I don't know how they even sell this. Yes it charges but if you use it to connect to your car radio you will be very disappointed. Half the time it detects the device but only plays a second of audio before automatically pausing, and the other half it doesn't play at all. I will say that I worked for about 5 minutes after connecting and disconnecting, but you could not listen to Spotify and use the map app at the same time, otherwise the other one will stop working. My iPhone cable that came with the phone works fine, but I bought this coiled cord so the cords don't hang all over the car. Biggest $15 issue of my life and I've seen Drag Me to Hell in theaters.