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User profile for user: kaemay6
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Unable to play music through USB - iPhone 13 pro

I just recently purchased the iPhone 13 pro and ever since I have not been able to play music via the USB port to my car. I have tried it with multiple vehicles and it won’t allow me to play music from any music app I have on my phone. Bluetooth however does work but we have a vehicle that doesn’t have Bluetooth and now I’m wondering what to do with a phone I cant play music from while driving.


I do have the new update for IOS 15 but I had updated my previous phone and was still able to play music through that phone with IOS 15 so that makes me believe it is an issue with the new phone. I am using an apple charger to plug into my car as well. Any advice is appreciated!

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 26, 2021 6:04 PM

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User profile for user: Quinner250
Quinner250
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Posted on Dec 24, 2021 10:28 AM

I was having the same issue with my 13 Pro.

After many texts from apple support I got this messsage-


“””Some stereos might not recognize the device unless there's at least one song stored on the device. If Songs are listed as zero under Settings > General > About > Songs, try to download at least one song on the iPhone and then try again, let's see if this time it works !””


I stream all of my music, nothing downloaded. With that said,,

I went to iTunes, downloaded “Survival of the fittest” … Then canceled the free trial.

I plugged my phone into the car and it worked,, Spotify-Pandora,, all good.


Hope this makes everyone’s drive much much more enjoyable!

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