I understand the the S6 has an FM tuner built in. Unfortunately, Verizon turns off the capability. I believe it works on Sprint though. What a bummer. I suppose Verizon just wants people to use data to listen to music.
Jreays said:
I understand the the S6 has an FM tuner built in. Unfortunately, Verizon turns off the capability. I believe it works on Sprint though. What a bummer. I suppose Verizon just wants people to use data to listen to music.
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That's disappointing if true. I would rarely use it but it would be good for emergencies.
I would use it all the time, if I could enable it.
FM Radio
Jreays said:
I understand the the S6 has an FM tuner built in. Unfortunately, Verizon turns off the capability. I believe it works on Sprint though. What a bummer. I suppose Verizon just wants people to use data to listen to music.
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Sorry but I dont believe the S6 has a FM tuner built in. I could not find one listed on any of the specs
Never used the one on my S4. Get Tunein app. It has all my local stations I would listen to and much more.
If it existed I would use it all the time. BUT I think that if it were built in, we would see it in the csc.
Sorry. For you and for me.
I have the sprint version. No tuner here
I don't think the Verizon variant has a FM tuner.
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I also think so...
Pick up a Verizon 1st gen Moto G for $20-25 when on sale as a companion FM radio tuner.
FM Radio on Samsung GALAXY - the full answer
I looked it up and the answer is stranger then you will expect.
The answer is that the same phone may or may not have FM radio support based on who sells you the phone, meaning – some mobile providers that sell you phones "lock" the FM feature so they can make more money off you from mobile internet.
In the US – if you buy your Samsung GALAXY from a company called "Sprint" you will have FM, else – you will not.
More than that – some models don't have the chip – so you won't get FM even if you buy from "Sprint" (S4 not mini and S5 mini).
After you buy the phone you can't "open the chip" as this seem to be a "hardware lock".
In Israel (where I live) it isn't clear if the official distributor has the FM chip locked or not, and if you buy from an unofficial distributer – there is no way to know – as it can came from anywhere in the world.
Even if you have the chip enabled, the new phones may come without an FM app and the only app that support the Samsung FM chip for the new phones is "Next Radio"nextradioapp.com
The app can't be download in Israel from the play store and you need to download it in other ways (for example get the APK).
The list of Samsung (and other android phones) that have radio is on this page: nextradioapp.com/supported-devices/- but you still need the chip enabled. (you can see the new S6 phones on that page)
There are more Android phones that have FM radio that are not on that page (Ex: Sony phones).
The radio stations in the U.S. opened a site to pressure the Carriers to open up the FM chips: freeradioonmyphone.org
I think this cover the topic.
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is there any application to tune the radio which is not online?
You mean an FM reciever?
so, did not have the version koreana hardware radio receiver. I'm from Brazil but I bought the version and the version of Koreana Brazil has digital TV, analog TV and FM radio.
Sounds like a rip-off than the actual tab... As far as I know the tab only has tv out for Rca (s- video) and HDMI but the FM radio is new to me...
In brazil the government give some incentives (discount on taxes) to companies that sells electronics with tv receiver ... Here most part of gps came with tv ...
This is why samsung decided to add tv on their phones ... Only here I think ...
My one came from germany ....
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gnick666 said:
Sounds like a rip-off than the actual tab... As far as I know the tab only has tv out for Rca (s- video) and HDMI but the FM radio is new to me...
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Check the iFixIt teardowm of the Galaxy Tab and you will see an empty space: in Brazil it is used for the additional DVB TV component
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Good to know... Why couldn't samsung make it available everywhere?
Im guessing the tech specs in Brazil differ from say Europe or America. Therefore including a DVB reciever would be costly and in some cases pointless given that IP tv via GSM / Wi Fi is just as popular.
txjockey said:
Im guessing the tech specs in Brazil differ from say Europe or America. Therefore including a DVB reciever would be costly and in some cases pointless given that IP tv via GSM / Wi Fi is just as popular.
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Could be. Also of course in this country the retailers have to pass on information to the TV licensing authorities if you buy a device that can receive over the air TV. You then get constant mail through the letterbox asking you to prove that you have a TV license. I suspect most manufacturers, retailers and consumers can't be bothered with the hassle .
Right, someone needs to work out what components that thing consists of so we can shoehorn it into the generic Tab's. How sweet would DVB-T be on one of these things!? Very, that's how.
I wonder if the kernel's all have support for the hardware and we just need the app installed.
I'm wondering what tablets out there that you can use as a Phone, even if they are hacked or need to be shipped overseas!
I used the original Galaxy Tab (7") as a phone (T-Mobile/USA) since late October 2010, but am looking to switch to a better/faster tablet phone. The Galaxy Tab I used was hacked by a guy who enabled the 'phone' function of it (used European firmware or something?)
I purchased the new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus assuming that can be hacked to do it, unfortunately it cannot (Would need to buy an oversees model and ship it here)...
So what tablets allow this?
--I heard the Galaxy 8.9 might
--There's the new Galaxy Note and LG Vudo (spelling?), but those are only 5", a little small then what I'm used to
I'm not looking for Wifi calling, or 3rd party app calling, or VOIP calling, I'm talking GSM Calling (making a call from a SIM Card that supports voice + data)
I tried doing a Google search but it's a little hard finding accurate results with keywords like tablet/phone/gsm calls/etc
Hoping you experts out there might direct me in the right place
Broken in the Marketplace has a new Tab 7.0 that does it right out of the box. I can't remember the model number, but it's white and for AT&T I think
juzz86 said:
Broken in the Marketplace has a new Tab 7.0 that does it right out of the box. I can't remember the model number, but it's white and for AT&T I think
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Broken in the Marketplace has a new Tab 7.0
What do you mean Broken in the Marketplace? I'm not sure if I read that right, are you saying there is a tablet on AT&T that is capable of this out of the box?
I went to their website and didn't see anything :\
HTC Flyer 3G, but needs to be hacked.
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Broken in the Marketplace has a new Tab 7.0
What do you mean Broken in the Marketplace? I'm not sure if I read that right, are you saying there is a tablet on AT&T that is capable of this out of the box?
I went to their website and didn't see anything :\
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I don't think it's from AT&T directly, but it is 3G-band compatible with their service.
Broken's For Sale thread is here.
Hope you can work something out
Thanks for the feedback and providing that link! The HTC Flyer looks decent, wish it had better specs (Dual core)... and that link to the Broken's for Sale, unfortunately I don't have 10 posts yet, so gotta wait it out!
Also wondering the same thing. I'm looking for a tablet i can just stick my T-mob sim in and use as a phone. no extra plan or anything. I have an android plan on it already.
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Also wondering the same thing. I'm looking for a tablet i can just stick my T-mob sim in and use as a phone. no extra plan or anything. I have an android plan on it already.
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If you find anything let me know So far I've only seen 1 or 2 options :\ I was debating getting the Sony Tablet P and doing VOIP but I'm a little turned off by VOIP after hearing some disadantages
Found this topic after doing a Google search for the same question...what I've found over time:
-HTC Flyer 3G - can be made to work as a GSM voice/text device with some work, and works on T-Mobile 3G; drawback being that it's ~$450 (like $200 more than the Wifi version) and single-core
-Samsung Galaxy 7.0 (original) - you obviously know about this one =P
-Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 - can do GSM voice/text and 3G/4G web out of the box; drawback being the high ~$600 price (it is a quality tablet, though), 7.7" size (I'd sooner go for a plain 7", but that's just me), and only does 2G on T-Mobile
-Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 - AFAIK can do GSM voice/text on the international version; drawback being that it only does 2G on T-Mobile
-T-Mobile Springboard (Huawei Mediapad) - from what I've gathered on the Mediapad/Springboard discussion topic on XDA, flashing the ICS beta from Huawei grants it GSM voice/text capabilities, but because of the IMEI, you're limited either to data-use only or GSM voice/text-use only (I could be wrong, but I can't truly confirm one way or the other); drawback being that there's very little support for it (doesn't have it's own board on XDA)
-Dell Streak 7 - has a dialer app "hidden" in the system, but nobody has been able to find a way to use it AFAIK
And there's a few random ZTE/Huawei/etc 7" tablets that seem to support GSM voice/text, but finding info on them seems to be even more difficult than on the Mediapad/Springboard, they seem to be pretty low-spec, and AFAIK they'd only offer 2G on T-Mobile (and probably on AT&T too).
Why companies (especially in the US) are so reluctant to add GSM voice/text capability to 7" tablets, especially ones compatible with T-Mobile US 3G, is beyond me, when there's a clear desire for it since the original Galaxy Tab 7. I'd really love a nice high-end tablet that I could just easily pop in the SIM from my T-Mobile phone and easily use.
Also, while on topic - I know you're obviously looking to upgrade your Galaxy Tab 7, but how does it currently work? From what I understand, you either have the choice of GSM voice/text and 2G web or T-Mobile 3G (not both), correct?
galaxy note 10.1
the new Samsung galaxy note 10.1 has phone capabilities right...
I have a Galaxy S5 but I want to have Radio FM and only the Sprint version has it.
I am spanish and live in Spain, Europe.
I have been looking on eBay or Amazon and I see I can buy the Sprint version, but I don't know if the phone bands/frequencies and the FM Radio will work in Europe.
Does anybody know?
Thanks.
the device will boot and run. wifi works great. you may be able to Sim unlock the phone for international use. i didn't read those threads
for whatever it's worth, the radio doesn't work in airplane mode but does work worth mobile data off here in the states.
but it seems to me that you would do better just buying a radio.
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Many thanks. I ended up selling the S5 because of it not having radio, and the Sprint one seems impossible to know if will work here fully. I just stay with my S3 until it dies or Samsung includes a radio again in a Galaxy S flagship.
Which will never happen, seems like.
Samsung, count how many sales you are losing every year for not including a radio. I am the kind of user that likes to get the new Galaxy S every year, and stopped at the S3 for this reason. And thousands like me. Now also removed the removable battery and micro SD. Then you cry and wonder why you lose share every day only to copy Apple but not gaining Apple users because you have no social status.
Angry.
Hi,
I'm not hopeful, but does anyone know if Samsung will see sense (like they did with waterproofing and a micro sd slot) and have an FM radio capability on the S7?
So far, I understand they have dropped IR; Samsung givith, Samsung taketh away ...
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Hi,
I'm not hopeful, but does anyone know if Samsung will see sense (like they did with waterproofing and a micro sd slot) and have an FM radio capability on the S7?
So far, I understand they have dropped IR; Samsung givith, Samsung taketh away ...
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Doesn't look like it:
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/samsung/galaxy-s7-edge/
See full technical specs.
maybe snapdragon 820 model but I dont think so.
Probably not and I can't comprehend why. For example the Galaxy A3 (2016) does have FM radio. Why can't the S6 or the S7 have it?
think exynos dont havev
I use Tunein app. Perfect sound.
chong67 said:
I use Tunein app. Perfect sound.
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When I ride the train to work. No signal so fm is perfect. Learned to live with downloaded tunes to hold me over
chong67 said:
I use Tunein app. Perfect sound.
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Tunein is indeed a great app and I use it - but it uses data, not FM.
The recently announced LG G5 uses the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset as the S7 so there is no technical reason why it shouldn't be there ...
SD820 Version
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=9686&view=1&c=samsung_sm-g930a_galaxy_s7_lte-a_samsung_hero
Exynos Version
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=9334&view=1&c=samsung_sm-g930f_galaxy_s7_lte-a_samsung_hero
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SD820 Version
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=9686&view=1&c=samsung_sm-g930a_galaxy_s7_lte-a_samsung_hero
Exynos Version
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=9334&view=1&c=samsung_sm-g930f_galaxy_s7_lte-a_samsung_hero
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I wouldn't trust pdadb's spec sheets for this.
In any case, for "Analog Radio:", they have "No information" for both links above; I'd trust gsmarena more, for the S7, they currently say "Radio To be confirmed".
Samsung Netherlands confirmed that the S7 (at least the Exynos version) doesn't have FM Radio.
https://twitter.com/SamsungMobileNL/status/702558238122840064
l.f.hant said:
I wouldn't trust pdadb's spec sheets for this.
In any case, for "Analog Radio:", they have "No information" for both links above; I'd trust gsmarena more, for the S7, they currently say "Radio To be confirmed".
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Interesting to see that gsmarena state that the Sony Xperia X Performance does not have an FM radio whereas for the cheaper and slower Xperia X, it states it has "FM radio with RDS". Maybe gsmarena are just guessing this stuff too?
For FM radio, the status for this on the S7 remains at "To be confirmed" ...
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Samsung Netherlands confirmed that the S7 (at least the Exynos version) doesn't have FM Radio.
https://twitter.com/SamsungMobileNL/status/702558238122840064
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Thanks
I read that (thanks, google translate!) but can't see the reference to the Exynos chipset? The guy just appears to be asking if the Galaxy S7 has FM radio and the reply to this is, sadly, "The S7 does not have an FM radio." But maybe you're right - other phones using the 820 sport FM radios ...
I think I'll give serious consideration to LG's G5 instead an S7 for my next phone:
It has a removable battery
It has IR
It has FM radio
The only thing it lacks in comparison to the S7 appears to be waterproofing which I do find useful.
l.f.hant said:
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I read that (thanks, google translate!) but can't see the reference to the Exynos chipset? The guy just appears to be asking if the Galaxy S7 has FM radio and the reply to this is, sadly, "The S7 does not have an FM radio." But maybe you're right - other phones using the 820 sport FM radios ...
I think I'll give serious consideration to LG's G5 instead an S7 for my next phone:
It has a removable battery
It has IR
It has FM radio
The only thing it lacks in comparison to the S7 appears to be waterproofing which I do find useful.
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Well the Netherlands (as like other countries in Europe) will get the Exynos version, so you could say that Samsung Netherlands answered about that version.
dejong12 said:
Well the Netherlands (as like other countries in Europe) will get the Exynos version, so you could say that Samsung Netherlands answered about that version.
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Thanks,
I assumed the European version would have the 820 chipset.
Thanks for the clarification :good:
I'm the same as you, currently using tunein on galaxy s6 and it's a massive battery drain. I read a statement from Samsung saying people who buy high end devices only use downloads or streaming, this was the reasoning behind the s4 fm radio absence. On gsmarena the s7 fm radio is yet to be announced, but I doubt it will reappear. I believe fm radio should be a feature of android devices but manufacturers seem to think on our behalf, check out Xiaomi mi5 and mi4s, that's what I'm considering.
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I'm the same as you, currently using tunein on galaxy s6 and it's a massive battery drain. I read a statement from Samsung saying people who buy high end devices only use downloads or streaming, this was the reasoning behind the s4 fm radio absence. On gsmarena the s7 fm radio is yet to be announced, but I doubt it will reappear. I believe fm radio should be a feature of android devices but manufacturers seem to think on our behalf, check out Xiaomi mi5 and mi4s, that's what I'm considering.
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Samsung is looking at this all wrong. FM radio should be on all phones when possible. Consider a natural disaster. A few years back when Joplin, MO was hit by a tornado cellular services was nonexistent for a while. Those antennas not destroyed were overwhelmed. One of the local radio stations at the time was campaigning phone companies to put FM on their phones.
So the S7/is actually the Samsung Hero?
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Got to protect I heart radio, tunein radio and the rest! Or don't you know!
Got to play with SPRINT GS7 in Mesa AZ USA,
Playstore installed NextRadio
BUT...
Opening app displayed this message...
FM Radio is Unavailable
We'd love to bring yoy local FM radio,
but NextRadio doesn't have access to
th 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!
Hello,
I really apologize for all these post, I am just trying to figure out how to use this phone. I did do a google search but the information I am getting is mixed.
- Samsung Pay - Does it work on the International version S7 Edge?
- Wifi Calling - Can I get it to work by slapping an AT&T rom?
- Visual Voicemail - Is there a tweak to get it integrated on the phone icon?
Thanks in advance.
1) depends on which country you live. I heard samsung activated it in UK, eventually all the countries should
2) absolutely not. Despite the two variants having different hardware (exynos 8890 and snap 820), wifi calling has to be implemented by the carrier. Anyhow, it'd brick your phone
3) don't really know, but I don't think it's possible on samsung stock dialer. But you could try to download some custom ones from the store
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1) depends on which country you live. I heard samsung activated it in UK, eventually all the countries should
2) absolutely not. Despite the two variants having different hardware (exynos 8890 and snap 820), wifi calling has to be implemented by the carrier. Anyhow, it'd brick your phone
3) don't really know, but I don't think it's possible on samsung stock dialer. But you could try to download some custom ones from the store
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Thanks for the info.
I was able to download Android Pay and add a credit card but unable to test it. I am located in California, USA.
I will will check on the VVM app and see if I can get it to work.