Does anyone know if the Note 8 FM feature will work?

svtcobra

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Does anyone know if the FM chips will function or is it all still carrier related?
 
Works on mine but I'm sprint I have enabled on other non sprint devices before though but idk about the note 8 don't see why it would be any different though
 
I have Verizon, and I've never had a phone with an FM tuner. Must be carrier specific.
 
you need two things to get fm radio. an app like Next Radio and wired headphones or earbuds. The radio uses the wires in the headphones as the antenna and the app accesses the fm tunner.
Works great on my Verizon S8
 
How, I have s8 plus and I don't see it anywhere. I've been blind before.. Lol
Just install any fm app. You will know on next radio because it instructs you to plug in headphones if it has an fm radio instead of just letting you pick a station if you are streaming from the web
 
Works on the Verizon 8+, even after the recent update over the past several months.
 
From what I've heard before, if you have wifi AND a cell connection, apps use the wifi for radio. To truly tell if your using FM, turn off wifi. If it works, the FM chip is activated. Is that correct?
 
From what I've heard before, if you have wifi AND a cell connection, apps use the wifi for radio. To truly tell if your using FM, turn off wifi. If it works, the FM chip is activated. Is that correct?

I just tried it with airplane mode on and it didn't work. I tried it with just wifi off and it does work. It uses the cell connection for data to display station info, but it does work without wifi on.
 
It works, I'm using it now on my Verizon Note 8 with Next Radio.

Thanks for this info!! I was worried. Among other uses I prefer walking into football games with just my phone and corded headphones so I can listen to the local broadcast team without the delay or hassle of streaming. Very much appreciate knowing this works on Note 8. I've used it with NextRadio on my Verizon S7E and now look forward to the same with my Note 8.
 

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