▲ 491 ▼ Phones should have FM radio again (as an emergency safety feature) (www.spacebar.news) submitted 2 years ago by MargotRobbie@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments I didn't even realize Qualcomm removed the built in FM radio from their chips. Huh.
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 42 points 2 years ago (2 children) Meh, I haven't listened to FM in years. It's just not a feature as far as I'm concerned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] smallaubergine@kbin.social 35 points 2 years ago (3 children) I know I'm a minority opinion but I like having the option. It's like IR blasters, SD cards, removable batteries.... things I didn't use all the time but sometimes come very much in handy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Return of the IR blaster would be absolutely killer for me. I LOVED that feature on my old Samsungs, especially because my SO has a tendency to just... leave the remote places permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) They are still there in some chinese brand phones. I'm not sure it's mentioned anywhere on the box tho. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] portside@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago All Xiaomi phones have it. I have a Redmi Note 10 which has IR blaster permalink fedilink source parent [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago SD Card is pretty much a necessity for me. I really wish the 1TB cards were more affordable. And when I had a phone with removable battery, I used that too. Instead of a power bank, I had 2 batteries. Instant recharge basically. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 4 points 2 years ago* The problem is that you have to make the line somewhere. Sure, one small feature is kinda miniscule, but you could easily name dozens, and that starts eating into costs and/or other actually useful features fast. There's also the fact that when you have a "swiss army knife" of phones chances are it doesn't do anything really well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* FM is good in theory, but I stopped listening over a decade ago due to the sheer overwhelming advertising. Sometimes it felt like I’d go half an hour or more without any music to listen to. It’s just not worth it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] smallaubergine@kbin.social 35 points 2 years ago (3 children) I know I'm a minority opinion but I like having the option. It's like IR blasters, SD cards, removable batteries.... things I didn't use all the time but sometimes come very much in handy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Return of the IR blaster would be absolutely killer for me. I LOVED that feature on my old Samsungs, especially because my SO has a tendency to just... leave the remote places permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) They are still there in some chinese brand phones. I'm not sure it's mentioned anywhere on the box tho. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] portside@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago All Xiaomi phones have it. I have a Redmi Note 10 which has IR blaster permalink fedilink source parent [–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago SD Card is pretty much a necessity for me. I really wish the 1TB cards were more affordable. And when I had a phone with removable battery, I used that too. Instead of a power bank, I had 2 batteries. Instant recharge basically. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 4 points 2 years ago* The problem is that you have to make the line somewhere. Sure, one small feature is kinda miniscule, but you could easily name dozens, and that starts eating into costs and/or other actually useful features fast. There's also the fact that when you have a "swiss army knife" of phones chances are it doesn't do anything really well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TurboDiesel@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Return of the IR blaster would be absolutely killer for me. I LOVED that feature on my old Samsungs, especially because my SO has a tendency to just... leave the remote places permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) They are still there in some chinese brand phones. I'm not sure it's mentioned anywhere on the box tho. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] portside@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago All Xiaomi phones have it. I have a Redmi Note 10 which has IR blaster permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) They are still there in some chinese brand phones. I'm not sure it's mentioned anywhere on the box tho. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] portside@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago All Xiaomi phones have it. I have a Redmi Note 10 which has IR blaster permalink fedilink source parent
[–] portside@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago All Xiaomi phones have it. I have a Redmi Note 10 which has IR blaster permalink fedilink source parent
[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago SD Card is pretty much a necessity for me. I really wish the 1TB cards were more affordable. And when I had a phone with removable battery, I used that too. Instead of a power bank, I had 2 batteries. Instant recharge basically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 4 points 2 years ago* The problem is that you have to make the line somewhere. Sure, one small feature is kinda miniscule, but you could easily name dozens, and that starts eating into costs and/or other actually useful features fast. There's also the fact that when you have a "swiss army knife" of phones chances are it doesn't do anything really well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* FM is good in theory, but I stopped listening over a decade ago due to the sheer overwhelming advertising. Sometimes it felt like I’d go half an hour or more without any music to listen to. It’s just not worth it permalink fedilink source parent