If Your Struggling With Issues Regarding A USB Flash Drive / Memory Stick?

[Biker67]

Hi Folks,

I recently purchased a 2026 MG HS PHEV.
And during a viewing at the dealership I didn't clock the fact it didn't have a CD player.
No problem thought I. I'll use my trusty 12yr old USB flash drive instead.
But unfortunately that didn't go well!
It initially worked fine, in that the infotainment screen showed the tracks being scanned (i.e. counted in)
But after 1 track played & I turned off the ignition. The next time I used the car I got an error message saying that the USB flash drive wasn't detected.

Massively long story short & after much messing about. I discovered that the car didn't like my old USB 2.0 device.
However, an upgrade to a USB 3.1 flash drive has kinda solved the problem.

I say "kinda" because I thought it still wasn't working? But all I/you need to do is wait for the car to scan the contents of the flash drive every time you use the car before it'll start playing the music.
That's varying degrees of annoying depending on how much music you have on the drive?
Mine doesn't work for the first 90 seconds or so. Then it eventually kicks in.

Hopefully that's helpful? Because it had me pulling my hair out!

 

[pdm1]

Just use the radio, much easier

 

[Biker67]

Just use the radio, much easier

True (ish) @pdm1 but I like a bit of heavy metal. And depending on the time of day. Planet Rock & Kerrang etc play some utter shite!
I don't like the kinda rock where the singer sounds like they have laryngitis!

 

[MG Clive]

We're totally spoilt in the new MG4, we have Amazon Music and Spotify on tap.

 

[Biker67]

We're totally spoilt in the new MG4, we have Amazon Music and Spotify on tap.

Very cool!
But presumably you still need to pay a monthly subscription?

 

[MG Clive]

Very cool!
But presumably you still need to pay a monthly subscription?

No, I'm using both for free.

 

[Biker67]

No, I'm using both for free.

How come?
I need to know. Due to my natural attraction to anything that's free!

 

[MG Clive]

How come?
I need to know. Due to my natural attraction to anything that's free!

I don't know how, I've never used either Spotify or Amazon Music before I got the MG4, but I thought I might as well (because they were there), and all I had to do was register an account, and now I can use both in the car for free.

 

[Biker67]

I don't know how, I've never used either Spotify or Amazon Music before I got the MG4, but I thought I might as well (because they were there), and all I had to do was register an account, and now I can use both in the car for free.

Brilliant!
But being a cynical old bugger.
My guess is you innocently signed up to something after an initial freebie period.
Your great, great grandchildren will still be paying for it in 2090 after the Cyberdine conquest of earth!