What real over-the-air OTA FM & AM radio tuner app (not online Internet
radio!) do you use and what do you like about that real FM radio app?

I just ran a search for someone else and figured I'd leverage the effort
(that way, now and years into the future, others can find this for help).

F-Droid Basic only showed a single real over the air FM radio tuner app.
*SpiritF* Use headphones as antenna for FM radio
<https://f-droid.org/packages/fm.a2d.sf/>

But a similar search on the Google Play Store found too many to count
(yet most radio apps found on the Google Play Store were Internet radio).

Note that anyone who claims "nobody uses FM radio" should note that all
four of the main apps _each_ have over 50 million downloads (each!!!).

That's over 200 million downloads for "people not using FM radio"
(which is why it's always out of ignorance that people claim that).

Here's a recent "review" (which may be a shill for all I know) for
the real over the air Internet radio apps - but most have ads.

*4 Best FM Transmitter App for Android: FM Radio Without Internet*
Aug 26, 2022 <https://joyofandroid.com/fm-transmitter-app-for-android/>

1. NextRadio
2. Spirit2 (has no ads)
3. Radio FM
4. Simple Radio

1. *NextRadio* Free Live FM Radio by NextRadio
Contains ads, 3.7 star, 123K reviews, 50M+Downloads
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nextradioapp.nextradio>

2. *Spirit2* (requires root)
<https://www.apksum.com/app/spirit2/fm.a2d.s2>
*Spirit1* (does not require root)
<https://apkcombo.com/spirit1-real-fm-radio/com.mikersmicros.fm_unlock/>

3. *Radio FM* by RadioFM
Contains ads & In-app purchases,free,4.6star,923K reviews,50M+Downloads
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radio.fmradio>

4. *Simple Radio* Live AM FM Radio by Streema, Inc.
Contains ads & In-app purchases,4.6star,548K reviews,50M+Downloads
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.streema.simpleradio>

Another advantage of Android is, for free, you can re-build an existing app (again, all of these things I show are impossible to do with the iPhone).
*Spirit1, Spirit2 Real FM Radio General Thread*
<https://xdaforums.com/t/spirit1-spirit2-real-fm-radio-general-thread.1059296/page-341>

In summary, what is the real FM radio app that you like to use on Android?
--
Anyone who says there aren't thousands of things you can do on Android that
you can't possibly do with the iPhone is talking only out of ignorance.

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