Sep 23, 2018 Glad you got your NAV back, and with SYNC 3.10, that's progress! The remaining (original) problem may be as simple as a defective A9 card. Try to find another known good A9 just to borrow and test on your car, or test your A9 card on a known working car, any model Ford NAV w/legitimate SYNC2 version 3.8 (which does support the A9 card) or higher. Introducing Ford+Alexa–bringing the amazing capabilities of Amazon Alexa from your home to the road. By using the Ford+Alexa app and connecting via SYNC ® 3 AppLink ®, you’ll have access to Voice Navigation, Traffic Information, over 30,000 Skills, Amazon Prime shopping and can even control your supported Smart Home devices.Stay connected, no matter where you are. Bring Ford+Alexa with You on the Road: Access to Alexa in your Ford is now as easy as connecting your phone, starting the Ford+Alexa app and speaking to Alexa. Even with road noise, Alexa listens and provides you with the same information and access to Skills and features as you can get with an Echo in your home. Alexa’s familiar voice and responses then play through your.
It's going to be offered starting with 2018MY cars, and initially only Sygic will be available.
Ford’s SYNC 3 infotainment system is about to get smarter as the Blue Oval company has revealed at CES in Las Vegas this week plans to implement a new AppLink capability. From the 2018 model year onwards, owners will be able to project a smartphone’s navigation app straight onto the car’s touchscreen display. The very popular Sygic app is going to lead the way, so those 150 million smartphone owners that are currently using the nav software and are going to buy a 2018MY Ford will be able to take advantage of the extra connectivity.
Getting the two to work together will be a piece of cake. You’ll simply have to pair the smartphone to the car by using a USB cable. After that, you will no longer be able control Sygic on your smartphone as the app will effectively work on SYNC 3’s touchscreen. Ford hopes this new feature will reduce distractions behind the wheel by not having to pick up the smartphone and look at it. Don Butler, executive director of Ford Connected Vehicle and Services says:
“Our new SYNC AppLink mobile navigation capability will help keep drivers’ eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel while using the apps that they love.”
Although only Sygic is going to be available initially, Ford says developers can easily modify their smartphone apps to make them compatible with SYNC 3 by simply incorporating the AppLink software available on the official Ford Developer Program site.
On a related note, we should remind you Ford is joining forces with Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru), Mazda, PSA Group, Suzuki, and Toyota to establish a partnership in a bid to improve connectivity between smartphones and infotainment systems. The “SmartDeviceLink Consortium” will want to go up against the two established players in this field: Google’s Android Auto and Apple’s CarPlay.
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Short demonstrations of how Sygic is controllable straight from SYNC 3 can be checked out in the videos below.
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Gallery: Ford SYNC 3 with Sygic nav
- New mobile navigation capability for Ford SYNC® 3 AppLink™ projects smartphone apps directly to the vehicle touch screen
- Sygic Car Navigation app is first to offer new capability providing control via touch screen
- New SYNC AppLink mobile navigation capability will launch on 2018 Ford vehicles
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2017– Ford is introducing new SYNC® AppLink™ capability that will project navigation apps directly from a smartphone to the vehicle touch screen. Sygic Car Navigation is first to take advantage of the new capability.
“Ford understands how customers are using their smartphones, so it’s important we offer them more choice in how they connect and control their capabilities in the car,” said Don Butler, executive director, Ford Connected Vehicle and Services. “Our new SYNC AppLink mobile navigation capability will help keep drivers’ eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel while using the apps that they love.”
According to a 2015 study by Pew Research Centre, two-thirds of Americans are now smartphone users. Of more than 1,600 who participated in the study, 67 percent said they use their smartphones at least occasionally for turn-by-turn navigation when driving, while 31 percent frequently use navigation apps via their smartphones.
When a smartphone is paired to the vehicle via USB cable, control of the Sygic app is removed from the device. The app is automatically projected to the vehicle touch screen making the navigation app more convenient to manage. The technology aims to reduce a driver’s urge to pick up and look at a mobile device.
Sygic is the first mobile navigation app to take advantage of Ford AppLink capability to move mobile navigation from the phone screen to the in-vehicle touch screen. Sygic technology is used by 150 million smartphone owners across the globe, and is available in more than 200 countries and about 40 languages. The Sygic Car Navigation app is optimised to work seamlessly with Ford SYNC 3 – giving drivers more choice in how they navigate.
“Sygic is committed to exploring the boundaries of navigation, a philosophy that directly contributes to our enduring reputation as the leader in navigation for connected cars,” said Sygic CEO Michal Štencl. “We look forward to unveiling premium new cutting-edge features and further developments as part of our global relationship with Ford.”
The new SYNC AppLink mobile navigation capability will launch on 2018 Ford vehicles. SYNC AppLink provides drivers with the ability to control compatible smartphone apps using their voice or the in-vehicle touch screen. Developers can easily make their smartphone apps compatible with SYNC by downloading and integrating the AppLink software from the Ford Developer Program website.
You could also order a navigation upgrade kit from Ford accessories line by using your VIN so it has the correct as-built data with the navigation enabled. The kit comes with a preprogrammed APIM, instructions, and a NAV card. What if I were to tell you that it is completely possible to upgrade your system for navigation without spending nearly that amount of money?
Well, it is possible and even pretty easy to boot. The main thing is that you will have to go to a Ford dealer to get this done. No other way around it aside from sending it to random people on the internet. I am sure I am about to kill their business. At the dealer, they can use IDS and PTS application to update your SYNC system and add the navigation functionality at the same time without doing anything special. Be sure your version of sync is up to date.
They should be well versed in how to go about an APIM update. You log onto PTS and use 'read vin and dtc' link to input the VIN into Oasis. Once the Oasis report loads, click on Oasis at the top, then on to Sync. This pops up information about the last time Sync was programmed in your vehicle. Make sure standard is checked at the bottom and click 'Read Sync'. Once IDS does its thing, you'll be greated with a menu of all the available applications that can be installed by Ford for your Sync system. This includes different display introductions for Mustangs, SuperDutys, even stuff to change the language packs and to change Ford logos to Lincoln. At the bottom of this list shows the application 'Global Navigation Application.' All you have to do is check that box. If your version of Sync isn't the latest version, I am not sure you will get these choices until you go through the entire update chart and then start it back over.
If no other update is needed, simply checking that box and clicking 'Program Sync' will prompt you to install a USB drive to the computer. PTS will load the correct file on to the USB drive and then once it is done you will install the USB drive into your vehicle. Sync will automatically begin updating the system. Follow the remaining prompts from PTS but eventually the USB drive will need to be reinserted in the PC for configuration of the Vip.
That's it. That is all it takes to add navigation function to your Sync Mytouch. Once it starts back up the upper left hand corner will now read 'Insert NAV card.' Of course you will have to purchase one of those through the link I provided, a dealer, or get one used somewhere but that process is pretty straight forward. The current navigation card is A7. A straight forward and honest dealer will charge you about a half hour to do this (around $50). If you have good report with your dealer, they can probably claim the reprogramming of the update under a recall and simply add the navigation while they do it.
I am going to get a copy of the file used to update your sync via USB, post it on here so you can just download the file and attach it to a USB drive and try it yourself. More testing is needed here because we need to make sure each vehicle model does not have their own version of the Global Navigation Applications. I'll start checking versions on all vehicles I have to hook the scanner up to.
Do this at your own risk. You can try both of these files to see if either one works for you. Sync1 and Sync2. You will need to extract these zip files onto a USB drive. You can use a free program like 7Zip to do it or Windows 10 users can just open and copy them in File Explorer. You will need a USB flash drive and it needs to be empty; nothing else on it. There is one file and one folder that will be in the base directory of the flash drive.
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After your USB drive is set up, go turn your car on. Once the SYNC system is up and running, insert the USB drive. It should automatically start to install but you may need to go to Settings and Install Application.
UPDATE: This is a really old article actually. The file I supplied was from a 2012 Edge. Everything was figured out by a different group of individuals. Essentially, you need to change the as-built data on the vehicle before trying to load the NAV program. That is the main step I missed when I was trying to figure it out back then. It all started when we replaced a APIM under warranty on that EDGE. The one we received did not have navigation enabled on it. I was able to use Fords Sync protocols to enable the navigation, so it occurred to me there was no secret hardware that needed to be changed. I was pursuing this project way before FORscan supported changing As-build data, before them the only option was IDS at FORD.
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If I get around to it, I'll try to round up a straight forward how-to but I really haven't been working with NAV stuff for years. The process of doing this technical task is well outlined here... https://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/general/guide-enable-navigation-cars-sync-2-0-t3484473.