Audio from phone via USB?

snareman · 10-11-2022, 12:42 PM

Has anyone gotten this to work? I understand that the sound quality would be better with a wired connection compared to BT, but when I connect my Pixel it says USB device not recognized. I went and changed the mass storage settings to file transfer, but still nada.

jsh139 · 10-11-2022, 01:01 PM

Works perfectly for me. iPhone 13 Pro via USB-C cable in armrest.

snareman · 10-11-2022, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jsh139

Works perfectly for me. iPhone 13 Pro via USB-C cable in armrest.

Maybe the secret is using the arm rest usc-b instead of the cup holder usb. The arm rest seems to work.

sbt007 · 10-11-2022, 01:11 PM

I assume this will work with CarPlay off? Because I thought CarPlay is wireless only?

jsh139 · 10-11-2022, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sbt007

I assume this will work with CarPlay off? Because I thought CarPlay is wireless only?

Mine works even if my phone is connected to CarPlay. It shows up as a separate Media source in the list.

snareman · 10-11-2022, 01:32 PM

OK, scratch that on my earlier post. I turned off the BT thinking I'd force it to connect via cable and then discovered it was connected via wifi. When I disconnected the wifi from the car I went back to no connection.

lfdal54 · 10-11-2022, 02:34 PM

I'll probably post this twice - for folks using USB C in the center console, is your device formatted FAT32 or NTFS? I have a SanDisk dual stick, when I plug it into the USB port in the front it works fine, all my music is there. When I flip it and use the USB C port, nada. Doesn't even recognize the device being present.

snareman · 10-11-2022, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lfdal54

I'll probably post this twice - for folks using USB C in the center console, is your device formatted FAT32 or NTFS? I have a SanDisk dual stick, when I plug it into the USB port in the front it works fine, all my music is there. When I flip it and use the USB C port, nada. Doesn't even recognize the device being present.

I'm just trying to use Spotify, etc from my phone. I can't even get it to recognize AA. Unrelated to your question though I think.

lfdal54 · 10-11-2022, 07:20 PM

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I'm just trying to use Spotify, etc from my phone. I can't even get it to recognize AA. Unrelated to your question though I think.

Unrelated, maybe. But here's something to add to the mix. This is regarding the USB stick in the USB C port in the center armrest. I tried both FAT32 and NTFS formats and the USB C in the car doesn't recognize it. It is an odd stick, it's USB A at one end and USB C at the other, so I thought maybe the stick wasn't working. Then I plugged the USB C end into my phone and everything appeared. Plugging in the USB A end in the front port, everything works fine.

I'm wondering if in my car that USB C is only good for charging, which would well and truly rot. Hmmm, think I just answered my own question.

Page 293 / 294 of the Owner's Manual:

- A USB port is located in the center armrest.

Properties:
▷ USB port Type C.
▷ For charging mobile devices.
▷ Charge current: max. 3 A.

Notice that "Data Transfer" is missing.

The front port:

A USB port is located in the center console.
Properties:
▷ USB port Type A.
▷ For charging mobile devices and for data
transfer.
▷ Charge current: max. 1.5 A.

Oh well, that's that I guess.

JC210 · 10-11-2022, 07:57 PM

I have a 1TB SSD (Western Digital) in the USB-C under the armrest and iDrive7 reads all my music perfectly.

lfdal54 · 10-11-2022, 08:20 PM

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I have a 1TB SSD (Western Digital) in the USB-C under the armrest and iDrive7 reads all my music perfectly.

LCI vs non-LCI? AU market vs US market? All I can say is what I'm seeing jives with my owner's manual. Unfortunately.

jsh139 · 10-11-2022, 09:50 PM

Interesting. From my 2022 owner’s manual. Says data transmission. I guess maybe this is another 2023 supply chain issue??

lfdal54 · 10-11-2022, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jsh139

Interesting. From my 2022 owner’s manual. Says data transmission. I guess maybe this is another 2023 supply chain issue??

Just another "enhanced" benefit for the 2023's. The ones with the 2k base price increase.

JC210 · 10-11-2022, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lfdal54

LCI vs non-LCI? AU market vs US market? All I can say is what I'm seeing jives with my owner's manual. Unfortunately.

Aus market, but others on this forum with US spec cars have the same deal.
It's pre-LCI.

lfdal54 · 10-11-2022, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JC210

Aus market, but others on this forum with US spec cars have the same deal.
It's pre-LCI.

I wonder how many 2023s will have it since it actually made it into the owner's manual.

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