iPod classic and iTunes music not recognized in GMC truck

beef1976 wrote:

I have tried to add music to a usb drive but it still doesn't work.

In certain respects, an iPod Classic is like a USB drive, so the question to ask is; why doesn't it work? Are the Classic and the USB drive recognised by your truck? (Assuming that you're using the Dock Connector output from the Classic, there should be a USB option on your vehicle's source menu. Use that.)

I start to wonder why buy music on iTunes anymore, when I can only listen to what will fit on my phone...

If it's an iPhone, that doesn't have enough storage room, you can use iTunes to limit the amount of music added to it at each sync. Specifically, I suggest that you use Smart Playlists (created in your iTunes Library) to add and remove music from the phone.

For example, create playlists that include only music not recently played, add that playlist to the phone. At the next sync, the recently played songs are removed from the playlist and therefore the phone too, while any songs added back to the playlist (because they're not "recently played") are then added to the phone. You can specify how recent the period is. I use this method for my 6th gen iPod Touch, which isn't large enough to hold all my music library.

If your phone is Android, use that phone's instructions to add the music listed in your iTunes Library to the phone. The basic method is to copy the music files (using Windows Explorer) and pasting them onto the phone.

• • Some (but not all) Android phones can use additional SD cards to hold music that will not fit in the phone's memory.
  • It's also possible to use third party software (such as Media Monkey) to manage music (and play it) on an Android phone. Media Monkey also has a smart playlist feature that can automatically manage what is added to the phone.

If you would like more information on using Smart Playlists, let us know, I'm sure we can help.

It most likely depends on how new the truck is. From my experience, not many modern vehicles have support for non-iOS iPods anymore. Did the iPod work in your old vehicle?