News - Reader comments

FM radio might come on Windows Phone 8 devices after update

11 December, 2012 | Read the news | Post your comment
FM radio might come on Windows Phone 8 devices after update - read the full textWindows Phone 7.x supported FM radio from day one, but the arrival of Windows Phone 8 axed the support for that feature. As it turned out though, all the currently available WP8 smartphone have the required hardware inside and it's the software that caused this. What's missing is apparently some...

 

Sort by:

this is a really weird way to update mobiles, but its sure fun, haha one day you don't have radio the next day you do :P
now people will think that radio has nothing to do with hardware :P

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:42
  • gIC8

Dead OS - what a waste of resources.

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:41
  • ScDF

Good news at last!

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:41
  • N7DX

People who say 'wow' to what is basically a huge 'bug of omission' being patched make me regret being a WP fan.
I am really displeased by lack of basic features even my SonyEricsson feature phone has. I have an equalizer and separate volume controls for ringtone and music FFS!

They'll come around though. They'll come around.

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:40
  • a3tD

...to late, I have my One X+ instead of 8X, so sorry!!!

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:34
  • Pc{G

> In reply to wardroid @ 2012-12-11 14:21 from 0IFR - click to readand why you came here? your forum and thread are over there, this is a windows phone thread not an android thread/forum. get lost. troll


being here and waging nonsense post means that your jealous fandroid

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:31
  • t7E8

Might come?

Wow what a future...

I've just change my Note to Note 2 by the way. News like this come very funny to me lol

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:21
  • 0IFR

I really hope Microsoft bring some of these update to windows phone 7, specially the wifi always on and the notification area. And oh..also the ability to screenshot your device :)

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:18
  • 7X9s

It is funny how people says "woww" to a radio applicaton which is extremely old in android and even in symbian. Before buying a windowsphone, have a look on this article: http://blogs.windows.com/windo...one-7-8.aspx

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:17
  • KjZc

Click this link

www.wpcentral.com/first-ota-update-windows-phone­-8-os-now-live-htc-8x

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:17
  • P@1G

that's very good news

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:13
  • XMiw

read it again, vpn support is there,

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 14:02
  • t7E8

Microsoft and HTC is rolling out the first OTA update for the 8x the changelog is here
Update for new features: SMS Call Reject, SMS
Drafts and SMS Select all have been added to the
OS. Also the WiFi always on is also added. For more info click this link

http://www.wpcentral.com/new-w...ll-reject-it

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 13:57
  • P@1G

waiting for File manager...

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 13:53
  • b{2W

gr8 news

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 13:41
  • 6P{C

Now that's good news, because i live in the tropics were hurricane is is king.

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 13:28
  • kiNU

> In reply to Thephonegeek @ 2012-12-11 13:18 from uNVL - click to readYes, WP8 would achieve a feature parity with Android gingerbread in about 2-3 years. :-P

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 13:28
  • bEKN

"WoW, a FM radio.. Awesome!!!!"

Seriouslly, you guys look like Apple fans..

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 13:26
  • Lc6d

Watch out android, windows phone is getting better everyday.

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 13:18
  • uNVL

Wow, "WiFi always on" . That is a feature to be added? Then how do IM apps work on WiFi? MS has messed up this OS really bad. Hope they think of adding something like a file manager next. And hope they add VPN support. It would be impossible to breach the enterprise sector without it.

  • Reply
  • 2012-12-11 13:12
  • bEKN
Sort by:

Note: Sponsored advertising links are in green.