I just bought a Lumia 950 to replace my Lumia 830 whose camera focus stopped working. Being annoyed by the lack of the official FM Radio app that I've enjoyed on my other Lumias, searched for a solution and found close to nothing except using a third-party app. Here's what I did to enable to official FM Radio app on my Lumia 950.
I have a spare Lumia 635 on which I've installed the Insider Preview.
First, I created a backup of my new Lumia 950.Then I reset the Lumia 635 and chose the Lumia 950 backup image to restore the 635.
Since the 635 has the FM Radio app, I pinned it, along with several of my favorite stations, to the start screen. Then I made a backup of the Lumia 635.
Once the Lumia 635 backup completed and was visible in my list of backups on OneDrive, I reset the new Lumia 950. When setting it up, I chose the latest backup from the Lumia 635 with the FM Radio app and stations pinned to the start screen.
When the Lumia 950 finished restoring and activating, my FM Radio app and stations are all on the start screen still. I can start the radio from the pinned tiles, and it seems to work as well as on my other Lumia.
Note that the FM Radio app is not listed "All apps", so I won't unpin it since I would then not have access directly to the official app.
Phone information:
Manufacturer Name: RM-1118_15358
Mobile Operator: 000-US
Originally had 10586.29 on it when I did the steps above, but I've upgraded to 10586.63 since then.
I have a spare Lumia 635 on which I've installed the Insider Preview.
First, I created a backup of my new Lumia 950.Then I reset the Lumia 635 and chose the Lumia 950 backup image to restore the 635.
Since the 635 has the FM Radio app, I pinned it, along with several of my favorite stations, to the start screen. Then I made a backup of the Lumia 635.
Once the Lumia 635 backup completed and was visible in my list of backups on OneDrive, I reset the new Lumia 950. When setting it up, I chose the latest backup from the Lumia 635 with the FM Radio app and stations pinned to the start screen.
When the Lumia 950 finished restoring and activating, my FM Radio app and stations are all on the start screen still. I can start the radio from the pinned tiles, and it seems to work as well as on my other Lumia.
Note that the FM Radio app is not listed "All apps", so I won't unpin it since I would then not have access directly to the official app.
Phone information:
Manufacturer Name: RM-1118_15358
Mobile Operator: 000-US
Originally had 10586.29 on it when I did the steps above, but I've upgraded to 10586.63 since then.
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