I didn’t even realize Qualcomm removed the built in FM radio from their chips. Huh.

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    19 months ago

    i dont understand. what do the broadcasters get out of this? is it just exposure about the existence of radio? u can always not use the radio in your phone

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      9 months ago

      FM radio has been removed from most phones for a while now. They want it added back. Having an FM radio in the device for “emergencies”, means that now phone producers will be required to have working FM radio capabilities, and if they have that much - it’s a no-brainer for them because they’re required to have it, to just add the FM radio app to the device by default. THAT is what broadcasters get out of this. They don’t actually give a shit about using FM capabilities for emergencies - it’s just a convenient way for broadcasters to force phone manufacturers to add the capability back when they don’t really care to.

      • darcy
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        19 months ago

        i get that, but i feel like most people still wont listen to radio, even if they have an unremovable app for it.

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          9 months ago

          There are OVER 6 billion smartphones in the world.

          “Most People” not listening to radio, still leaves a FUCKTON who do/will.

          There are over 250m in the US alone.

          • darcy
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            19 months ago

            ok. now im confused as to what youre arguing. im trynna say that whether or not a phone has inbuilt fm radio hardware, it wont really sway people to listen to radio more. i understand a lot of people listen to radio still, and some dont care about it. but internet radio apps exist, so i dont think many people would change their listening habits based on whether they need to download an app (and connect to internet). not saying fm radio hardware is bad, just that i dont believe the broadcasters would really care enough to advocate for it. id say an overwhelming majority would prefer to listen to the radio in their car, alarm clock, or standalone device.

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              9 months ago

              So why add FM radio back into phones then if FM radio exists in multiple places around these people already anyhow? Why do they need to force an additional device to have it?

              Additionally – in some countries, don’t companies have to pay a licensing fee to broadcasters in order to add this?