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jy3ng4

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The official specs page for the Droid 4 doesn't list FM radio but this old leaked image from a few months before the phone was released suggests that the hardware is there:

droid4-specs2.jpg


No idea how to enable it though. I tried installing the MotoFMRadio.apk but it force closes.
 
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The Kraken!

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This does work with the proper app. I just installed Spirit FM Unlocked and it works. It's 10 bucks, but it's worth it, imo. There is also a light version that costs a little over $2 if I remember right. There's another app by the same name. What you want is one of the ones by Mike Reid. Root is required, btw.
 
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The Kraken!

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Yes, it will not work without headphones in my experience. The app will start but will not find any stations.

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Flash-A-Holic

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Does to FM radio work only with ICS roms? Does newer builds (Marshmallow/Nougat) have support for FM radio?
 

mp107

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It works for me on both CM11 and my own LineageOS 11 build using Spirit FM so it is definitely not limited only to ICS build or to stock based ROMs.
I haven't tested it out with newer Android versions, though.
 
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Flash-A-Holic

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It works for me on both CM11 and my own LineageOS 11 build using Spirit FM so it is definitely not limited only to ICS build or to stock based ROMs.
I haven't tested it out with newer Android versions, though.
Thanks for that info! I have tried with Lineage OS 14.1 build with Spirit2 but I get ERROR: "Tuner API did not start or stop. This device may need a kernel with a working FM driver". Maybe newer builds doesn't have kernel support for FM radio anymore?
 

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I have tried Spirit FM (aka Spirit1) only, not the Spirit2.
Beside that, the Spirit2 has fewer models supported (or at least had when I have read about it a year or two ago).
 
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    It works for me on both CM11 and my own LineageOS 11 build using Spirit FM so it is definitely not limited only to ICS build or to stock based ROMs.
    I haven't tested it out with newer Android versions, though.
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    I have tried Spirit FM (aka Spirit1) only, not the Spirit2.
    Beside that, the Spirit2 has fewer models supported (or at least had when I have read about it a year or two ago).