Want USB control of your in-car music? Don't buy a Galaxy Nexus

[Bru]

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/23/want-usb-control-of-your-in-car-music-dont-buy-a-galaxy-nexus/

Android owners with a USB-equipped vehicle might not get all the connected benefits of their iPhone-touting friends, but at least they could plug in to access their tunes. Now it seems that Google's latest flagship won't even do that.

Speaking with the throngs on Reddit, Android engineer Dan Morrill confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus can't support USB mass storage. Unlike other Android devices equipped with an SD card, your vehicle's infotainment system would mount your smartphone and recognize it as a drive. That's not the case with the Galaxy Nexus due to a new partition setup.

Thankfully, other devices upgraded to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) won't be affected by the issue, so Nexus S owners can sleep soundly. Of course, Bluetooth playback will still be supported, so that long drive to Grandma's house on Turkey Day won't be a tunes-free affair.

Interestingly, one automaker should be immune from the issue: Ford. The automaker's SYNC 1.0 and 2.0 infotainment systems supports MTP (Media Transfer Protocol), which the Galaxy Nexus uses to transfer files with Windows machines. And as you'll recall, Microsoft co-developed SYNC with Ford. However, representatives from Ford haven't been able to confirm if the new Nexus works with their system, and we've yet to receive word from other automakers about the issue.

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[Turk]

iPhone sucks. amirite?

 

[Mook]

plug in phone using aux jack...done

 

[Bru]

This also doesn't clarify if it will charge through the USB despite the data loss. Plus with streaming bluetooth, a few new cars have full control and track info, further closing the gap between USB.

 

[Mook]

w/ my new alpine deck, plugging my phone directly into the usb charges it but it doesnt read the phone (tho i havent tried to switch the phone into usb mode tho). i just run a straight aux line.

 

[Mook]

everything caters to the iphone / ipod. so retarded.

 

[Turk]

Join the revolution, or be left behind.

 

[Stink Star]

plug in phone using aux jack...done

Does the phone charge through the aux port? How about changing songs with steering wheel controls? How about displaying album art on the navi screen?

 

[Mook]

who cares about album art?

and i dont have steering wheel controls so that feature is meaningless. annd i have a car charger in said car so i mean again, another useless feature.

would i possible tout those if i had it? maybe. but having to reach down and tap "next" on my phone is about as easy as it gets.

 

[Mook]

again, the iphone came out first so most modern companies have built apple features into their head units...not all that shocking.

 

[Turk]

who cares about album art?

and i dont have steering wheel controls so that feature is meaningless. annd i have a car charger in said car so i mean again, another useless feature.

would i possible tout those if i had it? maybe. but having to reach down and tap "next" on my phone is about as easy as it gets.

Actually, it's easier to change songs with my steering wheel. No looking down.

 

[Mook]

ugh. i'm leaving this thread. i cant compete w/ your trolling these days.

 

[PANDA]

fuck iPhone

 

[syP]

fuck iPhone

 

[Dasfinc]

Using the Aux jack on a HU, and a Car Charger SUCKS.

I use my iPhone as a GPS, and for music. I mount it on my windshield with a single USB cable to my Kenwood HU. Takes care of GPS, My music, Charges it, and only has one cable. Even just having 2 cables makes my dashboard a rats nest.

On a side note, using Bluetooth or Aux without charging RIPS through batteries of any phone, especially if you are using Pandora for example.

 

[jason05gt]

Join the revolution, or be left behind.

Okay #3

 

[Mook]

Using the Aux jack on a HU, and a Car Charger SUCKS.

not really

 

[syP]

not really

Let the iPhone sackriders be... they might get mad.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I find it annoying having a cord plug in each side.

I only do it if I want to listen to something not on my iPod or a random mp3 cd.

I just leave my iPod hooked up in the glove box; I think it's the easiest and best solution and have full controls through the radio

 

[jason05gt]

Let the iPhone sackriders be... they might get mad.

Mad that Android controls 53% of the worldwide smart phone market?

 

[Bru]

Let the iPhone sackriders be... they might get mad.

I'd be mad if I had a phone that couldn't play music and charge through the USB

 

[Mook]

what confuses me is why the nexus cant...i mean practically any android phone can be switched to a "usb storage device" when plugged in via usb...im gonna try this when i get home.

 

[Bru]

I'd definitely be interested to see how that works. Some systems have a hard time recognizing flash drives and maintaining all the metadata correctly.

 

[Dasfinc]

Mad that Android controls 53% of the worldwide smart phone market?

Android is an OS.

iPhone is a Phone.

iPhone controls the VAST majority of the smart PHONE market in the US, probably world wide.

 

[jason05gt]

Android is an OS.

iPhone is a Phone.

iPhone controls the VAST majority of the smart PHONE market in the US, probably world wide.

False.

Android has 52% and Apple 15% of worldwide smart phone sales. This data is from Gartner.