FM Radio Gone in 2020.40?

[Aikidoka]

With 44.10.1 I can hide various sources. I kept the radio and my favorite FM stations show up and when selected they look like they are working but there is no sound. Other sources look and sound as normal. I did a soft reboot and a power off but still no sound. Any further suggestions?

 

[Double_J]

With 44.10.1 I can hide various sources. I kept the radio and my favorite FM stations show up and when selected they look like they are working but there is no sound. Other sources look and sound as normal. I did a soft reboot and a power off but still no sound. Any further suggestions?

Before mine disappeared (it vanished with the upgrade) I had no sound from the radio too.

 

[Double_J]

Downloading 44.10.1 now. Hopefully the radio comes back

 

[Snow Drift]

Full reboot and MCU reboot did not fix. This is what I see...

Check the TuneIn tab. I don't believe the 3 or Y have an FM tuner and really you are using TuneIn to hear local stations. That's how it was back in the day before the "radio" tab appeared.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Check the TuneIn tab. I don't believe the 3 or Y have an FM tuner and really you are using TuneIn to hear local stations. That's how it was back in the day before the "radio" tab appeared.

That's incorrect. Both the 3 and Y both have FM tuners. When the radio wasn't available in the past, it was due to it not being supported in the software. Once the software was updated, the built-in FM tuner was available.

 

[Double_J]

That's incorrect. Both the 3 and Y both have FM tuners. When the radio wasn't available in the past, it was due to it not being supported in the software. Once the software was updated, the built-in FM tuner was available.

Finished the upgrade to 44.10.1 and radio is back AND working properly.

 

[TomServo]

I'm on 44.10.1 and my FM tuner never went away and the update was seamless, but others had issues, granted these OTA updates are nifty and all that but the fact some owners had issues with just one insignificant feature (FM tuner) is troubling. The "what if" nag is always present whenever I get an OTA, so I always wait a few days before I accept UPDATES, the same policy had served me well with Apple Updates.

 

[Snow Drift]

That's incorrect. Both the 3 and Y both have FM tuners. When the radio wasn't available in the past, it was due to it not being supported in the software. Once the software was updated, the built-in FM tuner was available.

Well, the coverage is a lot worse than my ICE with traditional FM tuner.

 

[Double_J]

Well, the coverage is a lot worse than my ICE with traditional FM tuner.

Could be luck but mine is much better. I only tested it for a few minutes but I could get a good signal for 91.5. Over many years I could only get that station when I was within a 30 minute radius. Today I'm approximately 1hr away.

 

[DaveORD]

Could be luck but mine is much better. I only tested it for a few minutes but I could get a good signal for 91.5. Over many years I could only get that station when I was within a 30 minute radius. Today I'm approximately 1hr away.

Perhaps some software update (if the FM tuner can be adjusted) and/or it can also vary with temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, etc.

Why can I hear a foreign radio station? | Help receiving TV and radio

Troubleshooting FM radio | Help receiving TV and radio

https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1059&context=issf2018

https://annals-csis.org/proceedings/2015/pliks/241.pdf

 

[Cisco_248]

I received the update last night and it restored the Radio option. Thanks to everyone for troubleshooting with me.

 

[Snow Drift]

Could be luck but mine is much better. I only tested it for a few minutes but I could get a good signal for 91.5. Over many years I could only get that station when I was within a 30 minute radius. Today I'm approximately 1hr away.

Same major FM channel, same location, different cars...1) comes in very clear, 2) other barely plays.