New WP8.1 FM Radio app lets you play your music out loud

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We continue to find small, unheralded improvements in Windows Phone 8.1, and the latest, uncovered by wpxbox.com, will help our readers get their groove on better.

They have discovered that the FM Radio app in Windows Phone 8.1 will let you play your radio station out loud via the speakers, instead of just through the headphones. Headphones still need to be plugged in to act as an antenna, but by choosing “switch to speaker” in the menu users are now able to use their phone exactly like a small transistor radio, useful for listing to match commentary or a radio station while working.

The app also has other improvements, such as being able to pin a station to start, and some UI changes.

Does this app need any further improvements? Let us know below.

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