corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoPhones should have FM radio againwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square304fedilinkarrow-up11.2Kcross-posted to: android@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.2Kexternal-linkPhones should have FM radio againwww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square304fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemmy.world
minus-squareMr_nutter_butter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 years agohigh end ones dont even have headphone jacks for starters
minus-squareHildegarde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years 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-22 years 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-up7·2 years agoMy old Motorola X4 used the headphone cable for its FM antenna. The radio didn’t work without it.
minus-squarePraiseTheSoup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoMy current Moto G works the same way.
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.
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