Comments on: Apple Developing FM Radio App for iPhone?

By: Ricosuave1

Ricosuave1 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:20:00 +0000

Yeah. That’s exactly what I’ve trying to figure out for a couple of days now.I’ve tried loading Slaker and a couple of other radio apps but when I enter the gym FM (for listening to the TV’s) number it comes up with these stations that are out of state?

By: aeroin

aeroin — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:41:02 +0000

When will we ever see this feature? It seeps stupid that you would have to find an app to stream your local radio station over AT&T’s famously strained cellular network when you could be getting it over the FM airwaves. Why my super cool iPhone lacks a feature that is standard in any new iPod nano is beyond me. Is there a radio feature in an iPod touch?

By: Darlene Vizza

Darlene Vizza — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:53:38 +0000

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By: Janak

Janak — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:51:39 +0000

Yaa i mean i-phone as evrything but FM radio they need to built up an app for Radio…hopefully soon.. thankx

By: brad

brad — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:52:59 +0000

Football and basketball games!

By: icebike

icebike — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:36:39 +0000

@Steve Bryan:

1) iPhone 3Gs does not contain an FM transmitter. Period. 2) Nike+ does not use FM. It uses ANT, which is handled by the bluetooth controller.

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20060724/119373/

By: D

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:04:55 +0000

Yeah I’d be happy. That would be sweet. As it is right now I love a morning show, but since my job requires that I walk all day long, I’ve been able to make use of my iTunes songs but I miss the radio show. Having an fm app on my iPhone 3gs would rock.

By: Willis Taylor

Willis Taylor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:17:49 +0000

FM Radio is what I LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Steve Bryan

Steve Bryan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:19:14 +0000

@Miles, the information about an FM transmitter is not speculation. Nike+ uses FM transmission for its functionality so the question is whether there is sufficient bandwidth for audio and crafting a great UI. It would probably be even more universally appreciated by customers than a background capable FM radio but I’d certainly use both. I usually have no problem staying awake listening to public radio.

By: rr4him

rr4him — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:23:04 +0000

Just use Wunderradio app. I listen to games streaming with this app all the time. Plus, it will let you browse the Internet while streaming in the background!

By: OmariJames

OmariJames — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:57:30 +0000

what a way to snag some christmas sales. I wouldn’t mind the app, just swap it with the Stocks app ;]

By: Jay Owen

Jay Owen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:35:27 +0000

This sounds great. Really looking forward to checking it out.

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:40:27 +0000

From PC World, 3GS also has FM transmission capability, but will it be activated...

The rumoured iPhone radio app is also said to integrate with the mobile iTunes Store for on-the-fly purchases, as an extension to the song tagging feature found on the latest iPod nano models. Live pause functionality will likely be incorporated as well.

It's interesting to note that it has been reported that the iPhone 3GS and the latest iPod touch also have dormant FM transmitter capabilities, which could be used to broadcast sound into car stereos. However, enabling such capabilities would make obsolete the bunch of FM transmitter accessories already available in the iPhone ecosystem.

By: eddiej

eddiej — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:36:46 +0000

As a radio station owner/operator, I’d say this is long overdue. It would give me a chance to not only be anywhere in my community and receive my signal through my phone without using a seperate device.

By: stagen

stagen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:59:07 +0000

Well, would be useful I guess. I can’t remember the last time I listened to the actual radio though.

My fav new app for music is Cadence. Matches your music to your motion.

http://www.cadenceapp.cm

By: Fixtnk

Fixtnk — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:50:09 +0000

Hey Any new feature is welcome!

By: Anthony sux

Anthony sux — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:07:37 +0000

Having it would be cool, but I’d probably only use it once or twice a month, since I only listen to radio in my car. But AM radio is where it’s at! Chris hit it on the money, being able to listen to an AM broadcast of the football game while in the stands without having to carry anything more than my iPhone would be perfect!

By: Misael ruiz

Misael ruiz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:19:45 +0000

I would not really care because who listens to radio anymore (first post)

By: Carbon Based Lifeform

Carbon Based Lifeform — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:48:13 +0000

I would love FM radio on my iPhone and iTouch. When travelling I always want to keep up with the local news and I hate having to take a radio as well. Please hurry!

By: Gen X

Gen X — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:53:03 +0000

Yeah man, FM went the way of the dodo bird. If its not PS3 or Xbox its junk man. he he he

By: Desmond

Desmond — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:52:53 +0000

I have a feelng that 4.0 is gonna be the truth.

By: Stan The Man

Stan The Man — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:44:32 +0000

FM with the ability to rewind would be cool. Maybe HD radio? They’d sell a lot more music…It makes sense, antenna is already there. Probably not available on the iPhone 2G.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:41:36 +0000

This will probably be on the 4.0 firmware.

By: Kael

Kael — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:28:55 +0000

Want! Want! Want! Want! Want! Want! Want! I so want this…. Sometimes when I’m diff places I want to listen to the radio to hear new tunes, or even find out if there’s traffic that’ll hold the buss up i’m on for instance as there’s a station near me that gives great quick updates for traffic jams and they do it fastest on the radio not on their website. Want! Want! Want! Want! Want! Want! Want!

By: Leroy

Leroy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:21:23 +0000

Meh, I’d rather have AM radio than FM.

By: Miles

Miles — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:20:29 +0000

Also this is to receive actual fm signals, not an Internet stream like pandora.

By: Miles

Miles — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:18:26 +0000

I think many of you have it wrong. This is an fm receiver, not a transmitter. Therefore you can get fm signals to listen to local radio but you cannot transmit a signal to your car radio.

By: B3gin

B3gin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:15:33 +0000

Well I hope they add it unlike all these that just bitch even when they are talking about getting a free app. I figure it will eat less battery than Iradio. So good for me. Sucks to be the people who just like to bitch… and …bitc.

By: Miles

Miles — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:15:17 +0000

Why do I have a feeling they’re going to make us pay for this?

By: DAVID

DAVID — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:02:23 +0000

I sure hope that isnt supposed to be a current screenshot, cause the 3G logo is REALLY old.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:57:54 +0000

I got pocket tunes on my phone. I can get stations from all over.

By: Joe McG

Joe McG — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:33:51 +0000

Would be nice at the gym for the tv’s that say “tune to 96.3 FM for audio”

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:12:34 +0000

Anyone notice the TomTom car kit was yanked from tomtom website? No more “coming soon”?

By: Bubba

Bubba — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:02 +0000

Would be nice for the stations that broadcast live sports on FM. But for music I could care less. Much better options available.

By: sfditty

sfditty — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:55:50 +0000

I have to agree, this app would make Brian wicked cool.

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:47:35 +0000

How long till a JB app does it?

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:40:40 +0000

Man this is going to make me so cool when I pull out my iPhone in a thunder storm (weather alerts radio baby), keep adding features apple. Wahoo!!!

Sorry after reading all the post, I don't care, this is so cool, I just needed to add to the hipe!!

By: Sean Peters

Sean Peters — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:32:03 +0000

I’m fairly amazed by the “I’d be so happy I’d poop rainbows” over an FM transmitter. I had one of these things… and it totally, totally sucked. Horrible interference and very weak signal no matter what frequency you selected. The tape deck interface is far superior, if you have a tape deck.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:28:54 +0000

@jtz5

Are you serious? I agree with Ben. I want to add my own SMS tones because I'm sick of hearing my message tone and then find out someone else's phone was ringing. How hard is it to add this feature? And 4/6 of the tones are garbage anyhow.

By: B

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:08:34 +0000

1ST

By: icebike

icebike — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:56:36 +0000

The Broadcom BCM4325 does not have and FM transmitter.

Only a receiver.

http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4325

By: sfditty

sfditty — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:54:31 +0000

I just remember how absolutely horrible the Apple iPod FM radio peripheral was. Unless it can pick up and hold FM signals much better than the ipod add-on, it will be utterly useless.

By: Steven S

Steven S — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:52:22 +0000

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By: Steven S

Steven S — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:50:56 +0000

Iphone lucasarts stylee point n clickage may just be the remedy to this app!

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Badge+of+Carnage/news.asp?c=15732

By: frog

frog — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:30:55 +0000

Your sh*tting us, surely? If Apple release an FM radio/transmitter app (or firmware update) for current hardware – I’ll eat my hate!

By: Christopher Vitek

Christopher Vitek — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:21:42 +0000

Broadcasting would be great for cars that don't have bluetooth!!

Chris

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:20:02 +0000

@Ben-

Making your own SMS tones...what are you 12?

Some sports programming is not available thru streaming apps, so FM is needed.

By: JeffreyR

JeffreyR — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:17:46 +0000

Terrestrial radio is dead. It is boring, repetitive, provincial and either filled with advertisements (in commercial mode) or just plain sleep inducing (in public radio mode). This will be a useless app.

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:02:03 +0000

I’d use it. Pandora is okay but it can’t replace a real person as a DJ or news updates. And without third party apps running in the background I find all streaming apps useless.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:59:46 +0000

I think this would be a great app/feature. I’m bot a big FM radio listener anymore with everything else out there like other people have said but it would be nice to at least have the option. Also, if it could run in the background like ipod, that would be even better. Make it happen Apple!

By: bboh

bboh — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:59:06 +0000

17th

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:52:36 +0000

This is pointless, how about something more people have been calling out for like the ability to make your own SMS tones without jailbreaking.

By: fastlane

fastlane — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:48:51 +0000

... will have background multi-tasking (like Apple’s Phone and iPod apps)...

...and the Clock/Stopwatch/Timer, and Voice Memos, and SMS Alerts, and Calendar Alerts...

I always prefer Apple apps all the way. Even if some have less features, they still run in the background.

By: cgerzzz

cgerzzz — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:47:10 +0000

um…people still listen to FM radio? i thought that died out with sega master system.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:41:26 +0000

who cares? with streaming solutions, podcasting and pandora i havent used fm in years.

By: iBamse

iBamse — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:36:26 +0000

Aint gonna happen.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:29:28 +0000

I think it would be nice to have the radio especially for football games.

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:27:52 +0000

I am very happy…I have been asking for this for a long time. I don’t listen to FM radio for music, but at the gym, I need FM radio to listen to the TV’s audio feed. Listening to local talk not bad either.

By: tweger01

tweger01 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:27:39 +0000

Pandora makes this almost obsolete, but i love that they’re adding it!

By: Victor

Victor — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:23:17 +0000

That would be nice, but I can assure you I can’t think of one single instance of when I would rather listen to the radio rather than my ipod library. I would like to be able to broadcast fm though so I don’t have to keep plugging it into my car…

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:17:39 +0000

If I could use it to broadcast my music to my car radio I would poop myself with happiness and rainbows

That would be clutch, as I was about to buy a solution to hook my iPhone 3GS to my car stereo.

::crosses fingers::

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:17:39 +0000

Yea. I’ve been waiting for it for a while now.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:13:19 +0000

I could take it or leave it unless this built in transmitting to a car stereo. I would use that everyday to replace my old casette adapter. Please Apple!

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:11:55 +0000

iPod touch G2 also has Nike+ built-in fm radios Rene.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:09:32 +0000

Sorry I got fat fingers I’m going to quit posting

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:04 +0000

1st

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:07:43 +0000

1at