View Poll Results: How many of you have utilized the SYNC3 update?
Upgraded
627
69.05%
Choosing to wait for Ford
281
30.95%
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Current SYNC 3 and CarPlay/Android Auto Information
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 314
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From: Arkansas
I installed first build here of 2.2 when it came out, then a 2nd one a while later haven't had any problems but I just signed into owner.ford.com and sure enough it said I have update available from 2.2 to 2.3. It's downloading right now. JL1T-14G381-AJ.zip
2016 502a
Edit, it took about 19 minutes successfully updated to 2.3.
2016 502a
Edit, it took about 19 minutes successfully updated to 2.3.
Last edited by Wade88; Nov 6, 2017 at 11:34 PM.
It's my first day
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: Kamloops, BC
Originally Posted by Pig Vomit
Just read the last several hundred posts.
I'm a tech guy and no stranger to screwing around with OS mods. Also **** about getting the latest and greatest first. But in the back of my mind I've always known that if I screw the pooch, I can always go back to stock and start over (no matter how many hours that might take).
I have been that guy (read so many posts, can't remember his name) who spent countless hours monkeying around with config files trying to get back to stock (hats off to you for figuring out how to downgrade from 3.0).
But somehow with Sync, this feels different. My car is a necessity. I rely on it, and the tech inside of it, daily. Above all, I rely on my car to keep me safe while traveling. In the back of my mind I keep going back to that Defcon presentation on modded automobile software. There are a bunch of a-holes in the world, many of them brilliant mental cases, not to mention state-sponsored terrorists, who could conceivably build a high body count with maliciously crafted Sync 3 software. Build trust on a board like this with lots of knowledgeable posts over time, eventually post an "unreleased future update" that at first blush seems to work great and adds features. People post about how great it is and how well it works. But it actually carries a hidden payload that activates on 9/11 and causes a bunch of cars to lose control once speed exceeds 50 MPH.
So no offense to the many helpful, honest, trustworthy and knowledgeable people here......but after reading through all this, I think I'll try to resist my strong urge to immediately tinker with core software in my vehicle, and I will patiently wait for an official 3.0 release.
Not trying to preach, just trying to provoke thought. To each his own.
Who knows.....in another month I could very well give in to my urges and self-upgrade.
I'm a tech guy and no stranger to screwing around with OS mods. Also **** about getting the latest and greatest first. But in the back of my mind I've always known that if I screw the pooch, I can always go back to stock and start over (no matter how many hours that might take).
I have been that guy (read so many posts, can't remember his name) who spent countless hours monkeying around with config files trying to get back to stock (hats off to you for figuring out how to downgrade from 3.0).
But somehow with Sync, this feels different. My car is a necessity. I rely on it, and the tech inside of it, daily. Above all, I rely on my car to keep me safe while traveling. In the back of my mind I keep going back to that Defcon presentation on modded automobile software. There are a bunch of a-holes in the world, many of them brilliant mental cases, not to mention state-sponsored terrorists, who could conceivably build a high body count with maliciously crafted Sync 3 software. Build trust on a board like this with lots of knowledgeable posts over time, eventually post an "unreleased future update" that at first blush seems to work great and adds features. People post about how great it is and how well it works. But it actually carries a hidden payload that activates on 9/11 and causes a bunch of cars to lose control once speed exceeds 50 MPH.
So no offense to the many helpful, honest, trustworthy and knowledgeable people here......but after reading through all this, I think I'll try to resist my strong urge to immediately tinker with core software in my vehicle, and I will patiently wait for an official 3.0 release.
Not trying to preach, just trying to provoke thought. To each his own.
Who knows.....in another month I could very well give in to my urges and self-upgrade.
Now go turn off auto updates in your car because aside from the potential for user created malware, Ford itself is already inadvertently pushing bugs on to 2018 model years that disables the sync connect modems which results in loss of remote start.
As for building trust, theres no need to even work that hard. As soon as we post an update here it gets passed around the web and redistributed to all the other ford forums in minutes. 2017 ushered in an era where orgins, changelogs, file contents and size go totally unquestioned.
Last edited by Airborne_Ape; Nov 6, 2017 at 11:09 PM.
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 225
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From: SE Wisconsin
The instructions say to use the Sync USB port. Which one is that? Any of them or a specific one? It said to check the owners manual but I did not find anything.
Ruby Red Limited
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 174
Likes: 22
From: Edmonton
It's my first day
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 3,654
Likes: 1,739
From: Kamloops, BC
Cool. Look at that. ^ Ford is tracking us and has updated their database to such a point where they can now easily track by filters which VINs installed 17267 which nothing prior to a 2018 expedition is supposed to have.
Ruby Red Limited
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 174
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From: Edmonton
maybe the leaked ones dont sync up with the website, anyways I found a 2018 expedition vin, the 3.0 file extension looks to be
