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Apple Developing FM Radio Application for iPhone and iPod Touch?
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Yeah, I have wunderradio, so I know what you mean. But live pausing and backgrounding would be awesome.
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Yeah, I have wunderradio, so I know what you mean. But live pausing and backgrounding would be awesome.
I would be excited, but some Christian group bought out the oldies station so now I only listen to AM radio. 
i'd love to see it happen
most of the "radio" apps skip small local stations and only provide big budget chain radio producer's material - iheartradio, IMHO, is for people much more in tune with popular music - doesn't work for me
a few months ago small radio stations started making their own apps - so this is too darned late
would be nice to have a radio that works like a radio and not an internet stream
most of the "radio" apps skip small local stations and only provide big budget chain radio producer's material - iheartradio, IMHO, is for people much more in tune with popular music - doesn't work for me
a few months ago small radio stations started making their own apps - so this is too darned late
would be nice to have a radio that works like a radio and not an internet stream
So late -as usual
Wow, FM radio on a music player? You gotta be kidding! I've had music players with FM radio five years ago and phones with radio two years ago!
What's next? Optional Blu Ray in Apple desktops by 2015? Or an iPhone that doesn't drop calls and doesn't freeze within the next decade? Decent battery before mid-century? Within years, a 13.3 inch portable that has a screen that makes the computer usable outdoors?!
Too late, too late. There is no other company that follows the crowd and customer demand in such an arrogant way. I only wish that they would be so careful with their quality management. Premium price, but cracking plastic, poor battery and lack of basic functions - it's just not right.
Wow, FM radio on a music player? You gotta be kidding! I've had music players with FM radio five years ago and phones with radio two years ago!
What's next? Optional Blu Ray in Apple desktops by 2015? Or an iPhone that doesn't drop calls and doesn't freeze within the next decade? Decent battery before mid-century? Within years, a 13.3 inch portable that has a screen that makes the computer usable outdoors?!
Too late, too late. There is no other company that follows the crowd and customer demand in such an arrogant way. I only wish that they would be so careful with their quality management. Premium price, but cracking plastic, poor battery and lack of basic functions - it's just not right.
It's about time. Hopefully this happens. As much as I love Apple, it's ridiculous how much they brain wash us into absolutely loving it when they give us features that have been in phones for YEARS.
Anyway, WunderRadio works great for now. True FM radio would rock though...
Anyway, WunderRadio works great for now. True FM radio would rock though...
When I go to the Superdome to watch the Saints play, I like to listen to the game with headphones. The only way to do that is with an FM receiver. So, I break out my old Zune and use that. Would be nice to give that away to someone and just use my iphone.
I'd love to have this for listening to the big TVs in my gym. If it has tagging all the better. I was always ticked off that the Apple-branded fm radio remote didn't work with the iPhone from day one.
An Apple fm app could have a really cool look on the iPhone.
FM on the iPhone/Touch
Ok I just read THIS story on MacRumors, and now I'm looking for clarification.
The interesting part that I want to know more about is where it says the iPhone/Touch both have the capability to receive FM radio, except that it doesn't have a typical FM receiver. As far as I can tell from the news item, it somehow accomplishes the same thing using Wifi w/Bluetooth. But how????
Also, in terms of software if this is possible, can't a 3rd party dev then take advantage of this? Why haven't they already? I'm guessing it's not something Apple has built an API for but that doesn't typically stop devs.
Thanks, Nate
Ok I just read THIS story on MacRumors, and now I'm looking for clarification.
The interesting part that I want to know more about is where it says the iPhone/Touch both have the capability to receive FM radio, except that it doesn't have a typical FM receiver. As far as I can tell from the news item, it somehow accomplishes the same thing using Wifi w/Bluetooth. But how????
Also, in terms of software if this is possible, can't a 3rd party dev then take advantage of this? Why haven't they already? I'm guessing it's not something Apple has built an API for but that doesn't typically stop devs.
Thanks, Nate
What about AM?
What about AM? Traffic / Weather / News? ... FM=Music... I have tons of music on my phone already .... adding FM radio.... without AM does not give me much if anything...
What about AM? Traffic / Weather / News? ... FM=Music... I have tons of music on my phone already .... adding FM radio.... without AM does not give me much if anything...
NPR is usually on FM.
Also, to those decrying the addition of this feature as useless: gyms are littered with iPods/iPhones and many gyms use FM to provide the audio for the TV programs that are being shown. Having FM means you can actually hear the TV rather than try to read the closed captioning while exercising.
Funny how Apple's "artistic license" is allowed to borrow from cherry-picked existing concepts, but never the other way around. First the FM radio (Zune and every low-end MP3 player made by crap manufacturers like Coby). One day soon, the OLED screen (Zune HD).
PS: If Apple dare charges for this app, you fanboys are officially no longer allowed to refer to Microsoft as "M$". Co-sign?
PS: If Apple dare charges for this app, you fanboys are officially no longer allowed to refer to Microsoft as "M$". Co-sign?
Radio - a bag of hurt?
Of course, you don't have to use it. The point is that whoever wants to, CAN.
I bet that until now, somebody at Apple thought that radio was a bag of hurt.
Of course, you don't have to use it. The point is that whoever wants to, CAN.
I bet that until now, somebody at Apple thought that radio was a bag of hurt.
-liptonlover
My guess it will require a firmware update to activate the radio-specific hardware to 'hear' the FM and AM bands.
As for annenae - the iPhone has something like 12 radios in it, reception isn't an issue.
You miss understood the post. The chip that deals with wifi and Bluetooth can receive fm radio. Some can broadcast it too depending which is in your iPhone/touch. It dosnt need another antenna etc the iPhone/touch has them already.
Can you proof-read?
"The functionality would reportedly be similar to that found in the fifth-generation iPod nano, which offers the ability pause radio and tag songs for use in iTunes."
"The functionality would reportedly be similar to that found in the fifth-generation iPod nano, which offers the ability pause radio and tag songs for use in iTunes."
What do you mean? My iTouch and iPhone have always synced perfectly with iCal? I have never had any problems with it.
I'm not sure that's true. Remember the mess with the iPhone headphone socket not supporting Apple's own headphones volume control?
I think it's far from a given from that teardown that it's connected...
I would love to be wrong however, because an FM radio would be great news.
Phazer
Sad, Apple, Very Sad....
....you already have the FM Hardware in my iPhone....but you won't enable it (even though I bought it) unless you figure out a way for you to sell me a song or two. Just enable it please.
Sad.
....you already have the FM Hardware in my iPhone....but you won't enable it (even though I bought it) unless you figure out a way for you to sell me a song or two. Just enable it please.
Sad.