Will the USB port in a 2011 Camry power the Droid X

[geochapman]

If I keep the phone on the USB port in the car will that be sufficient to run the GPS function for a long trip? The USB cable is much more pliable than the auto charger cord is and will be more out of the way.

[MTY55]

I can't give you a definite answer if it will work with your Toyota. I will say it shows charging when I plug it into the USB port of my GMC Terrain. Fortunately for me the combination of the Verizon car power cord, the cardock ,and the Garmin Nuvi bean bag mount work perfectly together in the Terrain.

[B33]

As i Said above when i hooked my droid x into the usb in our 2010 camry it would not work an i just called my local toyota dealer an ask that Question an the answer is ( No ) it will not do any charging It's for transfering music only to the player in the Camry.

[Spiral]

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DincX110 wrote:

As i Said above when i hooked my droid x into the usb in our 2010 camry it would not work an i just called my local toyota dealer an ask that Question an the answer is ( No ) it will not do any charging It's for transfering music only to the player in the Camry.

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So it is not even a 'powered' USB port.  Good to know.  No wonder they don't publish any output specs. LOL

[geochapman]

This is interesting. I bought the $40 Motorola Car Kit from Verizon and took my USB cable (I have several) connected to the Camry USB port. The phone charges. I suspect sometimes the auto folk don't always know their product either. We'll be on the road tomorrow. If I find anything different, I'll post.

[B33]

there are how ever some neet things u can do with the player in the Camry u can Sync over the the blue tooth with Droid X an.: I also Done it my incredible to Play Mp3 Songs on it an they sounded Really good on there But my Dad Likes Xm an He's Stuck in the 50s u Know Pat Boon, Chubby Checker, Ottis Reading. Im not bagging on then Heck i Like to jam to Chuck Berry especially when he plays that Amma Moto: that as far as thats going to get. But it can take a little time to hook the X up but when it is.: if u have alott of songs It will be like xm continuous songs with no Interruptions!

[geochapman]

But XM in that car is really nice.

[B33]

Guys i made a mistake when i said u cannot charge a phone thru the usb i was wrong my toyota dealer was wrong i checked

again what happen before i posted an now realized my phone fully was charged an because of this it wasn't showing it charging

So i'm going stick my head in sand an waite for first arrow to hit my heinie. It Does this because when u hook ur ipod it charges

an plays music at the same time: i didnt  see any were it could play from the Iphones Nor Droids But if any one that has a Camry

2010 or 2011 that has played music thru The USB Let me an others no if it works an what u would set it on to pass the music 

thrue it. it showed,Mass storage ,Charge Phone Only, Microsoft Sync, there were accouple others cant remember what they

were But if the ipod can play music thrue this way u would think u could do the same with a droid: Wildman need some help on

this one.

[PixelJunkie]

I have the same car and same phone.  I found that if you use BT streaming, it will play internet radio stations from winamp using shockwave.  The thing I'm still trying to figure out is how to change the stations through the steering wheel.  Being a software engineer and this being one of the perks of owning an Android smartphone, I can write something to do this if there isn't something available already.  Or maybe I just haven't tinkered with the setup enough to get it working.  <shrug>

If you have this working or find a solution can you please post an update?  I will do the same.

[B33]

I would contact ur local dealer an ask for sure but i tried this in our 2010 camery an it would'nt work i believe it so can take a mini drive with music on it an plug it in an listen to ur music but there are two cigarett ports to plug two chargers in an if u buy a charger from verizon it has slot on it were a usb can pluged in it to charge 2 phones.  Ra     

[Spiral]

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geochapman wrote:

If I keep the phone on the USB port in the car will that be sufficient to run the GPS function for a long trip? The USB cable is much more pliable than the auto charger cord is and will be more out of the way.

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It depends on the actual power output of the USB port on the Camry.  I was not able to find any published specs for the USB port output but to run the GPS and charge you will need at least 700-750 ma (0.7-0.75 A) output. 

Check your owners manual to see if it describes the USB power output specs.  My experience has shown most to be around 500 ma which is too low to simultaneously run GPS and maintain charge of today's smartphones. 

As recommended, try it out but keep a car charger handy in case of problems

[TaeSong]

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geochapman wrote:

If I keep the phone on the USB port in the car will that be sufficient to run the GPS function for a long trip? The USB cable is much more pliable than the auto charger cord is and will be more out of the way.

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Yeah.