Listening via Android Auto (in the car)

[Svensson]

I have an older Sony phone with 1GB microSD card and this has USB out to my car for android auto. Works perfectly for my local flac files and Qobuz via my phone.
Phone needs replacing and not many new phones have MicroSD AND are desirable. I tried an external SSD via OTG cable splitter, but car won't recognize input this way. Can't change car head unit and android auto only works via cable, not by Bluetooth on my Kia.

Looking for thoughts or suggestions please.

 

[Jimbob54]

I have an older Sony phone with 1GB microSD card and this has USB out to my car for android auto. Works perfectly for my local flac files and Qobuz via my phone.
Phone needs replacing and not many new phones have MicroSD AND are desirable. I tried an external SSD via OTG cable splitter, but car won't recognize input this way. Can't change car head unit and android auto only works via cable, not by Bluetooth on my Kia.

Looking for thoughts or suggestions please.

I'd go streaming mostly/ only in the car, ditch the SD card and just get one with 128GB onboard storage. If you need to go off network for any amount of time you can download a playlist/ selection to onboard storage.

 

[Dunring]

Hook the phone up to the computer and use USB transfer to move your songs. Then buy any phone you want and copy them back.

 

[staticV3]

I'd just try finding another phone with expandable storage, if that's what's most convenient for you.

Since 2023, 340 different phones were released with expandable storage. At least one of them should be desirable.

Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com

www.gsmarena.com

Edit: if we filter for big, established brands and OLED screens to exclude budget phones, then that still leaves 54 phones:

Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com

www.gsmarena.com

There are even three foldables with SD card support.

 

[Svensson]

I'd just try finding another phone with expandable storage, if that's what's most convenient for you.

Since 2023, 340 different phones were released with expandable storage. At least one of them should be desirable.

Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com

www.gsmarena.com

Edit: if we filter for big, established brands and OLED screens to exclude budget phones, then that still leaves 54 phones:

Phone Finder results - GSMArena.com

www.gsmarena.com

There are even three foldables with SD card support.

Thanks and very grateful @staticV3 I do like the convenience plus the extra backup copy.
54 phones should be plenty to go after. My phone search was not smart.

 

[staticV3]

54 phones should be plenty to go after. My phone search was not smart.

If it doesn't have to be the the best of the best, then you can include phones from 2022, 2021, etc as well.

Using GSMArena you can even specify a maximum phone height if you'd prefer something compact.

 

[TheBatsEar]

I find it a bit of a hassle to connect my phone to a cable in the car.
Maybe a box like this solves this. It basically connects to your Android Auto via cable and then you connect your phone to it wireless.

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0BZY8FYWT