Does Samsung Galaxy S3 have FM Radio?

[Pawelk198604]

I just wondeer does i can listen radio, i looking on Google Play app for FM radio, but there are only damn internet radio apps

And i don't want use my Internet packet i have only 2.5 GB

Edited January 24, 2015 by Pawelk198604

[Nibb31]

There are no android FM radio apps on the play store because FM radio depends on a proprietary chip on the phone. The only app that works for FM radio is the one that called on the phone, if there is an FM radio. If there is no app, there is no FM radio chip.

[Pawelk198604]

There are no android FM radio apps on the play store because FM radio depends on a proprietary chip on the phone. The only app that works for FM radio is the one that called on the phone, if there is an FM radio. If there is no app, there is no FM radio chip.

That's pity

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I wonder how much MB consume internet radio?

[longbyte1]

Some of the new phones (S5) have an FM tuner. But for many other ones, it's being removed because it adds to cost, and carriers are pushing for 100% online radio.

[magnemoe]

Some of the new phones (S5) have an FM tuner. But for many other ones, it's being removed because it adds to cost, and carriers are pushing for 100% online radio.

The FM tuner with antenna also take space, online require mobile internet who don't work well yet. Too expensive and too unreliable.

[gooddog15]

A dedicated antenna isn't necessary. you can use headphones as the antenna. Apple did that with earlier iPod nano models.

[lajoswinkler]

I thought FM radio function was something that comes with cellphones just like any other basic function. You use headphones or any other cable ending with a 3.5 mm jack and it serves as an antenna.

It is not a new function and I certainly haven't noticed it being pushed out. It's pretty standard stuff.

[longbyte1]

It is not a new function and I certainly haven't noticed it being pushed out. It's pretty standard stuff.

Indeed. My cheap aftermarket Huawei U8800-51 actually had an FM tuner but apparently the S4 did not. Neither did the Moto X. So now it is not as standard anymore.

[Newt]

I imagine it is a usually not too well used feature; most people listen to recordings stored on the memory, or stream from the internet, not listen to the radio. Perhaps I am incorrect.

[Nibb31]

It is not a new function and I certainly haven't noticed it being pushed out. It's pretty standard stuff.

It used to be standard, but it is indeed being pushed out by phone companies who want people to pay for streaming services over their 4G networks. Most new phones don't have an FM radio any more.

[Pawelk198604]

I wonder how much it use of my data plan, i mean online radio, i have 2,5 gb in my data plan, i actually have 500 mb LTE internet within my subscription, and if i exceed 500 mb i got additional 2 gb for for 10 pln (2.65) extra in my bill.

[lajoswinkler]

I'd make it required by law. Having a radio receiver can be a lifesaver. Radio is a lot more robust thing than WWW and you want redundancy when you spread information.

[YNM]

Samsung Galaxy S3 does have an FM radio chip. But, to use it, you must root your phone then use this app. Already used it in the past but then I mostly carry this...

[N_las]

I'd make it required by law. Having a radio receiver can be a lifesaver.

That is one of the more stupid things I heard today. Following that logic, every book should be required by law to have first aid instructions printed on the back.

[Nuke]

software defined radio is becoming a thing. all you need is a fairly fast dac/adc attached to the cpu, and you could theoretically transmit/receive any signal your cpu is fast enough to generate/decode. now i dont think phones currently have sufficiently fast dacs/adcs for the job. you need signals on the order of tens to hundreds of mhz, audio dacs and adcs cant do that (sample rates in the tens of thousands of hz), so you need ones that can push video. most sdr is done with hacked tv tuner hardware.

[lajoswinkler]

That is one of the more stupid things I heard today. Following that logic, every book should be required by law to have first aid instructions printed on the back.

You have much to learn about communication redundancy.

Pushing the world into digital-only is one of the stupidest things we could do. Those things have the fragment of rubustness. It's like deciding to abandon RF ports on television sets. You simply don't do that, and it's absolutely not comparable to printing first aid in every book. LOL

Radio is elegant and doesn't suffer from digital problem such as if part of the transmission is failing, you get no transmission at all. You get some white noise, that's it.

[N_las]

People do not carry their paper books around, unless they are students in some backwater country. Mobile phones, one the other hand...

So? Than it should be required by law to print first aid instructions on every piece of clothing. People always carry clothing around. It would be a real lifesaver.

You have much to learn about communication redundancy.

I don't care about that. I used the word "stupid" because you said something about "it should be required by law".

[Kryten]

You have much to learn about communication redundancy.

You have much to learn about the real world. Most emergency broadcast networks have SMS capability, plenty of TVs don't have RF ports, and many actual radio sets don't take analogue radio signals.

[rtxoff]

So? Than it should be required by law to print first aid instructions on every piece of clothing. People always carry clothing around. It would be a real lifesaver.

Clothes are already a lifesaver. Also printing first aid information on it wouldn't do any good if you begin to study them in an emergency situation.

Your analogy doesn't work in this case.

Also having fm receivers built into smartphones might be a very good idea as Lajos stated. Nowadays the cost for them to integrate into smartphones is nothing but the possible benefit of it enormous.

We probably never need them but if at any point something like an big catastrophe happens you will be grateful to have one and receive instructions from your government.

It's easy to call something stupid, it's hard to actually think about it.

[Nuke]

its not like these parts of the spectrum are suited to moving digital data anyway. i have a 433mhz ism module and you are lucky to get more than one kbit of throughput out of it. you loose about half your throughput to encoding, and then another quarter to protocol overhead.

[N_las]

Clothes are already a lifesaver. Also printing first aid information on it wouldn't do any good if you begin to study them in an emergency situation.

Your analogy doesn't work in this case.

Also having fm receivers built into smartphones might be a very good idea as Lajos stated. Nowadays the cost for them to integrate into smartphones is nothing but the possible benefit of it enormous.

We probably never need them but if at any point something like an big catastrophe happens you will be grateful to have one and receive instructions from your government.

It's easy to call something stupid, it's hard to actually think about it.

I am amazed. How are you so blind to not see my point?

It doesn't matter if it is a good idea to build fm receivers in smartphones or not. It probably is a good idea. But that is besides the point. It is stupid to say that the government should FORCE us to have fm receivers in our smartphones. As you said yourself: "We probably never need them but if at any point something like an big catastrophe happens you will be grateful to have one and receive instructions from your government."

According to you guys, the criteria for the government FORCING stuff on us is "it may be useful sometimes". That is exactly the same as FORCING us to print first aid instructions on every piece of clothing. We probably never need them, but if at any point something like an accident happens you will be grateful to have handy instructions for first aid at the scene.

[rtxoff]

According to you guys, the criteria for the government FORCING stuff on us is "it may be useful sometimes".

No it's not, our criteria is "it can save your life in case of an catastrophe"

That is exactly the same as FORCING us to print first aid instructions on every piece of clothing. We probably never need them, but if at any point something like an accident happens you will be grateful to have handy instructions for first aid at the scene.

No it's not, as i already pointed out, if some accident happens your first aid instructions are useless if you didn't take some first aid lessons. That is the reason why it is forced by law to have such a first aid course if you want a driving licence for example. At least in Europe countries it is like this.

Also it is forced by law to have a first aid kit in your car.

[N_las]

No it's not, our criteria is "it can save your life in case of an catastrophe"

Then it should be requried by law to have a 3 months supply of cans of beans stacked in your house.

Also, not everybody has a smartphone. If the government forces us to have fm receivers in our phones, because they may be handy, than it should also force everybody to buy a smartphone.

The government should force every electronic manufacturer to put fm receivers in there products. In my DSLR camera, in my table calculator, in my GameBoy.

But why stop at electronic products?

If according to you somthing like an fm receiver should be requried by law to be in smartphones, than it should be in every product (as long as it doesn't affect the price unreasonably).

If I buy a new bed from ikea, the government should force them to put fm receivers in there.

Do you now understand my point? It isn't about the usefulness. It is the "should be requried by law" part that is stupid.

Edited January 25, 2015 by N_las

[magnemoe]

You have much to learn about communication redundancy.

Pushing the world into digital-only is one of the stupidest things we could do. Those things have the fragment of rubustness. It's like deciding to abandon RF ports on television sets. You simply don't do that, and it's absolutely not comparable to printing first aid in every book. LOL

Radio is elegant and doesn't suffer from digital problem such as if part of the transmission is failing, you get no transmission at all. You get some white noise, that's it.

Agree on radio in phones, its makes a lot of sense, problem is that its more like a nice to have feature for most, not an required one.

RF ports on TV on the other side is becoming more and more obsolete. Sending TV signals is already an pretty complicated task, it become simpler by doing it digital.

[rtxoff]

Then it should be requried by law to have a 3 months supply of cans of beans stacked in your house.

Also, not everybody has a smartphone. If the government forces us to have fm receivers in our phones, because they may be handy, than it should also force everybody to buy a smartphone.

The government should force every electronic manufacturer to put fm receivers in there products. In my DSLR camera, in my table calculator, in my GameBoy.

But why stop at electronic products?

If according to you somthing like an fm receiver should be requried by law to be in smartphones, than it should be in every product (as long as it doesn't affect the price unreasonably).

If I buy a new bed from ikea, the government should force them to put fm receivers in there.

Do you now understand my point? It isn't about the usefulness. It is the "should be requried by law" part that is stupid.

Sorry but your whole argumentation is based on a false analogy.

I am not going to discuss further in such an case.