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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 05:55 AM
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Android as media device?
Has anyone got their android to be recognized as a media device when hooked via the USB in the center console?
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 01:15 PM
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I have. Wasn't sure if it was my phone or the car's system, but at first it was only syncing the phone audio only. After a few more tries, I got it to work flawlessly with the phone media.
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I have also. Make sure that the phone is on & unlocked. Sometimes unplugging & plugging it back in helps the system recognize it.
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Old Apr 15, 2015 | 10:12 PM
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Humm. . . interesting.

Two follow up questions:

Did you guys find that audio was better quality when hooked up via the USB port?

Also, was the media on your phone on the "internal" storage or on a SD card within the phone?

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Do you need a special cable or phone for that to work? I have Nexus 6 and cannot see how I can connect it as a media device. I connect through Bluetooth and charge through the USB.

Any advice is appreciated.

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I think there may be a size limit for it to recognise it as a media device. 32GB from memory but you should still be able to stream via Bluetooth
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Yeah, I can stream via BT just fine, just wanted to compare quality from the same device, same media, just different connections.
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Any prompts on the Android device itself whether you want to mount the storage via USB (like when connecting it to a computer)?
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Quality is identical via USB vs BT. I'm using standard USB cord; connected as a Media Device (mtp), running Android 5.1 on Nexus 5. Media is on internal storage as N5 doesn't have removable storage.
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Quality is identical via USB vs BT. I'm using standard USB cord; connected as a Media Device (mtp), running Android 5.1 on Nexus 5. Media is on internal storage as N5 doesn't have removable storage.
I have my Nexus 6 connected in the same way but Comand does not see it as a USB device and will only play via BT streaming. Is there something else I am missing.

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