corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPhones should have FM radio againwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square305fedilinkarrow-up11.2Kcross-posted to: android@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.2Kexternal-linkPhones should have FM radio againwww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square305fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemmy.world
minus-squareMr_nutter_butter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 year agohigh end ones dont even have headphone jacks for starters
minus-squareHildegarde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoGoogle realized they aren’t good enough at software development to prevent their phones from randomly stopping audio playback when using headphones, so they removed the plug for them in hopes no one would notice.
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThat’s not a big deal. There are many external DACs that work great. And there are many DACs built into phones with headphone jacks that are awful.
minus-squarer0bi@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoMy old Motorola X4 used the headphone cable for its FM antenna. The radio didn’t work without it.
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMy current Moto G works the same way.
minus-squareChouxFleur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI can’t think of a phone I’ve owned that hasn’t done this, even as far back as my O2 Ice
high end ones dont even have headphone jacks for starters
Google realized they aren’t good enough at software development to prevent their phones from randomly stopping audio playback when using headphones, so they removed the plug for them in hopes no one would notice.
That’s not a big deal. There are many external DACs that work great. And there are many DACs built into phones with headphone jacks that are awful.
My old Motorola X4 used the headphone cable for its FM antenna. The radio didn’t work without it.
My current Moto G works the same way.
I can’t think of a phone I’ve owned that hasn’t done this, even as far back as my O2 Ice