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

    • @tal@lemmy.today
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      39 months ago

      That’s probably true of all of them. Strictly-speaking, an FM radio with a telescoping antenna can pick things up without extending the antenna, but it’s gonna do a pretty poor job.

      • u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)
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        39 months ago

        Sure, but they usually lock you out in software. For example my phone (Poco X3 Pro) will let you turn on FM radio but not tune without antenna connected. Others usually don’t let you use it at all.

        I guess it’s because people kept sending them reports of “FM radio not working”.