Samsung is bringing FM radio back as a safety measure on future Galaxy smartphones.

While smartphones have FM radio built into it, most manufacturers don’t enable it. In partnership with NextRadio, Samsung announced it will be unlocking the FM Chip in its new smartphone models within ...

Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma caused some terrible destruction. Many areas were left without communications or ways for people to get updates. This prompted the FCC to push smartphone makers to ...

Most mobile phones, Galaxy line included, have an FM radio, but Samsung has decided to leave it out of their flagship Galaxy S4, here’s why: According to Samsung, the majority of people listen to the ...

There's good news for FM radio listeners and Samsung fans in the United States and Canada. Samsung smartphone models will have radio chips activated by default starting this year. That means, the ...

Users with unlocked Samsung Galaxy S9 devices will soon be able to listen to FM radio. Carrier locked devices are already able to access the phone’s FM radio chip. The required API will be added by ...

Until now, Samsung has been a big friend of the broadcast radio industry. In early 2018, it committed to turning on FM chips across its headset units, bringing data-free, MHz-based broadcast radio to ...

According to a press release from NextRadio app owner TagStation LLC, Samsung will be the next major phone manufacturer to enable the dormant FM chips in its devices. The FM chips will be switched on ...

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FM radio has somehow thrived in the age of streaming services, and it will now be easier for some Samsung phone owners to access. Unlocked versions of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are getting ...