FM Chip Disabled on Note 10 Plus
KUHawksR1
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I know Verizon policy is to no longer disable the FM Chips inside phones that have them however I think they missed enabling it on the Note 10 Plus.  I am not able to get into NextRadio because of errors that reads in part, "NextRadio doesn't have access to the FM radio receiver in your device."   

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Re: FM Chip Disabled on Note 10 Plus
Ann154
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Did you ever consider it might have been Samsung that didn't include it or didn't have it certified by the FCC? 

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bearone21
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20+ years with gte/verizon & i can't recall any verizon phone with fm capability.

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Ann154
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@bearone21 wrote:

20+ years with gte/verizon & i can't recall any verizon phone with fm capability.


I can. The HTC Thunderbolt for one. There were others as well, but I didn't own them so I don't recall those models. 

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Re: FM Chip Disabled on Note 10 Plus
Rickinsav
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Every Samsumg Galaxy... up to and including the S10 series.

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Rickinsav
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I am interested in this too as I use Next Radio almost every weekend.  Just wish they'd put in Bluetooth as an output option.

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Re: FM Chip Disabled on Note 10 Plus
KUHawksR1
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VZ Tier 2 tech confirmed chip is there and blocked by VZ network. Surprised him as well considering policy changed quite a while back to no longer block it. Told me he would escalate .. but I'm not holding my breath.

Re: FM Chip Disabled on Note 10 Plus
mama23dogs
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In order for FM radio to work, there has to be a headphone jack as it acts as the antenna.   

Samsung has removed the 3.5 headphone jack, so an active FM chip is superfluous, so Samsung didn’t include it.  

 

Re: FM Chip Disabled on Note 10 Plus
Ann154
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@mama23dogs wrote:

In order for FM radio to work, there has to be a headphone jack as it acts as the antenna.   

Samsung has removed the 3.5 headphone jack, so an active FM chip is superfluous, so Samsung didn’t include it.  

 


That would be a good reason why it doesn't work. 

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Re: FM Chip Disabled on Note 10 Plus
Verizzi
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It doesn't work on the unlocked Note 10+ either.