So after a master reset and reattempt at updating it went right in no problems.

 

hey claude have you tried this? i saw it on owner.ford.com and thought it might help with itunes music bluetooth streaming

 

Too true. I had a routine where I turned the key to the first stop as I reached back for my seat belt. By the time I had the belt buckled the system recognized the presence of the USB thumb and all was well - except when I forgot and turned the key all the way. Not a big deal, just annoying. Then to hear that it was fixed with this release and find it wasn't really was quite disappointing.

 

Hi Dineau,

With V4.4 installed, you should be able to receive incoming text messages while your iPhone is connected to SYNC. The iPhone is not capable of sending replies through SYNC currently. Keep an eye out for future updates for the iPhone along with SYNC.

Thank you! I appreciate it.

I didn’t see a PM from you. When you get a moment, please send over your VIN so I can verify if V4.4 is available.

Do you have the basic SYNC system or is the vehicle equipped with navigation? Which devices are being connected?

Kim

 

I think they say to have the engine running is only to make sure the be battery won't die on you if the update takes too long. In my case I use the battery charger while I was doing the update.

 

Yikes. But it worked. Swimming around & finding Applications was the frustrating bit.

No Nav. /RZ

 

I have SYNC with voice-activated navigation, and its only my Xperia Z3 thats connected..after turning off few features now my phone doesnt support texting anymore

 

Kim,


Thanks for clarifying that we can't reply via SYNC on an iPhone....only receive.

 

And here I thought I messed up the installation.

Yeah it still doesn't "remember" where I left it. Though mine always reverted to FM no matter what.

 

Anyone know what the deal is with getting this on a 2011? I go to the site and it says I am up to date with version 3.1. I called the Ford hotline and I was told the update is for 2010-2014 model years, but they have no explanation why it is not available to download.

 

here find your vin (its 17 digits on the driver side door jam, or under windshield on driver side) and sign up for free syncmyride account from owner.ford.com, it will appear there.

 

One thing to check.. When I checked for my update last weekend, I went to the home page where you see a summary of your profile and in the notification section it said "No update available"


Then I went into my car profile, then in "Sync & How-tos" menu and under that menu at the right you have USEFUL LINKS -- Check for software updates


In in this section I saw the available update, that's also where you will see you update history.

Of course that it is after my update.. but check yours to see..

 

Send a PM to Kim (the Ford technology rep on here - FordIVTteam) and she can check for you - she's checking for me currently and had to escalate it for some reason but hoping it results in an update for me!

 

I also sent a PM for the IVT team to check for me. Same issue on a 2011 with the December 20, 2010 update.

 

just ordered clarion nav map update discs, im thinking of also doing a master reset then re-doing the update with nav map update

 

My Ford shows no update for my 2010 GT500. Kim is looking into it.

 

nav or no nav?

 

Been a while since I posted here, but came back to report on the Sync update. So I log into Ford's site, grab the latest firmware, have Ford send me the instructions via email so I have them on my smartphone.

Holy hell, the instructions were nothing like the path actually needed to get to the install application option in my non-nav '14. I mean, I authenticated on Ford's website, and it pulled up my VIN and everything, but couldn't get me vehicle/version-specific instructions?

So the install took me about 10 minutes. I even got a voice prompt after the Installation Complete message saying the update is finished. So living by the adage of "trust but verify", nowhere in the menu can I actually confirm that the version installed corresponds to the Sync firmware. But it did write the XML file to the USB drive, and I uploaded it back to Ford's website.

I rarely text, so my main motivation to doing the update was to not have to temporarily go into accessory. But it still defaults to FM radio even though I only listen to music on the USB drive.

I'm the IT director at my company; if one of my direct reports put out this half-assed process company-wide, I'd either re-train or consider termination.



tl;dr: instructions are horrible, didn't even do what it said it would.

 

And I think this update was 4 months over due as well.

 

I have a 2011 v6 with nav. It says i have 'No Updates'. I have The 'latest' update that i did on March 3, 2012, Gen1-V3.1