Console USB charge but no data.

[Rojo13]

Hello all just purchased and picked a First Edition yesterday. Its been raining like crazy here in south Louisiana so I really have not played with it that much.
Anyway I use a 128gb Lexar usb stick filled with music files. It is formatted in FAT32 and the music is in a flac codec. The music is recognized by Sync3 when I plug it into the plug on the dash under the temp controls. When I plug it into the plug in the console box the music is not recognized.. Plugged it back into the dash and it works. Also my phone will do Android Auto with the dash but only shows as charging rapidly when plugged into the console box. So it does have voltage just will not communicate data.
Is the usb port in the console box only for charging and not for data? Can someone try it on theirs when they get a chance. I hope I am just doing something wrong and would be bummed if the one in the console is not data just for charging.
After writing all of this I looked at my book and it say only the USB ports located in the media bin have data capability. How stupid is that? They could not run a freaking wire to the center console for data.
Well I hope this helps someone.

Question...not really about your dilemma but about use of a USB for music. I have never really done that before but have been thinking of it and don't have any experience with it.

Do you download onto USB from a music catalog service like amazon music or windows MP? And how is the interface on the screen? Does it interact well with the USB? Like I don't really like the screen music interface on Apple Play. Wondered how it might be with data port. Sorry for the "rookie" questions!

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[magicbus]

After picking up a USB CD player for $16 I went to the Apple website and downloaded iTunes to my PC then imported my CDs to it. Very simple as it asks you when it detects a new CD has been inserted. iTunes puts everything in album order. After I had everything I wanted imported I simply went to Music->Itunes->iTunes Media->Music and selected all of the albums and pasted them into the root directory of a USB stick.

Once Sync 3 detects the USB stick it will index the music and you can then browse by album, artist or song and pick what you want to play and you will then get a set of controls.

 

[warpig]

Also this is the USB stick I used it has a USB C and A ports to use the smaller USB port in the BS
USB Drive

 

[warpig]

This post my help.

 

[SLJ]

Frankly plugging my phone into sync is a pita when I just need a charge. I don't want car play launching all the time. I considered un installing car play until I discovered the dumb usb port.
it was done on purpose as it requires an additional 5vdc supply which adds cost. not everyone needs or wants a 24/7 sync IV line, leave as is Ford, good job.

Exactly. If I want to charge my phone, I don't want a data connection for android to take over the screen. Glad the center console is charge only. I can charge my phone and have it synced for voice and messaging without Android Auto taking over. I have a 64Gb USB stick with 4,000+ songs plugged into the front data port all the time (goes in either) and I still have a USB data port left if I need it. Works just fine.

 

[warpig]

To be honest never thought about it that way. I guess because never had the play thing in a vehicle. So I will concede the USB console.

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