higheroctave32 Report post Posted January 7, 2015 I'm at CES and just saw a demo of Sync3 and it is fast and amazing. They only said we don't have anything to announce today about backwards compatibility yet. 4 Bryan Burch, corncobs, hybridbear and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan Burch Report post Posted January 8, 2015 Maybe they'll feel remorseful for selling us MFT with no Applink and patch us up... 1 higheroctave32 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
higheroctave32 Report post Posted January 8, 2015 And it was quite obviously running Android though there was no mention of Android Auto anywhere in the Ford booth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted January 8, 2015 And it was quite obviously running Android though there was no mention of Android Auto anywhere in the Ford booth.How can you tell? I thought Ford made an official statement that they are going with QNX on Sync 3 !? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
higheroctave32 Report post Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) I could be just stupid, but with the color scheme and the way it looked and felt, it looked just like android. It looked nothing like the spy shots we've seen of Sync3. Could be that Ford has thrown out a Red Herring and all of us will be surprised. Edited January 8, 2015 by higheroctave32 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted January 20, 2015 Not holding breath on this. We have had this promise of Applink for years now, and still only base model cars have it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota Report post Posted January 20, 2015 Not holding breath on this. We have had this promise of Applink for years now, and still only base model cars have it.What do you mean by base model cars? Are you refering to Fusions without MFT? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted January 20, 2015 Yep, and fiesta, and Focus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrasher086 Report post Posted January 21, 2015 I saw a video of Sync 3 and glad it is coming out but at the same time, very remorseful. All I am looking for is a few apps for Sync 2. That's it! I am getting a bad feeling that Sync 2 is going to be left in the dust and will not be compatible of getting an upgrade..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HighwayJerk Report post Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) The relationship with Microsoft and Ford is odd at this point, They just announced that Forza 6's (Driving video game by Microsoft Studios) Cover car is the New Ford GT. But the new Sync 3 will be running QNX and I'm guessing as a result not developed by Microsoft. I wonder if any Microsoft developed Sync systems will see any more updates at this point now.Guess we will just have to wait and see. Edited January 22, 2015 by HighwayJerk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted January 22, 2015 Microsoft didn't develop Sync. Microsoft supplied the operating system that Sync runs on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldo Report post Posted January 22, 2015 Microsoft didn't develop Sync. Microsoft supplied the operating system that Sync runs on. And then Microsoft was contracted by Ford to redo the software since the initial provider (Bsquare - which was started by a bunch of ex-Microsoft employees) screwed it up so badly. But that matters not with regards to future updates, since I don't think there's any technical reason that one couldn't run the QNX operating system on the current hardware. It's just a matter of spending the money to write the software. 2 hybridbear and GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted January 22, 2015 We need open source, that way people who get off on writing this stuff can take a crack at it. 3 Bryan Burch, hybridbear and thrasher086 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryan Burch Report post Posted January 23, 2015 We need open source, that way people who get off on writing this stuff can take a crack at it. Yes, please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted January 24, 2015 Good news for the future of Ford infotainment! http://www.wired.com/2015/01/ford-silicon-valley-research-center/ 1 GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrasher086 Report post Posted January 25, 2015 Only good if they update our Sync 2. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
