New '24 Silverado 1500 WT CC owner - USB ports question

ember1205 · August 1

If the files are FLAC-encoded (lossless), that may be the issue. Try exporting the songs out as MP3 format and see if that addresses the issue.

Marcd · August 1

I will try. They were imported as Apple lossless files. I copied a few songs to a new flash drive 3.0 but there

was no choice of export option. They just copied as regular files. i dragged the song to the flash drive and

it copied to the drive. The song plays fine on other computers.

Thanks

Marc

ember1205 · August 1

https://support.apple.com/en-us/108961

After you change the import settings to highest quality MP3, you can click a song, click File -> Convert, and choose MP3 version.

Marcd · August 2

That option is not available on my Itunes. My computer (MAC) is too old to even update so maybe that is the

reason. I did delete an imported CD and then reinstalled it as a MP3 instead of Apple Lossless and then copied

it to a flash drive and guess what it worked. So i guess the USB has to have at least MP3 files. Do you think the people

at GM would state this in the manual. It's only a few lines of type. And GM itself was no help when i called.

Perhaps they need smarter people working for them.

Thanks to all who helped me. Much appreciated.

ember1205 · August 4

On 8/2/2024 at 6:31 PM, Marcd said:

That option is not available on my Itunes. My computer (MAC) is too old to even update so maybe that is the

reason. I did delete an imported CD and then reinstalled it as a MP3 instead of Apple Lossless and then copied

it to a flash drive and guess what it worked. So i guess the USB has to have at least MP3 files. Do you think the people

at GM would state this in the manual. It's only a few lines of type. And GM itself was no help when i called.

Perhaps they need smarter people working for them.

Thanks to all who helped me. Much appreciated.

Apple Music is the iTunes replacement on Mac. I have the latest, and the steps I linked you to work there.

TurnerB · November 13

Not trying to play music off a flashdrive but I am trying to use USB to play music. I am also not able to play music and it says “No USB Device Connected”. Has anyone found a fix for this?

ember1205 · November 13

4 minutes ago, TurnerB said:

Not trying to play music off a flashdrive but I am trying to use USB to play music. I am also not able to play music and it says “No USB Device Connected”. Has anyone found a fix for this?

Whatever you are attempting to connect via USB must be recognized as a "removable drive". Plug the device into a computer - if it doesn't show up as a removable drive there, it isn't going to work in the truck.

Warehouser · Monday at 10:20 PM

Its doesn't matter what you do, GM has ALL USB and Apple Play devices shutdown while in motion. I have tried several different USB sticks with different formats, same issue. If you have apple play working, your cannot scroll through your music unless 1 you are stopped or 2 the vehicle is in park. Once moving, you can scroll a few tracks only...

I have a 2023 S Class, and a Model X Tesla that handle USB/Music and apple play flawlessly....it's not your audio hardware, it's the truck.