Completely different style of connector means completely different levels of waterproofing-complexity.
Read some of the Samsung forums on how "waterproof" their phones ACTUALLY are.
...and then we can disregard the rest of your post.
To be fair there are similar stories about water resistance issues that some have had with iPhone 7 phones too.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/do-not-get-your-iphone-7-wet.2004243/
Not the point. You could still stream or download whatever you want, but others would be able to use already built-in radios totally independent of cell service. Since the hardware is already right there, there's no real argument against it being enabled.
But it is disabled so you're asking for it to re-enabled and FCC might be demanding it. If you understand Apple, you'll understand that's not trivial for a device they've been disabling it on for ten years now.
Hard to say anyone really knows the details to know how trivial it is or not (in addition to there being a slightly different aspect of it not being disabled in future versions perhaps).
We are very far behind Europe in cell phone features and pricing ..of data plans ..etc Politics is involved and huge ammounts of money from all USA wireless carriers are contributed to all levels of goverment to control there votes on any implementation of that would remove there profit margin ..or decrease the charges thye are allowed monthly ..or when you upgrade your device etc ...
[doublepost=1487415960][/doublepost]I think from a safety standpoint it should be mandatory that all handsets be enabled ..the emergency broadcast system ..needs to work in this country ..how many people have battery operated am / fm ..weather band radios with them at all times ..wifi and cell towers do not work during blackouts and other natural disasters RADIO STATIONS are required by the FCC to be capable of working and transmitting information to the gereral public over the airwaves ..
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has advocated for the activation of FM radio receivers built into nearly every smartphone, as part of opening remarks he made at the Future of Radio and Audio Symposium in Washington D.C. yesterday.
Many smartphones sold today, including iPhones, have an FM receiver built into the LTE modem that would allow people to listen to FM radio over the air; however, many carriers and phone makers have not enabled the functionality, forcing users to use an app to stream FM radio over Wi-Fi or cellular data.
Pai cited a NAB study that found only 44% of the top-selling smartphones in the United States had activated FM receivers as of last year. The vast majority--94%--of the non-activated smartphones are iPhones, according to the study.
"We could be doing a lot better," said Pai, who was appointed as FCC chairman last month. "It seems odd that every day we hear about a new smartphone app that lets you do something innovative, yet these modern-day mobile miracles don't enable a key function offered by a 1982 Sony Walkman."
The activation of FM receivers in iPhones would have several benefits, including battery life savings, less data usage, and most importantly, the ability to receive emergency alerts over radio without service.
"You could make a case for activating chips on public safety grounds alone," added Pai. "The former head of our Federal Emergency Management Administration has spoken out in support of this proposal. The FCC has an expert advisory panel on public safety issues that has also advocated enabling FM radio chips on smartphones."
Pai said that while he will keep speaking out about the benefits of activating FM receivers in smartphones, he is a believer in free markets and the rule of law, and he thereby cannot support a government mandate requiring activation of these chips, nor does he believe the FCC has the power to issue said mandate.
In 2015, an online campaign was launched to "free radio" on smartphones. It calls for U.S. carriers to activate the FM radio receivers in smartphones. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile now support the functionality, or will soon, on all or select Android-based smartphones. The campaign extends to Canada.
Apple's stance on the activation of FM receivers in iPhones is uncertain. An additional antenna would likely be required for proper FM signal reception. The latest iPod nano, meanwhile, requires connecting headphones to listen to FM radio, as the device uses the headphone cord as an antenna to receive a signal.
Article Link: FCC Chairman Encourages Activation of the FM Radio Receiver Built Into Your iPhone
If you live on the West Coast, there's KCSM. Jazz, no adverts. I am not affiliated with them in any way, shape or form. I just like the station. I'm sure there are others.
[doublepost=1506645494][/doublepost]There are many Government run radio stations throughout the world that are an absolute necessity during disaster situations. Anyone that would suggest that during a disaster they would rather not having commercials at the behest of getting life saving information is just not thinking.
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has advocated for the activation of FM radio receivers built into nearly every smartphone, as part of opening remarks he made at the Future of Radio and Audio Symposium in Washington D.C. yesterday.
Many smartphones sold today, including iPhones, have an FM receiver built into the LTE modem that would allow people to listen to FM radio over the air; however, many carriers and phone makers have not enabled the functionality, forcing users to use an app to stream FM radio over Wi-Fi or cellular data.
Pai cited a NAB study that found only 44% of the top-selling smartphones in the United States had activated FM receivers as of last year. The vast majority--94%--of the non-activated smartphones are iPhones, according to the study.
"We could be doing a lot better," said Pai, who was appointed as FCC chairman last month. "It seems odd that every day we hear about a new smartphone app that lets you do something innovative, yet these modern-day mobile miracles don't enable a key function offered by a 1982 Sony Walkman."
The activation of FM receivers in iPhones would have several benefits, including battery life savings, less data usage, and most importantly, the ability to receive emergency alerts over radio without service.
"You could make a case for activating chips on public safety grounds alone," added Pai. "The former head of our Federal Emergency Management Administration has spoken out in support of this proposal. The FCC has an expert advisory panel on public safety issues that has also advocated enabling FM radio chips on smartphones."
Pai said that while he will keep speaking out about the benefits of activating FM receivers in smartphones, he is a believer in free markets and the rule of law, and he thereby cannot support a government mandate requiring activation of these chips, nor does he believe the FCC has the power to issue said mandate.
In 2015, an online campaign was launched to "free radio" on smartphones. It calls for U.S. carriers to activate the FM radio receivers in smartphones. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile now support the functionality, or will soon, on all or select Android-based smartphones. The campaign extends to Canada.
Apple's stance on the activation of FM receivers in iPhones is uncertain. An additional antenna would likely be required for proper FM signal reception. The latest iPod nano, meanwhile, requires connecting headphones to listen to FM radio, as the device uses the headphone cord as an antenna to receive a signal.
Article Link: FCC Chairman Encourages Activation of the FM Radio Receiver Built Into Your iPhone
