9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - TagStation LLC, owner of the NextRadio® app, announced today that Samsung, the largest Android handset maker in the world, is the latest device OEM to continue its support for NextRadio by unlocking the FM Chip in upcoming smartphone models in the U.S. Samsung Becomes Latest Phone Manufacturer to Unlock the FM Chip Maybe those of you living in the US can shed a light on those contradicting details. and Canada" will have the FM chip unlocked, however I did find several existing Samsung devices with their FM chip enabled on NextRadio's site. The press release mentions that "upcoming smartphone models in the U.S. With the chip unlocked, users will be able to listen to local radio on their phone using the NextRadio Android app. NextRadio made the announcement, rightly explaining that FM radio is essential in areas with low connectivity and in emergency and disaster situations where a connection might be difficult to obtain or maintain and where access to information could be a matter of life and death.
But things have been moving in the right direction: LG announced a partnership with NextRadio to unlock the FM chip in its smartphones a few months ago and now the same is happening with Samsung. The blind love of SMS is one, and the fact that the FM chip in smartphones isn't activated on many devices in the country for some reason (read: operator greed) is another. If Spirit3 is installed, this application can use its assembled binary file as a driver.Some things baffle me about the US.GUI code written by the developer of this application.
Hard-to-piece collected documentation for Tavarua, Iris, I2C, V4L2.The application uses several sources of code: To modify the code of the native part of the application, Android NDK headers files are required. If the option is enabled, then with the "Enable RDS" option enabled, the Program Service and Radio Text will be displayed in the notification header. If enabled, audio from the radio will be immediately turned on after starting the application. For older devices - "0, DEFAULT" (at the same time, sounds from the microphone can be heard when using the Qualcomm driver).For modern devices should work "1998, FM".Select a source for record audio inside the application. The installed Spirit3 application is not required. Audio service from Spirit3 - a service from Spirit3 with more accurate work with memory.Lightweight audio service is the simplest service.Select an audio service that will record sound inside the application before playing it. In most cases: 0 - default, headphones 1 - internal (bad quality). When this option is enabled, the application will display data transmitted from the radio station, such as the Program Service and Radio Text. (Spirit2 will not work due to path incompatibility)
Choosing this driver requires the installed Spirit3 application version 3.0.11 or higher.
Real hardware radio for Android smartphones based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 2xx, 4xx and 6xx processors (up to 625 and 650).