Margot RobbieM to

AndroidEnglish · 1 year ago

Phones should have FM radio again (as an emergency safety feature)

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Phones should have FM radio again (as an emergency safety feature)

www.spacebar.news

Margot RobbieM to

AndroidEnglish · 1 year ago

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Phones should have FM radio again

www.spacebar.news

Radio access could be a critical safety feature in the years ahead.

I didn’t even realize Qualcomm removed the built in FM radio from their chips. Huh.

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Some phone today do have that. Service providers like to disable the feature though
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  My last couple of phones have definitely had it (Motorola).

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