Acceptable USB audio formats for new U connect

[wiredsol]

I have a 2022 1500 Limited ordered (22 weeks waiting so far), my question is what audio formats will the new Uconnect read from a USB drive? I cannot find this info in the owners manual. Flac?

 

[Darksteel165]

I can try and find a flac file to test, but generally these units don't support flac. You don't like to use Bluetooth and transmit from a phone?

 

[warz00]

so far ive been able to play both MP3 and M4A - however i do not get any album art using M4A currently - although I'm positive I had it a couple of days ago!

 

[HAL9001]

If you have FLAC audio files you wish to use, then simply use your smartphone as the source and play them via BlueTooth or Andriod Auto/CarPlay. That's what I do.

Unless you're an audiophile purist, using FLAC in a vehicle audio system won't be much of an advantage over compressed formats. FLAC sounds best with headphones or a premium home audio system. Vehicles are too noisy to take full advantage.

 

[56 Pontiac]

USB thumb drive 32GB $6 - MP3 files holds over 500 songs, plug it in to USB port on truck, works perfectly.


Dave

 

[warz00]

Do other people get album art thru USB? just curious since i get it in my other cars using the same usb sticks

 

[wiredsol]

I can try and find a flac file to test, but generally these units don't support flac. You don't like to use Bluetooth and transmit from a phone?

Yeah I can, but I would like to take a chunk of my personal collection with me.

 

[mike146]

Have a 128gb USB drive that plays wav, mp3, and flac files thus far. Album art shows up as long as file is properly tagged.

***EDIT*** may have to walk back the album art...thought I was listening to USB, but had XM Radio on... will be working on a usb and verify if art shows in the coming days. The size drive and file format however I am positive about.

 

[mike146]

mp3 definitely have album art on usb drive. Have to tag the flac and wav files correctly and check on them.

 

[wiredsol]

Have a 128gb USB drive that plays wav, mp3, and flac files thus far. Album art shows up as long as file is properly tagged.

***EDIT*** may have to walk back the album art...thought I was listening to USB, but had XM Radio on... will be working on a usb and verify if art shows in the coming days. The size drive and file format however I am positive about.

I use MP3tag app. Has always worked well for me. Thanks for the leg work. Still waiting for truck. Coming up on 6 months waiting.

 

[mike146]

Verified. Album art present on FLAC, mp3, and WAV files as long as tagged correctly with the art.
Also, using a 128gb drive works fine. Not sure what the drive size is limited to, or if limited at all. That is just what I have been using.

Good Luck!!

 

[Liquid Li0n]

weird thing, I tried 2 usb sticks yesterday and both could not be read.

 

[Darksteel165]

weird thing, I tried 2 usb sticks yesterday and both could not be read.

Try a different USB port, some don't do data.

 

[Liquid Li0n]

Try a different USB port, some don't do data.

I did the 2 ports under the screen, I saw that the USB icon changed/became clickable and it showed that it cannot be read.

The one in the center console arm rest is only charging. the usb ports at the back, I assume only charging too as they didn't showed anything on the uconnect.

I will try with an as good as empty USB stick. It is a pity that it doesn't work. As I want to let it in the car full of MP3s so that I do not need to use the phone as, together with Android Auto, decharges the battery quickly and the wireless charge nor the usb charging is slow.

 

[Darksteel165]

I did the 2 ports under the screen, I saw that the USB icon changed/became clickable and it showed that it cannot be read.

The one in the center console arm rest is only charging. the usb ports at the back, I assume only charging too as they didn't showed anything on the uconnect.

I will try with an as good as empty USB stick. It is a pity that it doesn't work. As I want to let it in the car full of MP3s so that I do not need to use the phone as, together with Android Auto, decharges the battery quickly and the wireless charge nor the usb charging is slow.

Make sure you format the drive as fat32

 

[Liquid Li0n]

Make sure you format the drive as fat32

yes I did. it is an 128gb stick formatted as ex-FAT32 so not NTFS

 

[Darksteel165]

yes I did. it is an 128gb stick formatted as ex-FAT32 so not NTFS

I'll check mine when it stops raining. I thought I read somewhere it only supports 64gb or smaller or something obscure.

 

[mike146]

weird thing, I tried 2 usb sticks yesterday and both could not be read.

just checking, but did you have files on the usb drive that you are trying to read?

Also, I can without doubt attest to fact that 128gb is useable on Uconnect 5. That is what I have in my 22 Rebel.

 

[bigdodge]

I have 1609 songs on a thumb drive
some have album art some do not
it depends on where I got the song from

 

[Liquid Li0n]

just checking, but did you have files on the usb drive that you are trying to read?

Also, I can without doubt attest to fact that 128gb is useable on Uconnect 5. That is what I have in my 22 Rebel.

I have mp3 files on it. It is an 128gb stick. I removed most of the files and tried again and still nothing...

I will try with just 1 mp3 file and will try an older, smaller USB stick too.