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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 13:46 zuletzt editiert vonSeperate from the FM transmitters that other people have mentioned, you can install an FM modulator into your car. This is a box that goes behind your stereo, feeds power off the stereo power supply, and connects directly to the antenna wire to supply the frequency modulated sound signal directly to the antenna without traveling through the air. Similar to an FM transmitter, it has a headphone wire that plugs into the headphone outlet of your ipod for the audio signal. It can bypass the interference problem that FM transmitters run into, but the one I installed back in the day actually picked up engine revving noise from my alternator, so maybe it needed better wire shielding. Obviously this requires taking out your stereo and doing some wiring work so you need some tinkering skills or have it installed by a pro.
The reason the USB plug on your ipod doesn't work is that earlier audio devices like the original ipod didn't have a way to transmit audio digitally over USB, it was only used for charging and file transfer.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 13:48 zuletzt editiert vonFurther to the other answers; I have one of these for using my iPod in the car. It has the added bonus of taking line-level volume, so you set the volume from the head unit, not the iPod. And it can charge while you're using it.
I think it'll charge from the head unit's USB socket without trying to connect, because the USB plug is just for charging.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 14:01 zuletzt editiert von aarrodri@lemmy.world 6. Apr. 2025, 20:51There are 3.5mm (headphones) to Bluetooth adapters. If you car are Bluetooth u can use this.. fairly inexpensive. And if you have FM radio in your car there is 3.5mm to FM adapters..basically you have a mini radio station with short range but enough for your car to pick it up
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 15:15 zuletzt editiert vonAux to aux in your car stereo not available?
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 16:32 zuletzt editiert vonAn iPod nano can't play over USB, you need to use the aux port
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It is likely the car USB port is looking through directories for MP3 files, and thats not now those iPods present themselves when hooked up via USB. You might be able to find an audio-to-bluetooth adapter, but it is likely you will not be able to control the device through the car's interface, so you would have to press play manually.
(Side note: older cars with USB might have a very low-level relationship with the USB sticks, where they read files in the order they were written to the device, without regard to what folders you put them in. There are utilities that can reorder the files' physical position on the stick so that albums play in order)
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 16:35 zuletzt editiert von who@feddit.org 6. März 2025, 19:08There are also bluetooth adapters that plug directly into those older iPods' accessory port (the slot on the bottom) instead of the headphone jack.
The main benefit of the one I used was being compact, with no wires. The main drawback was having to remove the adapter to charge the iPod. I guess a model with a USB charging cable might exist.
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An iPod nano can't play over USB, you need to use the aux port
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 17:53 zuletzt editiert von mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6. März 2025, 19:58This is unfortunately the only real answer. “Install an aux port in your car, or get a different player that will play via USB” isn’t a good answer to hear, but it’s the correct one. Maybe use one of those FM transmitters instead. Reception will entirely depend on where you are, (and the FCC severely limits how powerful a non-licensed radio broadcast can be,) but at least it would get music to your car. Or if your car has Bluetooth, you can get one that takes the audio in via aux and outputs to Bluetooth.
But if you don’t have an aux port, I’m guessing you don’t have Bluetooth either.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 17:55 zuletzt editiert von illness@infosec.pub 6. März 2025, 19:56We should start with, what car do you have? Then we can figure out if it has an AUX port.
Also if this Nano has an original battery, you might want to replace it before it becomes bloated.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 18:36 zuletzt editiert von narrativebear@lemmy.world 6. März 2025, 20:37There are AUX cables that have a transmit and recive switch. You can use this to transmit the output of your iPod through AUX to a built in bluetooth receiver in your car or other device.
Just make sure what you choose has the transmitter function as most cheaper ones only have the receiver function (for use in a car stereo for example).
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 19:35 zuletzt editiert von thirteene@lemmy.world 6. Mai 2025, 15:12I offered 3 potential solutions that work across ever model (unlisted) and you guys are downvoting?
- USB - apple 30 pin : note that the pin number might change depending on release year. Someone smarter than me will mention why firmware might not work out.
- USB to aux : this will give you a headphone jack and is the most reliable
- FM transmitter: if you lack a headphone jack you can also get an FM transmitter. It makes your device a mini radio station. These are pretty unreliable or staticy, but sometimes you need an option. I would recommend a new player first.
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I offered 3 potential solutions that work across ever model (unlisted) and you guys are downvoting?
- USB - apple 30 pin: note that the pin number might change depending on release year. Someone smarter than me will mention why firmware might not work out.
- USB to aux: this will give you a headphone jack and is the most reliable
- FM transmitter: if you lack a headphone jack you can also get an FM transmitter. It makes your device a mini radio station. These are pretty unreliable or staticy, but sometimes you need an option. I would recommend a new player first.
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 19:50 zuletzt editiert vonUsb to aux for an iPod lol.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 19:57 zuletzt editiert vonEveryone in these comments are idiots? Or bots? Usb to aux outputs, Bluetooth to aux outputs guys it's a freaking iPod the one thing it has is aux output. The problem is getting it into the radio.
Op, does your radio have aux in? That's the easiest but it's so simple I think you would have done it already.
If you don't sometimes you can buy an adapter that plugs into the back of your radio, heck eBay might net you an actual iPod 30 pin cable specific to your radio.
If your radio has Bluetooth, you can get an aux Bluetooth transmitter not reciver like people linked here, to transmit from the headphone jack to your radio.
Last resort is a fm transmitter with either aux or a 30 pin.
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Everyone in these comments are idiots? Or bots? Usb to aux outputs, Bluetooth to aux outputs guys it's a freaking iPod the one thing it has is aux output. The problem is getting it into the radio.
Op, does your radio have aux in? That's the easiest but it's so simple I think you would have done it already.
If you don't sometimes you can buy an adapter that plugs into the back of your radio, heck eBay might net you an actual iPod 30 pin cable specific to your radio.
If your radio has Bluetooth, you can get an aux Bluetooth transmitter not reciver like people linked here, to transmit from the headphone jack to your radio.
Last resort is a fm transmitter with either aux or a 30 pin.
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 22:39 zuletzt editiert vonYea I think you can find one at "5 below" or "best buy"
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 22:44 zuletzt editiert von kolanaki@pawb.social 6. Apr. 2025, 00:49The USB port in your car radio might only support a specific file format for the drive (like EXT, FAT32, NTSF) that the iPod doesn't use (IIRC, the iPod used Fat32 or Fat16?)
Or it doesn't see directories and would work with a plain USB stick loaded with .MP3s loosely added to it. You could get a iPod to do this, but it wouldn't work as an iPod anymore; it would be an external hard drive.
Edit: NVM I just realized it's a nano. You can't use the USB to play anything from a nano.
Does the radio have a 3.5mm AUX jack? If so, just use that.
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Everyone in these comments are idiots? Or bots? Usb to aux outputs, Bluetooth to aux outputs guys it's a freaking iPod the one thing it has is aux output. The problem is getting it into the radio.
Op, does your radio have aux in? That's the easiest but it's so simple I think you would have done it already.
If you don't sometimes you can buy an adapter that plugs into the back of your radio, heck eBay might net you an actual iPod 30 pin cable specific to your radio.
If your radio has Bluetooth, you can get an aux Bluetooth transmitter not reciver like people linked here, to transmit from the headphone jack to your radio.
Last resort is a fm transmitter with either aux or a 30 pin.
schrieb am 3. Juni 2025, 23:21 zuletzt editiert vonI was selling smartphones and smartphone accessories when they were just emerging, ending PDA era, and we had FM transmitters - it is powered from car, you plug in your device through aux, and the transmitter sends out the sound in FM, so you can catch it on your effin radio (the frequency were either fixed or selectable). This was the future!
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The USB port in your car radio might only support a specific file format for the drive (like EXT, FAT32, NTSF) that the iPod doesn't use (IIRC, the iPod used Fat32 or Fat16?)
Or it doesn't see directories and would work with a plain USB stick loaded with .MP3s loosely added to it. You could get a iPod to do this, but it wouldn't work as an iPod anymore; it would be an external hard drive.
Edit: NVM I just realized it's a nano. You can't use the USB to play anything from a nano.
Does the radio have a 3.5mm AUX jack? If so, just use that.
schrieb am 4. Juni 2025, 00:23 zuletzt editiert vonNo AUX to plug into - only USB
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There are 3.5mm (headphones) to Bluetooth adapters. If you car are Bluetooth u can use this.. fairly inexpensive. And if you have FM radio in your car there is 3.5mm to FM adapters..basically you have a mini radio station with short range but enough for your car to pick it up
schrieb am 4. Juni 2025, 01:19 zuletzt editiert voni use one of these as my car doesn't have Bluetooth. Works fn great. Has usb port and aux port on it. Plugs into 12v on car
My last one was a little more powerful, would transmit clearly to 3 or 4 cars around me, but i accidently snapped it
Used to set it to the local country station so that i never had to listen to country music when stopped at a light.
But i digress, bought mine at best buy for about 50 cdn
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No AUX to plug into - only USB
schrieb am 4. Juni 2025, 01:25 zuletzt editiert von isveryloud@lemmy.ca 6. Apr. 2025, 03:31Aux to FM signal adapter, powered by the USB port.
Know that this may not be the safest solution, as you won't have accessible track controls directly from the head unit, so you'll have to be distracted if you want to pause or change tracks.
You are better off with a flash drive.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 4. Juni 2025, 01:42 zuletzt editiert vonMale to male aux, if your car has aux input. Maybe aux to fm (like this ), so you can connect ipod to the transmitter, then set the car's radio to the same frequency.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991
I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn't have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car's usb port but the car radio "doesn't see it". Any tips on how to get it to work?
schrieb am 4. Juni 2025, 06:02 zuletzt editiert von"probably won't remember"?
Man. Fuck this kid. I'm not that old....
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