akirby Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/01/10/waze-brings-community-based-traffic-and-navigation-app-to-ford-v.html Ford and Waze are teaming up at CES 2018 to announce the popular community-based traffic and navigation app will be available for Ford vehicles equipped with SYNC® 3 Waze users will soon be able to plug their smartphones into a SYNC 3-enabled Ford vehicle and project the app directly onto its touch screen Through AppLink™, Ford is integrating Waze’s array of features with SYNC 3 infotainment system, allowing users to operate Waze completely through a vehicle’s touch screen as well as with voice commands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 ? Give me something I can use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Give me something I can use Time to upgrade to that Fusion. Killer deals right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Time to upgrade to that Fusion. Killer deals right now. I know, its killing me, but we are still just a little too far out on our lease on the Focus and I dont want to add a second car note with all of this job uncertainty coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/01/10/waze-brings-community-based-traffic-and-navigation-app-to-ford-v.html Its about time, I love Waze. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcartwright99 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hallelujah!!!!! I am so sick of having to use my phone for navigation. Apple maps is horrible and always takes the worst way. I wonder what version of sync will support this. I am actually going to have to take my car to the dealer to get sync 3 upgraded this weekend. Let's just say that wi-fi updates and even the manual USB upgrade process isn't working (this coming from an IT guy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Now all they have to do is allow you to use the car's nav system (or at least the option to do so) instead of terrible Apple Maps whenever you just plug your phone in.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Now all they have to do is allow you to use the car's nav system (or at least the option to do so) instead of terrible Apple Maps whenever you just plug your phone in.... I thought the main reason to use Carplay was to use phone navigation. If you have OEM Nav what would you use carplay for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Great...I'll have to get my wife's car setup for her! I'll have to live vicariously till I get a Sync 3 or whatever comes next info-tament wise in my next Ford product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcartwright99 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I thought the main reason to use Carplay was to use phone navigation. If you have OEM Nav what would you use carplay for? I mainly use carplay for audio texting. Apple maps is ok in a pinch but Waze is so much better at finding faster routes for me that's all I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) I thought the main reason to use Carplay was to use phone navigation. If you have OEM Nav what would you use carplay for? So that you can use Siri/have messages read to you and respond via voice commands. I hate apple maps, but would use car play for messages. And if you use Google maps on your phone, it won't pull up any map info on the screen (just voice prompts), but you then would have to open the only option - apple maps - just to see a map on your screen even if using Google maps......and further more, when you open Apple maps on the car's screen, it opens on the phone, so you can't have google maps open for directions and look at the map on the nav screen at the same time. That's why I hate that feature, and want the ability to choose whether I want to use apple maps or the car's nav system. To my knowledge, you also can't plug in (via USB) to the car without engaging Apple Maps either. Edited January 10, 2018 by rmc523 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Guys - you don't need carplay to engage Siri for texting. I have notifications turned on so it reads me incoming text messages. Press and hold the voice button for 3 seconds and it engages Siri. You can then use Siri commands including sending text messages. I use it all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Guys - you don't need carplay to engage Siri for texting. I have notifications turned on so it reads me incoming text messages. Press and hold the voice button for 3 seconds and it engages Siri. You can then use Siri commands including sending text messages. I use it all the time. I don't have SYNC3/Car Play.....so I'm going off of my experience with it occasionally in my dad's truck and the Fusion rental I had at Thanksgiving. So when a message comes in, you have to push a button then go through siri commands and tell it to read your message, then it reads it? Isn't the carplay version faster? --- Regardless, though, if you want to plug in to charge, CarPlay takes over the whole system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I thought the main reason to use Carplay was to use phone navigation. If you have OEM Nav what would you use carplay for? You get direct control of audio apps (Pandora/Amazon Music/etc.) plus other apps that are enabled for use with CarPlay (which there aren't many yet). So that you can use Siri/have messages read to you and respond via voice commands. I hate apple maps, but would use car play for messages. And if you use Google maps on your phone, it won't pull up any map info on the screen (just voice prompts), but you then would have to open the only option - apple maps - just to see a map on your screen even if using Google maps......and further more, when you open Apple maps on the car's screen, it opens on the phone, so you can't have google maps open for directions and look at the map on the nav screen at the same time. That's why I hate that feature, and want the ability to choose whether I want to use apple maps or the car's nav system. To my knowledge, you also can't plug in (via USB) to the car without engaging Apple Maps either. You have to disable CarPlay to allow you to plug in your phone and use the built in nav instead of Apple Maps. Guys - you don't need carplay to engage Siri for texting. I have notifications turned on so it reads me incoming text messages. Press and hold the voice button for 3 seconds and it engages Siri. You can then use Siri commands including sending text messages. I use it all the time. I do to, but it's much more seamless and just plain better through CarPlay. I have an Android phone (no service, WiFi only) that I use for gauges in my truck. I used Android Auto, and it is SLOOOOOW compared to CarPlay. What I like about AA is that it allows you to choose your maps app of choice (Waze/G Maps). I was experimenting with it mostly to try Waze on a recent trip, but it was too slow to even use. I can't wait to have Waze enabled through apps so that I can use it for nav and still have all my normal Sync 3 functionality since it doesn't go through CarPlay (here's looking at you outside temp!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Regardless, though, if you want to plug in to charge, CarPlay takes over the whole system. Well, you can always get back to the Sync screen. Scroll to the right in CarPlay and hit the Ford (or is it Sync?) icon and it will take you back to the main Sync screen. However, you can't overcome the Maps selection for nav unless you disable CarPlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blwnsmoke Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 This may get me to finally upgrade my mft to sync 3 now. Didn't want to spend the money for the screen/APIM but I love waze.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 You have to disable CarPlay to allow you to plug in your phone and use the built in nav instead of Apple Maps. Well, that defeats the purpose of having car play haha. Guess you can't win! Well, you can always get back to the Sync screen. Scroll to the right in CarPlay and hit the Ford (or is it Sync?) icon and it will take you back to the main Sync screen. However, you can't overcome the Maps selection for nav unless you disable CarPlay. Yup, correct. You just lose your maps functionality. I think it's a Ford Logo that says "Ford SYNC" or something like that under it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 I don't have SYNC3/Car Play.....so I'm going off of my experience with it occasionally in my dad's truck and the Fusion rental I had at Thanksgiving. So when a message comes in, you have to push a button then go through siri commands and tell it to read your message, then it reads it? Isn't the carplay version faster? --- Regardless, though, if you want to plug in to charge, CarPlay takes over the whole system. Both MFT and Sync 3 will read the text messages automatically (without going through Siri). You just have to turn on notifications in the bluetooth connection. MFT/Sync 3 alerts you to the text and will read it to you. To respond you simply press and hold the voice button until Siri responds, then you say "text <person>", dictate the message and say send it. And that works with just the bluetooth connection with or without it being plugged into USB. You can use the USB connection without engaging CarPlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Hallelujah - it's not Google Maps, but I use both and will welcome Waze with open arms. Hopefully this will be the first on many more useful apps to be made available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Lover Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thought I would bring this back up - does anyone inside or with connections have an update on the implementation of Waze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKX1960 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thought I would bring this back up - does anyone inside or with connections have an update on the implementation of Waze? https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/26/ford-adds-waze-to-its-sync-3-applink-for-ios-users/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probowler Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Is it too hard to add support for Google Maps? Never heard of Waze before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 ^ it's the one infuriating neighborhoods by sending commuter traffic-avoiders down formerly-quiet side streets ought be good for dragging Fomoco into a number of class-action lawsuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Also helps drivers call out cops in spots and such, that's mainly the reason I use it for. But if they choose not to integrate it, that's ok I just have the phone on my lap or hand, so they have options... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Is it too hard to add support for Google Maps? Never heard of Waze before. You get google maps with Android Auto. Or just use it on your iphone as is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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