iPhone connected to usb
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iPhone connected to usb
Has anyone used their iPhone to play music thru the usb port? When it is connected to the port, music plays for about 2 minutes then it disconnects. I can unplug the Lightning connector from the iPhone but it will not start again. 2016 GS350 with nav and ml radio.
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Why to make our life more complicated via USB? We have Audio BlueTooth in GS, I don't even pull my phone from my pocket.
Another what I discovered recently... If I used live radio app, when I get back to car it start playing radio from that app again, I just need to make sure that particular app not killed in da phone.
Another what I discovered recently... If I used live radio app, when I get back to car it start playing radio from that app again, I just need to make sure that particular app not killed in da phone.
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WiFi is not used for communication in your car, just Bluetooth. What source are you trying to access with it connected? Are there options for USB and iPod? With an iPhone, the only benefit I could see with plugging it in, is using it as an iPod. Otherwise, just stream the audio via Bluetooth. You lose nothing, as far as sound quality goes.
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WiFi is not used for communication in your car, just Bluetooth. What source are you trying to access with it connected? Are there options for USB and iPod? With an iPhone, the only benefit I could see with plugging it in, is using it as an iPod. Otherwise, just stream the audio via Bluetooth. You lose nothing, as far as sound quality goes.
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Please share the source you're selecting for the hook-up in question.
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Selecting iPhone from the selections, trying to play aiff music that is download and converted to acc 256. According to lexus user documentation the ML DAC should convert. Music plays for a couple of minutes. So i know it works. Other members are doing this with no problem. Can you or someone else tell me how they setup their iPhone to make this work. I know bluetooth will work but it is not as good as a direct wired connect. You can ask any audiophile what is better wire or air and they will always say a direct wired connect is better. Just like wifi in the home, a cat5 ethernet cable connection is always better.
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I had some problems when I first used a usb cable. I had a 1 meter cable and switched to a 1 foot cable. I think the weight of the cable was causing a short with the car's usb connector. I also had to switch from the right usb port to the left. To me this indicated the problem lies with the cheap usb connector in the GS. I did nothing special with the iPhone. Standard settings.
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I had some problems when I first used a usb cable. I had a 1 meter cable and switched to a 1 foot cable. I think the weight of the cable was causing a short with the car's usb connector. I also had to switch from the right usb port to the left. To me this indicated the problem lies with the cheap usb connector in the GS. I did nothing special with the iPhone. Standard settings.
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I also had this problem happen to me. I have a new to me 2013. My issue is not with sound quality between direct wire connect vs air, but for the simple reason that I had to charge my iPhone 6+S. I was using a usb cable that had lightening adaptor vs an apple cable.
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You may be having the same issue as me. I normally use Bluetooth for music streaming such as Pandora or Spotify. Bluetooth plays fine but when I plug my phone into USB to charge, the systems gets confused and starts to think I want to play it through USB. I would have to manually go into my phone and select "Multimedia" instead of "iphone" if that makes sense. Not sure if this is the same problem you are having.
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You may be having the same issue as me. I normally use Bluetooth for music streaming such as Pandora or Spotify. Bluetooth plays fine but when I plug my phone into USB to charge, the systems gets confused and starts to think I want to play it through USB. I would have to manually go into my phone and select "Multimedia" instead of "iphone" if that makes sense. Not sure if this is the same problem you are having.