I maaaay have taken my phone on an accidental trip in a pool and was given an old phone to use as temporary. Has a headphone port. Saw the radio app and realized how do many of my smart phones even had radio access even though they all are capable. Bastards

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

You can still buy cheap tiny portable fm radios, old or new, if that is your thing.

permalink

fedilink

source

parent

hideshow 3 child comments

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago

Yes but that's not really the point though.

This is about enshittification.

You now HAVE to buy a separate device instead of the wireless communication that uses radio frequency and is already in your pocket

It was a hardware feature that existed simply because it was the hardware they put in the phones to do other things as well. A onus feature that gave you increased value, until they removed the headphone jack that was and is still a contentious

permalink

fedilink

source

parent

[–] Ushmel@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Yeah esp if tracking is the core issue.

permalink

fedilink

source

parent

hideshow 1 child comment