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I didn't even realize Qualcomm removed the built in FM radio from their chips. Huh.

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[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i get that, but i feel like most people still wont listen to radio, even if they have an unremovable app for it.

[–] thantik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There are OVER 6 billion smartphones in the world.

"Most People" not listening to radio, still leaves a FUCKTON who do/will.

There are over 250m in the US alone.

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ok. now im confused as to what youre arguing. im trynna say that whether or not a phone has inbuilt fm radio hardware, it wont really sway people to listen to radio more. i understand a lot of people listen to radio still, and some dont care about it. but internet radio apps exist, so i dont think many people would change their listening habits based on whether they need to download an app (and connect to internet). not saying fm radio hardware is bad, just that i dont believe the broadcasters would really care enough to advocate for it. id say an overwhelming majority would prefer to listen to the radio in their car, alarm clock, or standalone device.

[–] thantik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So why add FM radio back into phones then if FM radio exists in multiple places around these people already anyhow? Why do they need to force an additional device to have it?

Additionally -- in some countries, don't companies have to pay a licensing fee to broadcasters in order to add this?