The problem is that without 3.5mm jack, there is no antenna for FM. Phones used the headphone cord as the antenna. I doubt it is possible to repurpose the USB-C wires as antenna. If it was, would require a custom USB-C chip.
I couldn't find FM/AM USB-C dongle. My guess is that nobody uses FM/AM or if they do, they get a standalone radio.
My biggest use for the FM radio on my old phone was sporting events which have the commentators broadcast locally with no delay.
Now I have to remember to bring a little pocket one or be sure the old phone is charged whenever I go to sporting events. Really kind of a pain. Luckily the kids also like to play games on the old phone so its a handy distraction machine on the train ride.
The phone wouldn’t be doing much in that case I guess… the dongle would have to bring along the headphone jack as well, so you could listen to it! I guess the phone would be the battery, and maybe a speaker I guess.
Except when camping in the woods, where AM radio still does reach.
But I guess with Starlink, eventually it will be everywhere.
Phones should include an AM/FM tuner. Then you can hear local stations, and if you're out of cell range or things go badly, receive broadcasts.
The problem is that without 3.5mm jack, there is no antenna for FM. Phones used the headphone cord as the antenna. I doubt it is possible to repurpose the USB-C wires as antenna. If it was, would require a custom USB-C chip.
I couldn't find FM/AM USB-C dongle. My guess is that nobody uses FM/AM or if they do, they get a standalone radio.
My biggest use for the FM radio on my old phone was sporting events which have the commentators broadcast locally with no delay.
Now I have to remember to bring a little pocket one or be sure the old phone is charged whenever I go to sporting events. Really kind of a pain. Luckily the kids also like to play games on the old phone so its a handy distraction machine on the train ride.
The phone wouldn’t be doing much in that case I guess… the dongle would have to bring along the headphone jack as well, so you could listen to it! I guess the phone would be the battery, and maybe a speaker I guess.