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Complete tangent, but why don't they put simple AM radio receivers (or even low power transmitters) in cell phones? Imagine the cool stuff you could do with an
by panic 3y ago
Complete tangent, but why don't they put simple AM radio receivers (or even low power transmitters) in cell phones? Imagine the cool stuff you could do with an AM radio API!
- mh- 3y agoSome phones did. FM too. Sony I think? Early-mid 2000s I'm thinking.
- toyg 3y agoMy Nokia N900 had an FM receiver and transmitter, I used it a few times to stream music to my old car.
- IronWolve 3y agoMy cellphone has FM built in also, I just have to plug in headphones. Wish I had AM, I normally just stream AM over data. Many still do. https://www.kimovil.com/en/best-smartphones-fm-radio https://www.kimovil.com/en/best-smartphones-fm-radio
- kkylin 3y agoI recall an HN thread in which it was claimed that in fact most phones can, but to enable it means more FCC certifications etc. Can't find it offhand; someone more knowledgeble should jump in. (I'd love such a feature myself.)
- TulliusCicero 3y agoBecause 0.01% of people would actually use this.
- oblio 3y agoFor the same reason they took out the FM radio on phone, those devices with a million antennas in them: It makes it harder for them to sell you Apple Music, Google Music, Spotify, etc.
- JohnFen 3y agoThey used to! But you had to use wired earphones for it, because they'd use the earphone wire as the antenna.
- weberer 3y agoSome phones do. I had a Motorolla G5 Plus a couple years ago, and used it often to listen to the radio on walks.