USB stick to play music on the MMI?

[Andy Dodson]

Hi All

Hopefully some one will already have tried and found the answer to this question.

We have recently bought a Q5 with Tech pack pro. This includes a B&O sound system.

We are having a bit of bother getting our I phones to stay connected so I wondered if a USB memory stick with music on could be a music source? ( We are also having a bit of bother getting connected to the UTR system, but that will be another post).

I believe I have read elsewhere that the system does allow for this and will play back FLAC files.

If so, what file system should be used when formatting the USB drive? Perhaps it doesn't matter?

Look forward to your replies and sorry if it has been asked before.

Andy

[Andy Dodson]

I have answered my own question, but thought providing the answer may save some one else looking to deeply.

The connection part was a "user error" (mine) not realising not to respond to the screen message on first entering the car with "continue", should have responded "select"... Ho hum.

As to the music source.

The system on our model (Q5 TFSI e 50) 2025 model does play music directly from a USB stick.

The file structure should be formatted "FAT32". I have music files stored as FLAC and Apple AAC, the FLAC files are both 16 bit and 24 bit, and up to 192khz. All play perfectly well.

To. a lot of people, the above might not one important, to me it is. Far easier to upload files to a USB stick than my I phone and then playing it through the I phone system.

Hope this might help others.

Andy