Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Stock FM Radio Applications

This time the music has become a necessity for almost everyone, due to this reason current smartphones including the Samsung Galaxy SIII is always complemented by applications that allow their users to be able to easily listen to music anywhere and anytime using the music player on their phones.

See also: How to Use Music Player on Samsung Galaxy S3

Another apps available on Galaxy SIII that will allow you to listen to music is FM radio.


How to use FM radio?
If you want to listen to the music using FM radio apps, here are the steps:

1. Connect your headset with your phone through headset socket located at the top side.
2. Go to Apps through Home screen.
3. Tap FM Radio.
4. If required, tap the power on icon to turn on the radio.
5. Now you can select the required frequency you wish to listen to the music.
• Manual tuning: Turn the dial in the middle of the radio apps to select the required frequency.
• Automatic tuning: Tap arrow right or arrow left to search channel in the selected direction and stop when a channel is found.
6. Once you've found a channel, you can save the channel manually by tap + icon at the bottom of the screen.
7. Or you can save channel automatically by following the steps below:
• Tap the Menu key.
• On pop up menu select Scan.
• Tap All stations if you want saved channel replaced with the new ones, or tap Retaining favourites if you want saved channel are retained.
• Tap OK button to save the channel.
• Tap the Back key to return to the radio.
8. After you've saved the channel, now you can select saved channel to listen to the radio by following the steps below:
• Tap the Menu key.
• On pop up menu select Stations.
• Here you will see a list of saved channel, tap the required channel you wish to listen.
9. You can also turn on or off alternative frequencies. If you turn on this option then the radio will automatically search for another frequency if the signal of the selected channel gets too weak. To do so follow the steps below:
• Tap the Menu key.
• On pop up menu select Settings.
• Depending on your current setting, tap Alternative frequency to turn on or off this option. When the checkbox next to this option is ticked means this option is enabled.
• Tap the Back key to return to the radio.
10. While you listen to the radio, you can turn on or off speakerphone by following the steps below:
• Tap the Menu key.
• Depending on your current setting, tap Via speaker to listen to the radio using speakerphone or tap Via earphones to listen to the radio using your inserted headset.
11. To adjust the volume, tap the upper or lower part of the volume key.
12. To turn off the radio, tap the power off icon.
13. To return to the standby mode, tap the Home key.

Well, once you know how to use radio on your Galaxy SIII, now you can listen to the music in the selected channel everywhere and every time you want. So, hope it helps :)