USB music control in Android Digital Experience Cars (e.g. 2025 Aviator)

[D-Rail]

I just traded my 22 Aviator for a 2025. In my 22, I could push the steering wheel button and ask the car to play a song, or artist, or a genre based on MP3 tags for music stored on a USB drive plugged into a port near the cup holders.

The 25 no longer uses Sync, so I need an app that can replace this ability. Would be nice to use the steering wheel voice button, but screen activated voice input would be ok.


Any thoughts, work arounds, or recommendations? Thank you

 

[peterk9]

A late Welcome to the Forum.
Sorry, I can't help. I seldom change stations/channels and always use the main screen when I do.

Peter

 

[D-Rail]

Thank you. I have a small update, I pulled the stick after the audio app could no longer identify it. The car had formatted my drive like an android phone. Serious side eye was given

 

[D-Rail]

Update.. I reformatted to FAT32 and put my music files back onto the drive. I think it was formatted exFAT or NTFS.

Now I can shuffle music but I cannot use Alexis or Google Asst to play a song from the USB drive like I could in my last car. I have tried calling it everything I can think of but Alexa cant find it. Anyone have an idea?

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[inmanlanier]

have you tried 'hey, wench'?

 

[D-Rail]

Couldn't try it... wife was in the car with me

 

[Sharbotcom]

Update.. I reformatted to FAT32 and put my music files back onto the drive. I think it was formatted exFAT or NTFS.

Now I can shuffle music but I cannot use Alexis or Google Asst to play a song from the USB drive like I could in my last car. I have tried calling it everything I can think of but Alexa cant find it. Anyone have an idea?

I have the same issue with my 24 Nautilus. Lincoln is aware of the issue and their software engineers have seen the video included in this thread Post in thread 'Voice Command Not Working' Voice Command Not Working