Car-Radio-with-USB-issues ?!

[theironist08]

So my car radio has a built in USB port . I connected the iphone up and..... nothing! wont play, wont charge! but the radio recognizes that there is something connected as it switches to usb mode.. but as i say the iphone wont charge/play!

Any ideas?

 

[skubish]

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your radio is not compatible with the iphone

 

[theironist08]

simple as that. i don't get it, how is the iphone different in this respect to mp3s?

 

[skubish]

simple as that. i don't get it, how is the iphone different in this respect to mp3s?

The iPhone doesn't function as a USB storage device like other MP3 players. These USB radio devices are using a generic USB storage device driver. There is no disk mode for the iPhone which even other iPods have.

 

[theironist08]

easiest way around this?