Music flash drive for USB

7508 Views 35 Replies 11 Participants Last post by 222cson, Apr 14, 2022

Gofastgo

Discussion Starter · Jan 27, 2022

Okay, we know the Tucson's don't have a CD player any longer, so...I reached out to a guy in another state who will make me a flash drive with my favorite music on it. Question, does anyone know if it will play using the USB drive? What I've found is that you plug it in, and click 'media' and select tunes on the flash drive from there, correct?

1 - 20 of 36 Posts

Shark

· #2 · Jan 27, 2022

Yes and yes. Works great. I use this music source daily.

Captain Blight

· #3 · Jan 27, 2022

What formats will it play? Anything better than MP3? FLAC?

Gofastgo

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jan 27, 2022

Shark said:
Yes and yes. Works great. I use this music source daily.

Thanks! Takes a load off my mind.

222cson

· #5 · Jan 30, 2022 (Edited)

Yes but with respect to the USB ports in this car, I'm annoyed about 2 things:

Why are all the charging ports only USB-A, not USB-C supporting Power Delivery ... really Hyundai, in a car that's supposed to represent the epitome of Technology?!!
Why ONLY a single port that supports data, even in the top trim?!! If I connect my phone for projection (AA or ACP), I can no longer play music from a USB stick. Other cars I've had including a 2008 Infiniti EX35 and my current 2016 BMW 340i have a built-in drive where I can store my music ... I'm not even asking for that, just for the other front USB port to support data!!!

OK, rant over!

Is this just me? 🤷‍♂️

Reactions: 2

bobofango

· #6 · Feb 4, 2022

Yes, the drive just needs to be formatted as FAT32. I don't believe that NTFS can be read. I have not tried any FLAC files, but i doubt they will play.

zmz211

· #7 · Feb 5, 2022

222cson said:
Yes but with respect to the USB ports in this car, I'm annoyed about 2 things:

Why are all the charging ports are only USB-A, not USB-C supporting Power Delivery ... really Hyundai, in a car that's supposed to represent the epitome of Technology?!!

Why ONLY a single port that supports data, even in the top trim?!! If I connect my phone for projection (AA or ACP), I can no longer play music from a USB stick. Other cars I've had including a 2008 Infiniti EX35 and my current 2016 BMW 340i have a built-in drive where I can store my music ... I'm not even asking for that, just for the other front USB port to support data!!!

OK, rant over!

Is this just me? 🤷‍♂️

Yes, I have the same concern with you! Thought I can live without a USB-C port as I love all the rest of it, but really, for a top-trim car, only 1 USB port for data???! btw, that makes it even dizzy to have a wireless charger w/o wireless AA, AP .... 😂

Reactions: 1

Captain Blight

· #8 · Feb 5, 2022

zmz211 said:
Yes, I have the same concern with you! Thought I can live without a USB-C port as I love all the rest of it, but really, for a top-trim car, only 1 USB port for data???! btw, that makes it even dizzy to have a wireless charger w/o wireless AA, AP .... 😂

There are dongles available from Carsifi, Motorola, etc. that enable wireless AA on the top level trim models. Of course they occupy the one and only data port.

222cson

· #9 · Feb 5, 2022 (Edited)

2

bobofango said:
Yes, the drive just needs to be formatted as FAT32. I don't believe that NTFS can be read. I have not tried any FLAC files, but i doubt they will play.

Not sure where you're getting your information my friend, but the manual for my 10" Infotainment systems says on page 10-14, that NTFS is supported (along with FAT16 and exFAT) ... possibly, the 8" head unit is different:

Rectangle Parallel Font Number Screenshot

As for audio formats played, the previous page (10-13) shows FLAC is supported (within the specified bit rate & sampling freq) ...

Font Parallel Number Document Screenshot

As stated, my ONE key beef is the provision of just ONE SINGLE data-capable USB port!

See less See more

Reactions: 2

rpike418

· #10 · Apr 10, 2022

I have the limited version,......I hve tried both USB ports in the dash area,......can't get my USB music flash drive to even be recognized,......where is the single data port located? Any way to get my music to play?? Thanks in advance!

Alan Sh

· #11 · Apr 10, 2022

rpike418 said:
I have the limited version,......I hve tried both USB ports in the dash area,......can't get my USB music flash drive to even be recognized,......where is the single data port located? Any way to get my music to play?? Thanks in advance!

It's the one on the left. How big is your flash drive? Maybe too big or formatted incorrectly?

Alan

rsedle

· #12 · Apr 10, 2022

Just a thought why not just a USB A multi port dongle would solve your issues

Reactions: 1

222cson

· #13 · Apr 10, 2022

rpike418 said:
I have the limited version,......I hve tried both USB ports in the dash area,......can't get my USB music flash drive to even be recognized,......where is the single data port located? Any way to get my music to play?? Thanks in advance!

The port to be used is the left-hand one below the centre stack, marked data.

You might want to ensure the format of the USB stick in use and the files therein, comply with the compatibility info I posted previously.

222cson

· #14 · Apr 10, 2022

rsedle said:
Just a thought why not just a USB A multi port dongle would solve your issues

Any chance you can link me to such a product?

rsedle

· #15 · Apr 10, 2022

www.amazon.com

Amazon.com: USB Hub 3.0, WARRKY 4-Port USB 3 Splitter 3FT【Industry-Level Chipset, High Stability】 Ultra Slim Aluminum Board Multiport USB Expander Compatible for PC, Laptop, Mac. NOT for Charging. Grey : Electronics

Amazon.com: USB Hub 3.0, WARRKY 4-Port USB 3 Splitter 3FT【Industry-Level Chipset, High Stability】 Ultra Slim Aluminum Board Multiport USB Expander Compatible for PC, Laptop, Mac. NOT for Charging. Grey : Electronics

www.amazon.com

15.00

rpike418

· #16 · Apr 10, 2022

Alan Sh said:
It's the one on the left. How big is your flash drive? Maybe too big or formatted incorrectly?

Alan

Thanks Alan,......it is a 32GB drive,...also, tried my 8GB drive,...neither would play. They had no issues playing in my Sportage though! Just thought it would be the same type of reading system,....guess I was wrong!?

Alan Sh

· #17 · Apr 10, 2022

I've just tried a multiport USB device. The car only sees the first flash drive in the system. I had two flash drives and my phone plugged in - it ignored the others.

So, don't waste your money.

Alan

Reactions: 1

Alan Sh

· #18 · Apr 10, 2022

rpike418 said:
Thanks Alan,......it is a 32GB drive,...also, tried my 8GB drive,...neither would play. They had no issues playing in my Sportage though! Just thought it would be the same type of reading system,....guess I was wrong!?

It should work. Maybe there's an issue with your car.

Alan

rpike418

· #19 · Apr 10, 2022

Alan Sh said:
It should work. Maybe there's an issue with your car.

Alan

That is what I was thinking too, Alan,.....Thanks!

rpike418

· #20 · Apr 10, 2022

Alan Sh said:
I've just tried a multiport USB device. The car only sees the first flash drive in the system. I had two flash drives and my phone plugged in - it ignored the others.

So, don't waste your money.

Alan

So,...what you're saying here, is,....only can read one port at at time? Plug in just one item,...see if it registers?

1 - 20 of 36 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.