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Apple says iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 do not contain FM radio chips or antennas, in response to FCC request

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/iphone-8-hero1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>Apple has issued its first public response to growing pressure by the FCC and other groups to activate FM terrestrial radio features inside iPhones for end-users. In a statement (https://twitter.com/reneritchie/status/913497056374853634), the company said it cares deeply about the safety of its users and directed users towards its emergency calling and Medical ID features.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It is not possible. iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models do not have FM radio chips in them nor do they have antennas designed to support FM signals</p>
<p>&mdash; Philip Schiller (@pschiller) September 28, 2017 (https://twitter.com/pschiller/status/913527252654088192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)</p>
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<p>It also revealed that is technically impossible for iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 to serve as an FM radio anyway, as they lack chips and antennas to support the signal.</p>
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