RichardJensen Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Do you have MyFord or MFT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Plain old MyFord (which the online instructions were for). Edited April 5, 2015 by Intrepidatious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Finally got it installed. Instructions were wrong (all of them). Ended up just digging through various sub menus until I found one to install application. FWIW, I just did the Sync update on my truck (no nav, no touchscreen, just Sync), and you're right--the instructions on SyncMyRide are abysmal. The only things that keep them from being utterly useless are "copy the files to a USB drive" and "don't believe it when it says the update is completed, it has only completed the first part" and "upload the completion info to SyncMyRide to confirm the update." I had to do what you did--dig through the menus 'til I stumbled across something that worked. The update itself, though, is awesome. Now I don't have to punch the button twice and say "Bluetooth audio"--it automatically connects and starts playing when I start the truck. Windows Phone/Cortana has always read my texts and allowed me to dictate responses, so I can't comment on that "new" feature, but I do like the fact that I now get the info text on the Sync display, whether I'm playing music or podcasts or listening to Audible books instead of "Bluetooth audio" (or whatever generic message it used to show). Also, the USB drive does need to be FAT32 (which caused me some consternation, as most of mine are NTFS), but it does not need to be blank--at least Canon RAW files don't seem to bother Sync. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danglin Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) I have heard about the update but have not attempted it yet. Glad I seen this thread!! How hard is it to supply correct instructions Ford! Edited June 18, 2015 by danglin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Glad I seen saw this thread!! How hard is it to supply correct instructions Ford use the correct word? FTFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I did this yesterday. And as other's have said, the instructions are dismal at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Discovered I had another update this morning. Now my Google Pixel is fully working with Sync. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I didn't think it was worth its own thread, but do MFT updates need to be done by the dealer? Or can they be done via USB and the syncmyride website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Occasionally an update has to be done by the dealer but the vast majority can be done at home via a download to a usb stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Occasionally an update has to be done by the dealer but the vast majority can be done at home via a download to a usb stick. I might have to see if my dad's is able to be updated; I used it the last few days and some functions were kind of slow. I'll have to look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I downloaded the latest update, I'm going to try updating later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) I went through the Sync 4.4 -> 4.6 -> 4.4 -> 4.6 -> 4.4 dance about a month ago. I'd been on 4.4 for over a year (I downloaded it before Ford pulled it) when Ford released 4.6; the only feature they added that looked worthwhile was a way to reboot Sync through the menus (instead of having to pull fuse #2 in the oh-so-conveniently-placed fuse box in the passenger-side kick panel, which I've had to do about once per month), so I tried the update. Unfortunately, they apparently changed the Bluetooth profile in Sync 4.6, so my Windows Phone (WP8.1) no longer sees it as a headset, and it won't raise Cortana to read or reply to incoming texts. I heard from someone else who's having a similar problem on his iPhone--if it's connected to his truck, he can't talk to Siri. In my case, the cure was worse than the disease, so I reinstalled 4.4. Some days it pays to be a digital pack rat... Edited November 29, 2016 by SoonerLS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 One day I'll update my gen 1 to the latest update available to it from the dealer. I'm a little tired of playing music via Bluetooth and it sounding like a cassette that can't keep a consistent speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerM Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 One day I'll update my gen 1 to the latest update available to it from the dealer. I'm a little tired of playing music via Bluetooth and it sounding like a cassette that can't keep a consistent speed. If you have an Android, perhaps you could bring the experience full circle with this app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.khughes88.tapedeckfree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 If you have an Android, perhaps you could bring the experience full circle with this app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.khughes88.tapedeckfree iPhone 7 plus. It didn't start doing that until I upgraded from the 6 plus. I'm guessing iOS10 doesn't like SYNC v1 very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Interesting, my wife's iPhone 7 Plus just quit playing BT audio through her Flex's Sync system. No updates to Flex, so I'm guessing it's an issue with an iOS update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I have a 6 Plus and have no issues with playing through Bluetooth (was jamming Hardwired...to Self Destruct all the way home last night). However, I have not updated to the latest SYNC version yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I haven't tried it on the newer car but I also had zero issues with my old 6 plus with that one either. Also haven't tried it with podcasts yet either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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