▲ 1099 ▼ Phones should have FM radio again (www.spacebar.news) submitted 2 years ago by corbin@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world 402 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Mr_nutter_butter@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (2 children) high end ones dont even have headphone jacks for starters permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Google realized they aren't good enough at software development to prevent their phones from randomly stopping audio playback when using headphones, so they removed the plug for them in hopes no one would notice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's a weird claim. Do you have a source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Octopus1348 6 points 2 years ago I think it's a joke permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pyro_006@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My source is that I made it the fuck up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): My source is that I made it the fuck up Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Emerald@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] r0bi@infosec.pub 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) My old Motorola X4 used the headphone cable for its FM antenna. The radio didn't work without it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My current Moto G works the same way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Chouxfleur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Google realized they aren't good enough at software development to prevent their phones from randomly stopping audio playback when using headphones, so they removed the plug for them in hopes no one would notice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's a weird claim. Do you have a source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Octopus1348 6 points 2 years ago I think it's a joke permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pyro_006@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My source is that I made it the fuck up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): My source is that I made it the fuck up Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) That's a weird claim. Do you have a source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Octopus1348 6 points 2 years ago I think it's a joke permalink fedilink source parent [–] Pyro_006@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My source is that I made it the fuck up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): My source is that I made it the fuck up Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pyro_006@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My source is that I made it the fuck up permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 2 years ago Here is an alternative Piped link(s): My source is that I made it the fuck up Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub. permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] Emerald@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] r0bi@infosec.pub 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) My old Motorola X4 used the headphone cable for its FM antenna. The radio didn't work without it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My current Moto G works the same way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Chouxfleur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] r0bi@infosec.pub 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) My old Motorola X4 used the headphone cable for its FM antenna. The radio didn't work without it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My current Moto G works the same way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Chouxfleur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) My current Moto G works the same way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Chouxfleur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Chouxfleur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent