USB Music via memory stick and AppleCar Play

[ray.ward]

Me again.....

I have noticed that the USB media can only be read in the far left front USB A socket.
With this usb socket populated my music works exactly as I want...

However. this now means that I can no longer use Apple CarPlay as this also only works from the far left USB A Socket ?

I know that my USB Music is almost redundant if I leverage Apple CarPlay - but like without everything else in the world I want to have both freely available.

I did look at getting one of the Wireless Adapters, but this again would I assume use the same USB A socket.
Also if I use Bluetooth Phone connection you cant use Apple CarPlay

Any solution
- could I use a USB hub perhaps?
- is there another USB socket I dont know about

[PhilHornby]

This hub looks very neat...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Adapt ... B099KHT6PF

[Pogleswood]

There’s a thread about this topic on the American forum, the conclusion a usb splitter won’t work due to the head unit being only able to read one usb source at a time, it being a design limitation of the Hyundai software.
Have you thought of subscribing to a music streaming service, Spotify, Amazon Music & Deezer all work fine with Apple car play & android auto, avoid Tidal though as it’s far too flaky on mobile data,
I’ve used Deezer successfully for 4 years in various vehicles with android auto in the UK & Europe.
Another option is to store the music on your phone this will then be playable whilst using Apple Car Play.

[PhilHornby]

There’s a thread about this topic on the American forum, the conclusion a usb splitter won’t work due to the head unit being only able to read one usb source at a time, it being a design limitation of the Hyundai software.

Interesting - you have piqued my interest and turned my universe upside-down . I'd never heard of 'splitters' (and I'm pretty sure they don't exist in the USB spec!). However, a cursory investigation reveals that the Host will only ever address device at a time, so in theory they could all be dead simple "splitters", simply wiring the devices in parallel. I'm going to have to go do some reading up, to put my mind at rest

But going back to the 'thing' I found on Amazon (with no great research; I was sitting in Sainsbury's car park at the time ),

one review says :-

I wanted to plug in two devices into my cars USB and this device is perfect and at a very reasonable cost.

and another says :-

I brought this to use in my van to be able to use android auto along with a USB stick for music but it didn't work so sent it back as it didn't do what was required.

But Amazon has a great returns policy

(It definitely has some active circuitry in it, because one review says

It can give off a burning odour when used for a prolonged period of time.

[alan sh]

I tried a USB hub as I'd have liked to do the same. But, not, the s/w can only read one device at a time. Since the only thing I wanted Android Auto for was Google maps and I find the built in maps work fine, I gave up connecting my phone (I still have a bluetooth connection, of course).

[Pogleswood]

Splitter wasn’t the best term as this implies separating the data & voltage parts of the usb connection.

[DrElectron]

If you had an Android phone then you can essentially use your phone as a the USB stick since they support copying and pasting files directly from a PC.
You'd probably still need to play them through an app on Android auto but it does do away with the faff of having to have everything in iTunes to sync

[Adecastr]

New software update for Tucson's in Europe.

https://update.hyundai.com/EU/E1/update ... iew/Y2SkCi

You can connect Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto wirelessly, without using a USB cable!
Go to [Settings] > [Phone connections] and
press the [Add new] button to connect your
smartphone. Wireless connection is possible
only when both the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
functions of the smartphone are turned On.
When starting the vehicle, the previously
connected device is automatically
connected. To use it, press [Apple CarPlay] or
[Android Auto] in the [Home] menu.
Customers who previously used Apple
CarPlay or Android Auto by using a USB cable
should delete the device information
registered on the smartphone and in the
vehicle and then register again. You can
delete a registered device by pressing the
[Delete devices] button in the [Phone
connections].

[Pogleswood]

There’s a thread on the forum about wireless or lack of wireless ACP & AA on Gen5W head unit


I’ve not bothered with the update as I use a Motorola MA1 for wireless Android Auto.

viewtopic.php?t=1306

[D0gma64]

New software update for Tucson's in Europe.

https://update.hyundai.com/EU/E1/update ... iew/Y2SkCi

You can connect Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto wirelessly, without using a USB cable!
Go to [Settings] > [Phone connections] and
press the [Add new] button to connect your
smartphone. Wireless connection is possible
only when both the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
functions of the smartphone are turned On.
When starting the vehicle, the previously
connected device is automatically
connected. To use it, press [Apple CarPlay] or
[Android Auto] in the [Home] menu.
Customers who previously used Apple
CarPlay or Android Auto by using a USB cable
should delete the device information
registered on the smartphone and in the
vehicle and then register again. You can
delete a registered device by pressing the
[Delete devices] button in the [Phone
connections].

I tried the update on my 2021 Tucson, and couldnt get AA to work wirelessly Has it worked for anyone?