iPhone was harshly criticized by the American authorities yesterday due to the fact that it does not have an active FM radio function, Apple being accused of putting profit before customer safety. In the face of such harsh accusations, those from Apple offered an answer through the PR department, and through senior vice president Phil Schiller, saying at first that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 do not have a radio chip in them.
The iPhone has modern safety solutions integrated by the Apple company, specifically the ability to quickly call the emergency services by repeatedly pressing the side button. More than that, Apple claims that the iPhone has a system called Medical ID, that is, a digital card with medical information about the owner of the phone, which is displayed in the LockScreen so that the paramedics have quick access to them.
iPhone – Apple talks about the FM Radio function
The iPhone also has a system implemented that allows the display of notifications sent by the emergency services of the US government, from weather alerts to those regarding child abductions. Although the iPhone has all these integrated systems, the Apple company claims that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 Plus do not have integrated FM radio antennas, so the old models have something like that and Apple refuses to activate them for customers.
iPhone with FM radio function would have been to the liking of many customers of the Apple company, but those from Cupertino are thinking about profit in this matter. They are afraid that enabling the FM radio function will reduce their income from Apple Music and the iTunes Store, so they will never activate such a function in phones, so don't get your hopes up to ever see something like this offered in an iPhone.
"Apple cares deeply about the safety of our users, especially during times of crisis and that's why we have engineered modern safety solutions into our products. Users can dial emergency services and access Medical ID card information directly from the Lock Screen, and we enable government emergency notifications, ranging from Weather Advisories to AMBER alerts. iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models do not have FM radio chips in them nor do they have antennas designed to support FM signals, so it is not possible to enable FM reception in these products."
