Will the USB port charge ipod / iphone, while playing?
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Hi steven k., yes you can connect, control and charge your Walkman®, iPod®3, iPhone®3, Android™6, Blackberry®6, or other compatible USB device 2 while accessing your digital music files using the front panels USB input. Thanks -Sean
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I'm not sure. I had my phone (a Samsung Galaxy Note 4) charging with a USB hub that was plugged into my cigarette lighter and was using Pandora through the bluetooth connection while doing it, and that seemed to work okay. But I haven't tried having the phone plugged into the USB connection on the radio because I haven't needed to - the bluetooth works great. I also use it for answering and talking on my phone. Hope this helps some.
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No. The USB connection only seems to work with iPods/iPhones, etc. And the dock connection only works with the newer-model iPod/iPhones.
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It will charge your device but it won't play music. You need to have an AUX jack to play music
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Never tried it with an iPod. We specifically used it with an iPhone 4s in a Lifeproof case. It did charge while playing before the adapter fell apart.
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I'm not sure what you mean. The item in the speaker system will charge either while playing or turned off. To charge the iPhone and play the iPod, the iPod would have to be connected through the aux. jack or play music through the iPhone app of MUSIC.
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Nope. You have to plug the iphone to the port on top and it plays and charges at same time.
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Sir, I have no clue as I do not have an iPod, it does charge my iPhone without the USB, sorry I could not be more help.
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I play my ipod through the usb port it has. I have not yet bought the ipod adapter because the usb port works fine
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Using a lightning to 30 pin adapter, you can use the dock to play your iphone / ipod - but that adapter will not support simultaneous charging. Playing Music = Yes. Charging your device while you are playing music = No.
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probably no,t unless you use a 30 pin to lightning adapter. this thing came out back when apple was using the 30 pin connector. the adapter should let you charge. but if you want to play music you don't need the dock, just download the sonos app and enjoy
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For charging you will need an dock to lightning adapter but for just playing audio it will work.
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Yes it will. I have a 4th gen iPod and it charges and plays at the same time.
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Yes, the cable charges whatever you have connected to it. However, the cable will only seem to play my ipod and not music from my iphone. If you plug your iphone to the cable, it will charge, but seems not to be compatible with playing music from the phone library.
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Yes it does charge your device while listening to music even when you turn it off ( and its pluged in) it will still charge your devise. As if its compatible with iPhone 4 I' m not sure as I have an iPhone 5 and only use this with my iPod but I think some of the other reviewers gave you good feedback on that.
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No. If you plug in the usb cord to the device it charges it but you still need an aux cord to play your music
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I believe so. I only have iPods I just plunged in my iPod nano into both usbs and my little charging light popped up. I hope I am not giving you a wrong answer.
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Yes, it uses the charging pins in the dock to charge its internal battery. Apple changed which pins supply power to its iPods several years ago, however, so docks built for the early generations of iPods will not charge this. It will play audio, but not charge, in older docks.