https://blog.waze.com/2018/01/more-w...reen-with.html

Makes it seem like its available now? I'm picking up the truck in an hour so I guess I'll know then.

 

It's not draconian if that repeat offender can get them sued by Ford. The object here is to learn your lesson the first time and don't keep re-posting what has been deemed copyright infringing links.

 

You will definitely need Sync3 V3.0 and even then, I don't think the waze app has been updated yet to include the applink info. I could be wrong though, but I'm pretty sure that's what I read.

 

My Free subscription to AT&T internet lasted 26 days and told me I had used 100% of 3G data. Android auto doesn't do anything other than play music and won't activate voice commands over Sync 3, just on the phone but not thru the speakers of the truck with a loud squeal when I say "Ok Google" even when being directly plugged into a USB port. It doesn't seem to be working when plugged into a USB just playing music or connecting with Bluetooth, it's kind of useless now. Do I need to have AT&T internet activated again? Why won't Android Auto work with Sync 3 just running Bluetooth?

 

Completely agree here there is a law against it; at least in some countries and most likely where this website physically exists.


What I wonder is why new cars come with 3.0 and older cars do not have the upgrade available yet. Is the hardware really different and they need more time to test and adapt it to older hardware? Or is it just a way to be able to say for a while that only 2018 cars have access to waze. If so how long are they going to make their own customers from just 1-2 years prior wait for what would work right now in their car?

 

They went from Sony sound system to Bang and Olstien, so I would say a pretty big section of it is different.

 

3.0 Works great on my 2016. I have neither Sony or B&O, but I don't believe that has any bearing on it.

 

Absolutely nothing to do with it. My MKX has a revel sound system and some other models perhaps have another brand. This is just the amplifier and speakers and frankly mostly marketing; Ford could have bought amps and speakers from a noname brand and it would work just as well. You can buy a kit on the internet with the 2016 screen and box and plug it into a 2015 or older car and you have sync 3 with whatever amp and speakers were onboard that car.

The big difference came between sync 2(mytouch with screen in 4 squares) and sync 3(home is now in the upper left; no screen split in squares). The hardware is probably very different and the operating system is completely different. It would be like going from windows to linux or apple osx.

Now sync 3 in an edge 2016 or sync 3 in an F150 2018 should be VERY similar. Maybe one has more memory or a faster cpu; maybe not. Probably not or they would not say that waze will eventually be available on previous sync 3 models too.

 

Waze will not be available on CarPlay. Apple is not going to let Google in and vice versa.

 

I am sad about that but it is the state of business now. Apple would have to start losing sales due to the lack of good nav software and it's not THAT bad vs google or waze. It does allow it on the phone so maybe one day it will be under enough pressure to add it to carplay too.

I wonder how hard it will be to switch from sync app waze to carplay audio or if that is even an option. Maybe we will be stuck using bluetooth audio when going with waze because carplay won't run at the same time as sync apps.

I have spent the last 2 weeks using apple maps instead of google(I have used waze a lot in the past too). Traffic info is somewhat similar but proposed routes are often better in google and apple maps sometimes just does not seem to realize you can turn left somewhere and will tell you to go make a u-turn further down the road instead.