In front of me is a Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) SM-A510F “a5xelte” with StockROM Android 7.0 Nougat incl. June 2019 Security update and perfectly working FM Radio RDS.
https://ecloud.global/s/WJc5H4NpmjLAYB7
While checking the technical data I noticed that the Device Information of neither /e/ nor LOS listed the feature FM Radio RDS under Peripherals. → GSMarena lists the feature under COMMS > Radio > FM radio.
https://ecloud.global/s/2dszJ7MHHNSBBsq
»The build script for all devices is the same so there is no reason the FM radio should be missing on a particular device.« also means @_manoj. With 2 GB RAM / internal Storage16 GB, should there really be a lack of space for the FMRadio.apk? I can only imagine it with great difficulty.
Switching to /e/ OS ROM e-0.7-p-2020012238465-dev-a5xelte (pie) was uncomplicated, because the /data partition isn’t yet encrypted at the factory. As tools I only used [Win°dows] Odin3 and TeamWin - TWRP twrp-3.3.0-0 for a5xelte and a microSD card.
Android 9-pie is a very good basis for /e/ OS ROMs. 19.05.2019 says gael: »The /e/OS development is accelerating! […] We are industrializing all this so we should be ready to move quicker on porting to the upcoming Android Q!«
WebView v78.0.3904.108 has unfortunately still not been updated to v79.0.3945.116.I will stimulate both points on Gitlab for improvement.