@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • 1 year agoPhones should have FM radio againwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square399fedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down1122cross-posted to: android
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minus-square@EmeraldlinkEnglish-3•edit-21 year agoThat’s not a big deal. There are many external DACs that work great. And there are many DACs built into phones with headphone jacks that are awful.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoMy old Motorola X4 used the headphone cable for its FM antenna. The radio didn’t work without it.
minus-squareChouxFleurlinkEnglish1•1 year agoI can’t think of a phone I’ve owned that hasn’t done this, even as far back as my O2 Ice
That’s not a big deal. There are many external DACs that work great. And there are many DACs built into phones with headphone jacks that are awful.
My old Motorola X4 used the headphone cable for its FM antenna. The radio didn’t work without it.
My current Moto G works the same way.
I can’t think of a phone I’ve owned that hasn’t done this, even as far back as my O2 Ice