Galaxy S4 and playing music via usb in my car

[kcough]

Since there is no mass storage option available is there any option other than using the headphone jack to get my music from my S4 to my car stereo? I don't have bluetooth in this truck so that is out.

Surely there is some fix or Samsung will realize only having MTP is not working for many people.

I even tried mounting an SD card in the phone and putting some music on it but it won't recognize that I guess.

Any ideas or near future updates other than using the headphone out jack?

 

[thehatguy]

Does your stereo by chance have an Aux-In jack handy?

If so, you could be streaming in minutes with this.
CarAudio Connect AUX with Bluetooth? | BT Music Receiver | Audio | Entertainment | Products | Belkin USA Site

John

 

[kcough]

Does your stereo by chance have an Aux-In jack handy?

If so, you could be streaming in minutes with this.
CarAudio Connect AUX with Bluetooth? | BT Music Receiver | Audio | Entertainment | Products | Belkin USA Site

John

It does. I have been just going from headphone out on the S4 into the aux in on my deck. That looks like it would work as long as the bluetooth is reliable.

Thanks!

 

[jneusch]

I use the iBolt car dock which has a Usb cable that attaches to the dock. The other end has Usb/ audio 3.5mn jack on the other end. It works great.

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[isaac_laketownss]

The problem with using a 3.5 mini jack is the sound output is an analog signal. I have a Sony Xav-701HD in my car and I have been on and off the phone with Sony and Samsung and the conclusion they have come to us the driver on the deck can't keep up with the phone. They said hopefully there will be an update on the deck that allows compatibility between the two. I am going to try running it through a HDMI to USB converter. I'll keep you posted with the results.

 

[aardvarkgeo]

You could try an FM transmitter from a Bluetooth speaker like the Jabra Freeway.

 

[jneusch]

Tunelink will also work. I think best buy sells them or order online. I used it in my previous car and it worked perfectly.

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[Wilbur]

See if this works with the S4. They say it does.

SG USB Mass Storage Enabler
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mohammadag.samsungusbmassstorageenabler

 

[CharGP02A]

I have an S4 and an audio cable that goes from the headphone jack to the car. When I turn the car on and go to the audio mode, it doesn't play my music, would you know why that is? I put my music in my music folder. My car is a 2012 Toyota Carolla LE if that matters.

 

[The Royaloak]

TS is your car happens to be a Mercedes? It won't work without the adaptor for samsung. Another adaptor for iphone

It's nothing to do w the phone. It's really a problem w mercedes poorly designed interface or downright design to make us pay the extra premium.

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[aaroneb#AC]

See if this works with the S4. They say it does.

SG USB Mass Storage Enabler
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mohammadag.samsungusbmassstorageenabler

Took me a month and half of having this Galaxy S4 to figure it out but on top of the Mass Storage Emulator you also have to format the MicroSD card as FAT32 I used this tool found on this page How to format 64gb micro sd card to Fat32 to work on SGS3 - Page 2 - xda-developers
scroll down about half way down the page guiformat.zip I did some research apparently the galaxy formats it exfat by default and most media players only recognize FAT32 partitions, phone still accepts it as well. It does require a root though, not for the format but for the emulator. Just make sure to back up the data on it before you do the format then just put it back on afterwords. On mine the it works mp3s still plays even if I am on the phone with my bluetooth.

 

[Daring Mr Hanky]

I just bought the iBolt but my phone won't play music through the audio cable just out of the phones speaker. The phone charges but doesn't send the audio out..... Did you have to turn on any settings or did it just work for you?

 

[Doug1 10]

Need to know how I can use my Galaxy S4 mini to play music in my 2004 Silverado.

 

[John Wayne-Doe]

I have an iBolt also, but can't get my S5 to play through the dock!

Any ideas? I have been through all the settings pretty thoroughly...

 

[spotnjack]

I have an iBolt also, but can't get my S5 to play through the dock!

Any ideas? I have been through all the settings pretty thoroughly...

I happened to run across this a couple of days ago in the S5 forum; it should answer your question. Short answer: the iBolt doesn't work with the S5.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/389551-anybody-using-ibolt-dock-your-s5.html

 

[mootcat]

Does this Mass storage app just run on the phone or do you also have to load it into the truck somehow? Do you know if they say it will work with HTC One?

 

[jqz]

The problem with using a 3.5 mini jack is the sound output is an analog signal.

Sound is an analog signal, period. It must be converted to analog at some point. I use a 3.5 mini jack to connect my laptop to my hi-fi system and the audio quality is excellent. I can only conclude that your Sony Xav-701HD has a substandard circuit in the analog audio-in, or your Samsung Galaxy S4 has a substandard circuit in the analog audio-out, or both.
The only drawback I can realistically see of using the 3.5 jack, given sufficient quality equipment, is that you might need two cables: one for audio, and one for charging.

 

[jqz]

The problem with using a 3.5 mini jack is the sound output is an analog signal.

PS. Note: MP3/MP4a is a LOSSY format which means you have already lost detail.