"You're not dealing with a computer that *can't* do what you've asked of it. You're dealing with a computer that *won't* do it. That computer was programmed to check whether its owner was doing something that the manufacturer disliked, and, when necessary, defend the manufacturer's shareholders by disobeying its owner." - Giblin &@pluralistic, Chokepoint Capitalism
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In other words, they're selling defective goods, which should be indefensible under law.
@peterdrake @pluralistic this is basically every piece of electronics I've had since a DVD player.
Over 20 years of enshittification, backed by even more time knowing they DIDN'T need to be like this.
@peterdrake @pluralistic My old 3G Noika flip phone received broadcast FM radio. Modern smart phones don't (except for some export models) because the phone makers want to sell you streaming services for the radio you could get for free otherwise.
@60sRefugee @peterdrake @pluralistic the joke's on them: I can stream any radio station I want to without paying a dime to any streaming service
@60sRefugee @peterdrake @pluralistic The antenna was the wire to the earbuds. That doesn't work with wireless earbuds.
@dolmen @60sRefugee @peterdrake @pluralistic for my LG 5G, I can use wireless with the radio, as long as I have a sufficiently long audio cable plugged in. I use an audio patch cable for this.
I just need to be sure to tell the phone to use the Bluetooth as the actual audio device.
@60sRefugee IIRC, the FM receivers use the headphone cable as antenna. No headphone jack ➡ no FM reception.
@60sRefugee @peterdrake @pluralistic ulefone 14, xiaomi mi A2, asus do
@vinnief @60sRefugee @peterdrake @pluralistic
Also Ulefone Armor models, and Blackview models IME - rugged/waterproof, reasonably specced, with physical headphone sockets - and cheap
@60sRefugee@spacey.space @peterdrake@qoto.org @pluralistic@mamot.fr my old samsung phones used to come with a radio built in. Can't even use the radio on a phone anymore without using some internet radio thing like tune in.
@60sRefugee @peterdrake @pluralistic a load of Nokia smartphones have fm radios. Like my x20.
@peterdrake @pluralistic I used to have an Ericsson that did the same thing. It came with some little speakers too.
@peterdrake @pluralistic This is what jailbreaking is for.
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Theft by a thousand cuts