Official FM Radio app on Lumia 950 via restoring from a backup with pinned FM Radio tile

[valuxin]

Thanks jbindel. It confirms you have a US variant. For EU variants, the radio seems locked at firmware (or OS) level, and third party apps won't even work (when it will work out of the box on US variants).

So I won't try the long process you described on my French 950 Dual SIM, I'm pretty sure it won't work

If only TuneIn released their W10M app officially (I can download it on my 640 and 535 running W10M, but it's a store glitch, Tunein have never announced their mobile UWP and their Twitter support keeps on saying that it's coming soon, waiting for official release of W10M as other publishers I assume, to avoid bad reviews on store because of the OS and not the app...)

My way should work. I have EU dual sim version to. FM Radio "feature" is locked in registry. I've removed this lock and any third-party app works.

 

[valuxin]

[GUIDE] Official FM Radio app - an easy way

How to return FM Radio app an easy way:

*if you have unlocked fm radio "functionality" - jump to the steps below the sreenshot​

1. Install software for PC if don't have:

• Windows Phone SDK 8.0 Lite
• Windows Phone SDK 8.1 Lite
• Windows SDK for Windows 8.1 (Check Windows SDK and .NET boxes)

2. Next, we have to do some things with phone:

• Go to the Settings --> Update & Security --> For developers --> Enable the "Developer mode"
• Download "RootTool.xap"
• Deploy it with "Windows Phone Application Deployment". If you can't deploy it with standard utility, try this
• Run the app on the phone --> Jailbreak Lumia --> Capability Unlock --> Unlock Windows Capabilities
• Go back to main menu of the app and click on choose Registry Tool for all devices
• Enter the same values as shown on the screenshot. Then tap "Write".
  
• Reboot the phone
• Install third-party FM Radio app
• Plug in headphones, run the Radio app, select manual tune, find some station and play it. Then, press the volume button and click on freq number.
• Now, you should be seeing an original FM Radio app. Just pin the station on Start Screen.
• ...
• Profit$$$

P.S. This guide is 100% working for EU variant of Lumia 950 (single or dual sim). It's also known, that US versions don't require registry editing - the FM Radio module is not turned off.

 

[Shamtu1]

Doesn't work for me to. Error 0x89731B01 developer mode enabled. Do i have to pair via USB with this deploy tool?

 

[msirapian]

My way should work. I have EU dual sim version to. FM Radio "feature" is locked in registry. I've removed this lock and any third-party app works.

Which means it's locked at *OS* level and not firmware, that's interesting.

 

[Lojik Supreme]

Dude, thanks for posting this trick. I've always kept FM Radio pinned to my start screen. Picked up my 950 a week ago and restored from my 640 dev phone backup not even realizing this was an issue! Great Save! Thanks again!

 

[nig_nffc]

Anyone had any joy with this in uk?
I can't try at moment only have a tablet currently.

Will give it a go at work next week.

I assume you need to plug phone in via USB to pc.

 

[J H4]

This doesn't work with .63 or .71.

UK SIM Free version Lumia 950

I can try to write 0 to the registry but it always reads back as 1. Seems MS have blocked/locked access...

 

[MindtakerWP]

This doesn't work with .63 or .71.

UK SIM Free version Lumia 950

I can try to write 0 to the registry but it always reads back as 1. Seems MS have blocked/locked access...

This work on my Lumia 950 USA DS with .71

 

[msirapian]

Because you don't need to hack registry for a US variant.

 

[MindtakerWP]

Because you don't need to hack registry for a US variant.

Nope, I needed hack the registry to make it work. Without hack it didn't work.

 

[msirapian]

You mean third party apps didn't work before the hack? Strange, only US variants are allowed to use third party FM tuner apps without hacks. Maybe not all variants then.

 

[valuxin]

This doesn't work with .63 or .71.

UK SIM Free version Lumia 950

I can try to write 0 to the registry but it always reads back as 1. Seems MS have blocked/locked access...

Are you sure you tried to change the value not with Lumia registry editor? Root Tool have 3 registry editors: First one for all Windows phones, second one for Nokia Lumia, third one for Samsung. To perform the hack you should use first registry tool, but not the Lumia Tool.

 

[MindtakerWP]

You mean third party apps didn't work before the hack? Strange, only US variants are allowed to use third party FM tuner apps without hacks. Maybe not all variants then.

Yes. I have the Dual SIM version Unlocked USA (Made in Vietnam).

EDIT: Check..

EDIT 2: I've the Worldwide version.

 

[Vecchio Grifone]

Thanks Valuxin, the registry hack worked perfectly on my european NON-insider 950.

 

[msirapian]

Yes. I have the Dual SIM version Unlocked USA (Made in Vietnam).

EDIT: Check..



EDIT 2: I've the Worldwide version.

What's important is not where it's made, but rather the manufacturer name and mobile operator indicated in Settings>Extras>Advanced Informations

 

[MindtakerWP]

What's important is not where it's made, but rather the manufacturer name and mobile operator indicated in Settings>Extras>Advanced Informations

Check "EDIT 2" in your quote

 

[msirapian]

"Worldwide" version is not a version, it would have been interesting to share yours to understand which variants need the hack and which don't

 

[MindtakerWP]

"Worldwide" version is not a version, it would have been interesting to share yours to understand which variants need the hack and which don't

Worldwide is 000-88...

My RM: RM-1118_15286

 

[msirapian]

I didn't know there was such a country code. Mine is 000-FR, RM_1118 as well (French CV dual sim)

 

[MindtakerWP]

I didn't know there was such a country code. Mine is 000-FR, RM_1118 as well (French CV dual sim)

There is a list:

LINK