Music not playing with usb in car

I can’t play music through connecting usb cable keeps says no connection. Yet my partners iPhone is recognised.

iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 3:08 AM

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Posted on Nov 6, 2021 7:20 AM

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



Have a nice day!

36 replies

Jun 4, 2022 9:11 AM in response to Bigskyuk

Ever since I got the latest iOS 15.5 my phone had lost its mind!!! It will only charge when it’s off, and when I plug it into my car stereo, the stereo doesn’t recognize it and switch to USB like it has been doing for the past 2 years. But when I turn off the phone and plug it into the car radio usb it charges it. So this HAS to be something wrong with the software that was caused by this stupid 15.5 update that installed while I was sleeping. I have since disabled automatics updates because this iOS has made my phone useless and in order to charge it I have to turn it off and plug it in for like 8 hours. It worked 100% fine before the update. I want my phone from 2 days ago back!! :(

Aug 11, 2022 6:23 AM in response to Bigskyuk

i have owned my car for a year and a half and have finally today managed to get the music to play through the car using the USB thanks to this tip!

downloaded one song for £0.59 and have now been able to use Spotify to play the rest of my music but before it wasn’t even recognising my device but it would for my friends and partners phone!

this tip saved me !

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