Cant play music through USB iOS11

Hi Guys,


updated my iphone 7 plus to iOS11, but now I cant play music through the usb to both my car and stereo dock. The phone will charge, but music will only play through the phone. Ive tried all the usual resets, tried songs through apple music and stored songs, but to no avail. is there any way to fix this?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 11, null

Posted on Sep 25, 2017 8:10 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Nov 25, 2017 8:05 PM

I've had this bug with previous phones. Here's the issue. You need to have at least one song stored on your phone for your car to fully recognize your phone as an audio source. So go to iTunes and download a single song to your phone. Now connect your phone to your car using USB and let the car connect to the phone. All your other audio (YouTube, Spotiy, etc) should work fine. It took me forever to figure this out.

40 replies

Apr 11, 2018 10:52 PM in response to xzibit_007

Having the same issue, the Apple rep told me I needed to update the firmware on my stereo, can't find any firmware updates for a 2013 Subaru Forrester online, I have contacted both Subaru and the Stereo manufacturer. Also having issues with some thunderbolt adaptors even charging my phone after the update.


The only success I've had was to start playing the music or podcast through the speakers on my phone, then to plug in the thunderbolt-USB adaptor. Apple really dropped the ball on this one and has several updates in iOS to make a fix.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Cant play music through USB iOS11

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.