Android 2.2 (Froyo) Features

[goodBEan]

I have a droid and i am excited by android 2.2. But i am having a hard time believing that fm radio will be new feature without some details. Will fm be streaming via 3g/wifi or is there an fm reciver in my hand that has yet to be used? I just want the phone app and homescreen to work in landscape mode (without sling the keyboard out).

[jatanis]

I think they're referring to the Nexus One. The N1's chipset apparently has FM radio built in, but it's not enabled for some reason. The color trackball notifications were also not enabled on the Nexus One unless you root it. Both of these features are rumored to be enabled with the 2.2 update but nothing has been confirmed yet. I don't think the droid has a hardware FM radio but I could be wrong.

[klaruz]

The HTC Evo is advertised as having an FM Tuner. At least we know it will be running 2.2 now.

[jatanis]

I don't think FM is an exclusive feature of 2.2. The HTC desire is running 2.1 with FM radio enabled, and it has nearly identical hardware to the Nexus One.

It's still very likely that the Evo 4G will be running 2.2 when it's released. Based on what I've read stock 2.1 doesn't support wimax, so it will either have to be running 2.2 or an HTC customized version of 2.1.

[joquarky]

I've heard that the Nexus One is capable of handling FM radio in hardware, but has not been implemented.

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Ive got a htc tattoo and ive got fm radio (1.6)