2023 XC40 USB/Audiowagon woes

[maleus]

I picked up my 2023 XC40 in the summer. Beyond pleased with it, delighted with pretty much everything about it. Huge upgrade on my 12 year old Focus.

The only issue ive been having is the palaver around playing my mp3 collection and the lack of USB file support in the native player. Ive got a USB key and use Audiowagon, but I really have problems with it getting to recognise it.

I start the car up, i dismiss the "USB not supported" message (i know how to remove this too) and then allow Audiowagon access. Sometimes, rarely, thats enough, i can access the key and play my music.

The problem is that i often have to go through this routine up to half a dozen times before its recognised, each attempt I will need to remove and reinsert the usb key before it finally works. I know this isnt good in the long run and wondered if anyone else experiences this? I wonder if its the car, the socket or this particular usb key. There's a bit of left and right play in the socket and it doesnt fit tightly but dont fancy buying a new usb keys or new usb-c to usb-c connector or converter unless i know it works first time for everyone else and its not inherent to the new xc40s so I can pinpoint my problems on my particular hardware.

I also tried bluetoothing a mp3 player or my phone, but i couldnt browse to a tune by folder/artist/album/genre etc all i could do was control the music via the phone or player and could only choose random/next/back using the touchscreen. Am i doing anything wrong?