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Phones should have FM radio again (as an emergency safety feature) (www.spacebar.news)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/android@lemmy.world
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I didn't even realize Qualcomm removed the built in FM radio from their chips. Huh.

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[–] 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.

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  • [–] 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

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 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.

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