Sync 3 - Software Bugs - Page 3

Zigman · 04-08-2019, 10:14 PM

Who else is suffering the Apple CarPlay / GPS / Sync 3 issue?

For me when using any GPS app (Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps, etc) in CarPlay the reported speed in the app is incorrect by around 10% higher than the car's speedo (which is inaccurate by around 3%, but that's a different story).

Reports of GPS errors when using CarPlay and Sync 3 can be found on various other sites.

The issue is probably related to the GPS Satellite WN reset that took place in April this year. Read this link ... https://arstechnica.com/information-...-side-effects/

On the Apple forums someone has reported a fix from Ford. Ready the last post on this link ... https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250313980

Digging around the internet a bit more it seems there is new build floating around, build 19149. Read the last post on this link ... https://www.focusrs.org/forum/30-foc...update-31.html

Has anyone installed this build?

stefcio007 · 04-08-2019, 10:16 PM

Apple released a patch for this in iOS 12.4 apparently. Even older devices that have a GPS released a supplemental patch to fix this issue.

I suggest updating to the newest release if you haven’t already.

Then again, it could also be Sync 3 that needs to be patched and the build you reference probably has that patch.

Zigman · 04-08-2019, 10:48 PM

It looks like build 19149 may already be outdated!

This link refers to build 3.0.19205, published: July 25 2019

https://www.f150forum.com/f118/sync-...3/#post6285630

(btw, forum comments suggest these recent builds fix the CarPlay/GPS issue)

Zigman · 04-08-2019, 11:07 PM

Hi stefcio007
I was hoping iOS 12.4 would fix the speed error issue in CarPlay, but for me it didn't.
The more I read, the more it seems to be a Ford Sync3 issue rather than an Apple CarPlay issue.
See this ...https://www.focusrs.org/forum/30-foc...ml#post2224762
The speed error bugs me so much that I'm tempted to give 3.0.19205 a shot.

asteele-xr6 · 05-08-2019, 08:19 AM

I installed 19149 on my Mondeo and wifes Escape - cured her issues with CarPlay and the speed error, and my Android Auto works great too

asteele-xr6 · 05-08-2019, 08:25 AM

In Aus we have to ensure that we only ever install the updates for Europe. If you install all the files from a USA update, then you will break voice commands being able to control the map.

19149 is a Europe update - so all good... but I wanted to save someone else from the pain in the future should you find other updates out there!

Zigman · 07-08-2019, 09:33 PM

I updated Sync3 to 3.0.19205.
Big test tomorrow ... will the GPS apps in CarPlay now report the correct speed.
Fingers crossed.

Zigman · 08-08-2019, 09:49 PM

Yay, Waze now reports the correct speed when running with CarPlay. Normality returns.

rxj · 22-11-2020, 12:12 PM

I updated Sync3 from 3.0.14 (Build 18093) to 3.0.23 (Build 20092) so far so good after a quick test.

Has anyone tried to update from Sync 3.0 to 3.4?

Cheers,

rxj

Zigman · 23-11-2020, 09:40 AM

I haven't as yet, but a website you might be interested in (if you haven't already found it) is: https://cyanlabs.net/ford/

I'm not endorsing the software on the site and of course you proceed at your own risk, but it does make for interesting reading.

rxj · 28-11-2020, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zigman

I haven't as yet, but a website you might be interested in (if you haven't already found it) is: https://cyanlabs.net/ford/

I'm not endorsing the software on the site and of course you proceed at your own risk, but it does make for interesting reading.

Yes that’s the same site I found earlier. I will do some further research over the Xmas / New year break.

Cheers,

rxj

Bazzle · 25-10-2023, 09:55 PM

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