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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 08:44 AM
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usb???

can someone tell me what the usb for on the glove compartment? i plugged in my un-service phone with songs, i get error message on the HU. is the usb only play mp3, not wma? most of my songs are in wma, i convert it to mp3 and nothing happen too. is the usb only good for flashdrive?
please help, i m bore with country songs on the radio.

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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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I played MP3's from a jump drive through the one in my 2013 but it is in the center console so it might be different.
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Old Nov 5, 2013 | 04:13 PM
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depending on the type of phone you have, you may have to enter into a "usb storage" mode before the car will see the device as a flash drive. For example, with android phones I have, when I plug in the USB, the usb icon appears in the notification and I have to select it, then enable usb storage.
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 11:38 AM
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1) try putting MP3s on flash drive and test
2) try putting MP3s on the root folder of the phone and test
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Old Nov 6, 2013 | 11:50 AM
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ok, i download the songs to a jumpdrive in wma mode, it dont work. i guess it only read mp3 on the usb. i convert it to mp3, it work fine. my next question, how can it shuffle randomly, i dont want to hear the same group/artist down the lists thru alphabetical order. when i skip forward, it went to the next song but not different artist.

regarding the phone, i use the "usb storage" and it dont work either.
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