Although it’s rare these days, some previous Android models had radio reception. However, the iPhone never had this feature, despite having the ability to receive FM radio waves.
The YouTube channel “ Apple Explained ”, which is familiar with Apple, explains why the FM radio function was not installed on the iPhone.
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Why is there no radio function on the iPhone?
In fact, the iPhone 7 and earlier models had an FM radio tuner. However, this was not intentionally included by Apple.
The wireless LAN and Bluetooth chipsets used in previous iPhones were purchased from Broadcom, not designed by Apple itself. And that manufacturer included a radio tuner in the chipset by default.
For Apple, it was cheaper to use it as…
