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Phones should have FM radio again (www.spacebar.news)
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[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Correct, not the same technologies. It's a much simpler circuitry. Very specialized doesn't mean very complex. A hammer is very specialized too.

I read somewhere that SoC boards on today's phones still have FM tuning capabilities, but they just don't use them.

I'll try to verify that, though.

Edit: this link seems promising: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-unlock-fm-radio-hidden-smartphone/