Music not playing with usb in car

Hello Bigskyuk,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're unable to play music from your iPhone when connected via USB to your car. We're happy to look into this with you.

Please try the steps below:

1. "Restart your device and your car.
2. Make sure that your device is unlocked and on the Home screen.
3. If possible, try to connect using another cable or USB port. Check the manual that came with your car to learn how to connect an Apple device.
4. Check your charging port for any debris or damage. Make sure that your charging cable is properly inserted into the port.
5. Update your device.
6. Make sure that your stereo is using the latest firmware from the car manufacturer. Check your car's manual for more information.
7. Try playing audio from a different app. If you can't play audio from a third-party app, contact the app developer for help. If you can't play audio from an Apple app, contact Apple Support."

How to connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your car

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I had same issue and got it solved thanks to another memeber post

the fix is:

go to itunes

download a song to iphone

conect to car via usb

let it connect

play that one song

then all other audio should be audible throughout car

Note:

(i had blue tooth off during the process)

I had same issue and got it solved thanks to another memeber post

the fix is:

go to itunes

download a song to iphone

conect to car via usb

let it connect

play that one song

then all other audio should be audible throughout car

Note:

(i had blue tooth off during the process)

for some reason you have to have at least one song on the iPhone native music app to be recognized as audio source

This has been fixed with the iOS 15.2 update. Please update your iPhone to continue using your usb connection in your car.

Turns out my Sony will only recognize ipods and 3G iPhones works fine with sons old ipod 3 Gen but not iPhone xr or xs

Music not playing with usb in car 

I had same issue and got it solved thanks to another memeber post

the fix is: 

go to itunes 

download a song to iphone

conect to car via usb

let it connect 

play that one song 

then all other audio should be audible throughout car

Note:

(i had blue tooth off during the process)

I have had this issue for years. I recently discovered that it happens when Apple Music is NOT installed on my phone. When I download the app my USB is recognized. When I delete the app my USB is not recognized.

Try setting your display to standard instead of zoomed. This worked for me! It is odd that the display caused the USB music to not work.

Updating to iOS15.4 did the trick for me.

That the exact issue I'm having I too have an XR and when hooked into cars USB port I get no devices connected yet it does show charging this is very frustrating as the only reason I use phone is to stream music in my truck and now that's not happening. I've called Apple support and they say it's a known issue and they're trying to find a fix I can't even downgrade to a lesser update

I have the same issue. Plays a minute so and stops. Quit My BMW app, unplug until dash display no longer show a connected usb device, relaunch My BMW app then plug iPhone back in select usb and it might work.

Do you all have the Apple Music App installed on your phone ? My phone works with my car only when I have this App installed.

i had issues playing Spotify. Car would play the song when plugged in but as soon as backup camera or volume adjusted it would kick it out and constantly said “No media files detected.

Fix for me:

• deleted Apple Music from my phone, reinstalled. Did not restart phone.
• started apple music
• plugged into USB to car
• when the car auto played my Apple Music I closed the app, left it plugged in
• Started Spotify with no issues, worked perfectly!!

Holy moly, I think iOS 15.4 has done the trick for me too!

Still having issues with dock in vehicle. Completely up to date. Used to work perfectly, then a few months ago music stopped working when using maps navigation. Now music just stops after about 30 secs. Really frustrating. It’s gotten worse with each update.