Missing FM Radio - Page 2
Sad to read FM radio will not be enabled... I wonder if the required wiring is present in the phones (so the decision may be reverted) or not.
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Sad to read FM radio will not be enabled...
I wonder if the required wiring is present in the phones (so the decision may be reverted) or not.
Lost confidence with Nokia on this - great shame as I wanted to move back. Have decided to go for an LG G6 which has FM enabled as it is grey import - it has to be an import as the UK carriers don't enable the FM either. I really didn't want the import but just a highend phone with FM so had to think 'outside the box'. Apparently Mexico has passed a law that FM is mandatory as a safety measure. This is all just a ploy by the carriers to make consumers eat up data. FM is free, cheap and very reliable. Shame Nokia didn't meet the grade.
I guess that Nokia remove hardward for FM from Nokia 8!
If it is true then it is bad.
Nokia 8 is expensive mobile and it only run pure Android. When comparing the other Android about software, Nokia isn't worth with its price.
I recently saw on this site of India, where a customer question "does nokia 8 has fm radio?" answered as "
Yes, Nokia 8 does have a FM Radio."
https://www.onlymobiles.com/mobile/nokia-8/2237/steel
Can someone who bought this phone in India confirm credibility of this.
I assume its just a misinformation given on that site. I've already posted a question up there
Yes, I want to have FM radio in a top phone. Like a customer, I´m looking for a device that has FM radio. Nokia have to remember that they need us. FM radio is not a innecesary thing, it is vital in many ways. If the Company put FM radio, I will buy this device in short time, regards from México
Everyone knows that Nokia 8 hardware supports FM Radio and its a regressive step not to enable it considering that most of your customers came back to Nokia because of the reputation. And you guys need to listen and understand that. Please do remember that lifecycle of a new mobile is atmost 2 years, and soon people will switch out if the new Nokia isnt receptive.
Can someone that has updated to Oreo 8.0 inform if FM radio is included in the update for Nokia 8?
Anna, the moderator, has been pretty clear saying that no FM radio is coming to the Nokia 8.
I received the Oreo update on my Nokia 8 (TA-1004) and I can confirm no radio app has appeared.
Sorry.
Can you give us all a clear answer whether FM can or will be enabled or cannot be enabled due to HW reasons? Please!
Greetings from Prague!
Sadly the reply via this forum was a firm 'no'. As a result I felt very fustrasted with Nokia and have now given up with them for good and have now paid my £600 to another manufacturer. Shame
let's convey this feedback to the top person in Nokia. Maybe he will hear us. Twitter : @sarvikas
I think there is no chance of getting FM radio on the Nokia 8 - I think the problem is that the hardware is not physically connected.
If you really want to make the point then I suggest using Twitter and seeing if you get get #FMRadio or similar trending to highlight the lack of this feature on the 8.
Note that the new Nokia 6 (2018) has FM radio, so I think that HMD are listening and I expect it will be enabled in future flagship phones.
Not recommended
Unfortunately neither the Sirocco nor 7+ will have FM radio either - you can check the user guides on the Nokia Phones support pages now.
The 1, 6.1 (2018) and 8110 4G do have FM radio support, as it should be.
At least the NOKIA 7+ should have FM radio....That is so bad HMD.....copying the bad habitats of your competitors will not make you number 1.......
It was the same story with MS Lumia 950. FM radio was disabled, but it was possible to activate it with the Interop Tools. I still use my Lumia 950, but I have to buy a new mobile in the next days. I was thinking of a Nokia 8, but without FM radio, that's not an option anymore.
HMD says it is market driven...but why why they have to disable FM radio (no internet streaming service required) even old high end nokia phones had FM radio...and now nokia 7 plus, nokia 8, nokia 8 sirocco do not have FM radio. That is very disappointing. Please HMD listen to us your customers...bring back high end phones with FM radio...you proved it can be done...you released nokia 6, nokia 5, nokia 2, nokia 1, and nokia 6.1 all of them have FM radio
When are we getting inbuilt radio app for Nokia 8?
Any update on enabling of the FM Radio on Nokia 8. There's technically no reason to disable it. Please help us understand why its disabled.
How do you all know whether the Nokia 8 even has the FM radio antenna, the SD835 might have the necessary hardware built into it but without the antenna in the phone then that part of the SoC is useless?
The antenna would be the headphones, that's why it can't work without headphones connected. However, the antenna connection from the chip needs to be connected to the headphones, and I suspect that this is either not present on the 8, 7+ and Sirocco or the chip itself doesn't support it.
I don't think it can be fixed with a software update.
Everybody knows what happened with Samsung flagships in US when government force them to activate FM radio. FM radio available in every smart phone but the companies don't want to activate them for reason nobody knows.
@Ehab It might be AVAILABLE in all smartphones, which I doubt, but if there is no connection to the headphones internally then enabling it won't make a difference as it can't be used because the FM signal won't reach the relevant hardware anyway.
@Ehab How do you know for sure that it IS connected internally?