better signal than my Moto G. For example, I was looking into this modem: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/network-wifi/3520635/tp-link-m5360-review/.
What do you guys think? Does a modem like that get better signal than a phone?

I'm sure it is possible, but I highly doubt it.
Whatever amount of signal you are getting from the tower is all your going to get.
The only way it would work better is if the radio programming is better than your phone. The only way to tell that would be to try it.
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bweN diorD said:
I'm sure it is possible, but I highly doubt it.
Whatever amount of signal you are getting from the tower is all your going to get.
The only way it would work better is if the radio programming is better than your phone. The only way to tell that would be to try it.
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I was thinking that because the router/modem doesn't have to be flat like a phone, they could have put some better hardware inside of it, which is bulkier. So this is not the case?

keeekeeess said:
I was thinking that because the router/modem doesn't have to be flat like a phone, they could have put some better hardware inside of it, which is bulkier. So this is not the case?
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Honestly, it is possible, but unless you actually try it, there is no way to tell.
I have had modems similar to this before and the signal was crap.
There is no good answer here, other than, you will have to test it to know.
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