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January 11, 2018 02:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Cf0n2V1Ogas/future-samsung-phones-will-have-a-working-fm-radio-chip
Future Samsung Phones Will Have a Working FM Radio Chip
A few months ago, LG announced a partnership with NextRadio to unlock the FM chip in its smartphones. Now, Samsung is doing the same. Android Police reports: NextRadio made the announcement, rightly explaining that FM radio is essential in areas with low connectivity and in emergency and disaster situations where a connection might be difficult to obtain or maintain and where access to information could be a matter of life and death. With the chip unlocked, users will be able to listen to local radio on their phone using the NextRadio Android app. The press release mentions that "upcoming [Samsung] smartphone models in the U.S. and Canada" will have the FM chip unlocked, however I did find several existing Samsung devices with their FM chip enabled on NextRadio's site.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Cf0n2V1Ogas/future-samsung-phones-will-have-a-working-fm-radio-chip
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