It's a ragulation thing.
That seems unlikely, radio (even Satellite radio) is not the same product as streaming music. My car has an AM/FM radio, the only thing I've ever used it for is tuning in to roadside traffic alerts when the sign is lit. The car came with 6 months of XM/Sirius satellite radio -- I tried out the Satellite Radio on a long road trip but didn't last a day before I went back to Spotify where I have full control over the music that's playing and can skip and rewind songs at will.
I don't think streaming music has anything to fear from FM radio on phones, I think the reason phones don't still offer it as a feature is because no one wants it.
[1] https://www.world-today-news.com/goodbye-to-fm-radio-on-smar...
EDIT: It was a Nokia 6086, and the radio was an FM receiver.
Being someone that usually lives in the low end, I have never had a phone without FM.
Waterproof phone = no headphone jack = no FM radio. There are some exceptions, but it's more often true than not.
The Asus Zenfone 9 has a headphone jack and is rate IP68 (up to 1.5m for 30 mins):
* https://www.asus.com/mobile/phones/zenfone/zenfone-9/
* https://www.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_9-11656.php
The iPhone 14 Plus is also IP68 (up to 6m for 30 mins):
* https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_14_plus-11862.php
GSM Arena's search criteria shows >200 phones that have 3.5mm jacks and IPx8 IP Certification:
Released in last five years: 303 with IPx8 certification, out of which 122 also have a headphone jack.
So out of every three waterproof models, two don't have a headphone jack. Seems to support my rule of thumb.
Technically passing, I suppose.
It doesn't imply it's always the case, just more often than not. >60% is more often than not.
If it was a 51/49 split in probability would you still call it a rule of thumb?
Another good rule of thumb, if your device was intended to be sold in the US, then the carrier had the radio disabled for anti-consumer reasons.
"Your Phone Has An FM Chip. So Why can't you listen to the radio?":
https://archive.is/YMLsM#selection-1393.0-1393.64
and
"Dinosaur Broadcasters Turn to Congress to Mandate Their Relevance":
https://www.forbes.com/sites/garyshapiro/2012/06/06/dinosaur...
and
"Trump’s FCC chief wants it to be easier to listen to free FM radio on your smartphone":
https://www.vox.com/2017/2/16/14638304/trump-fcc-free-fm-rad...