hybridbear Report post Posted March 17, 2015 OK, now I'm confused. Why can't you use your cell phone to download a destination to the Nav using an app? OK, OK, because it tells you you're in motion, right? My phone screen isn't locked out or anything. All I do is enter the destination in "Send to Car" and click on send (if driving, my passenger can do this). Then press the sync button on the steering wheel and say "Services" when it prompts, and it automatically connects to sync services and downloads the destination to the nav. On the Nav screen, you will see "download complete" and you will hear sync services disconnect. Press "Set as Dest" on the MFT screen and you're done. You can't do that? If not, maybe it's because Sync Destinations was provided by Ford and it checks to see if you are in motion somehow. Send to Car was created by a smart individual and is not related to Ford in any way. Maybe it doesn't have motion detection capability. Try it.Sync Destinations sometimes locks you out and gives a message about the car being in motion. You also cannot type an address in on the MFT screen while moving. That's all I was saying. I was just trying to summarize it concisely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Send to Car was created by a smart individual and is not related to Ford in any way. Maybe it doesn't have motion detection capability. Try it.Send to Car isn't a free app? I looked it up in the iTunes App Store and it costs $3.99. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHzNV Report post Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Send to Car isn't a free app? I looked it up in the iTunes App Store and it costs $3.99.It's free for Android in the Play Store. I don't know about the Apple version. I guess that's why Apple now has the most money on the planet! :) The author of the Android version is Julien Vanier. Is that the same on iTunes? EDIT: My son tells me there's a "compatibility checker" (free) on iTunes App Store and yes the app is 3.99. He also said something about the nav system having to be internet connected but it does list Ford, Lincoln, Mercury as supported vehicles. Read the app description. Here's what it says in the (Android) app description: "This app lets you send an address from Google Maps directly to the navigation system of your vehicle so you don't have to manually type it in. This functionality exists in the web version of Google Maps, but not in the Android version. This app brings the Send to Car feature to Android. This app is free, open-source and doesn't have ads." Supported vehicle makes in the US: Audi, BMW (BMW Assist), SYNC: Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, Mercedes-Benz (mbrace), Nissan, Infiniti (Connection). Onstar: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn Edited March 17, 2015 by TonyHzNV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB_TX Report post Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Send to Car for Android is FREE. (At least our copies were.) I have noticed many an app that are FREE for android, but Apple has to get their money grubbing fingers into them for the iPhone and iPad. :) Edit: Darn you Tony!!! Beat me by a few seconds! LOL Edited March 17, 2015 by SteveB_TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHzNV Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Edit: Darn you Tony!!! Beat me by a few seconds! LOLWhat was that, Steve?! :lurk: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Rider Report post Posted March 17, 2015 Send to Car isn't a free app? I looked it up in the iTunes App Store and it costs $3.99.And it requires activating SYNC services.....which I haven't done and probably won't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHzNV Report post Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) And it requires activating SYNC services.....which I haven't done and probably won't.HB already uses Sync Services which is free for 3 years (1 year starting with MY '16). Why not use it for something useful for free? Besides, if you're driving a $40K+ (sticker) car, you can't afford $3.99? Really? ;) Edited March 19, 2015 by TonyHzNV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Rider Report post Posted March 18, 2015 HB already uses Sync Services which is free for 5 years (1 year starting with MY '16). Why not use it for something useful for free? Besides, if you're driving a $40K+ (sticker) car, you can't afford $3.99? Really? ;)HB ???Well you see, to each his own.I have yet to find anything I want or need the car to do that it won't do WITHOUT Sync. Services.The cost is not the issue. It is that I have enough "features" and gadgets to screw with now and don't need any more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota Report post Posted March 19, 2015 HB ???HB = HybridBear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md13ffhguy Report post Posted March 19, 2015 I have yet to find anything I want or need the car to do that it won't do WITHOUT Sync Services. You're not missing anything! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCalvinN Report post Posted March 19, 2015 The only thing I ever used Sync Services for was turn by turn navigation... but that was before I had a Nav system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHzNV Report post Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) The only thing I ever used Sync Services for was turn by turn navigation... but that was before I had a Nav system. Well if you've ever wanted to download a destination to your Nav system while driving, Sync Services will do it in conjunction with the (android) Send to Car app. Don't know about the Apple version yet. Apparently the Sync Destinations app won't let you dowload into a moving vehicle. With Send to Car, your passenger can enter a destination in the app on your smartphone and dowload it to the Nav system while you are driving. This can be handy on long trips. You can't enter destinations on the touchscreen while moving. I agree that Sync Services in and of itself is pretty useless, but this is at least a handy use for it. Edited March 19, 2015 by TonyHzNV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted March 19, 2015 If the GPS/location is turned off for the App, then it will work. Sync Destinations doesnt need location in order for it to send to car, it just needs it for locating the car and a few of the other things it provides, such as dealer finder and roadside assistance. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHzNV Report post Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) If the GPS/location is turned off for the App, then it will work. Sync Destinations doesnt need location in order for it to send to car, it just needs it for locating the car and a few of the other things it provides, such as dealer finder and roadside assistance. So by your explanation, Sync Destinations must be detecting vehicle motion via GPS? (vehicle GPS module). Edited March 19, 2015 by TonyHzNV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted March 19, 2015 So by your explanation, Sync Destinations must be detecting vehicle motion via GPS? (vehicle GPS module).I think acdii is saying that the iOS Sync Destinations app detects vehicle motion via phone GPS. I will try it and see. When you turn off access to location data for the app it gives you an annoying popup every time you open the app. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyHzNV Report post Posted March 19, 2015 Oh, OK. It'll be interesting to hear what you find out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Rider Report post Posted March 19, 2015 When we need to deviate from the planned route, I just hit the mute button......conveniently on the main screen now......and my passenger plugs the new destination into her phone and a different voice takes over. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md13ffhguy Report post Posted March 20, 2015 I've always had it muted, since I prefer just to glance at the screen. Also, I don't like my music interrupted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Rider Report post Posted March 20, 2015 I've always had it muted, since I prefer just to glance at the screen. Also, I don't like my music interrupted.How often do you miss your exit because you are "groovin' to the tunes" ?? :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md13ffhguy Report post Posted March 20, 2015 How often do you miss your exit because you are "groovin' to the tunes" ?? :)It might have happened a time or two... ;) 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howie411 Report post Posted May 14, 2015 Got an email today telling me there was a Map update available for sale. If I act now I can get "free shipping" on this overpriced $149 map update. Pass! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB_TX Report post Posted May 14, 2015 Got an email today telling me there was a Map update available for sale. If I act now I can get "free shipping" on this overpriced $149 map update. Pass!We also got that special offer email. I feel so honored to be offered an almost year old update for full price. At least shipping is complimentary! ;) 1 Howie411 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md13ffhguy Report post Posted May 15, 2015 Got an email today telling me there was a Map update available for sale. If I act now I can get "free shipping" on this overpriced $149 map update. Pass!Wow, can you imagine the effort it takes to fold those maps before stuffing them in the envelopes?? What a magnanimous offer! ;) 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted May 15, 2015 Wow, can you imagine the effort it takes to fold those maps before stuffing them in the envelopes?? What a magnanimous offer! ;)One reason they are selling it for $150 :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arob Report post Posted June 7, 2015 I too just got the offer for the "new" A6 update. Let's see, have owned the car for 2.5 years, used maps twice (once to test it out, once to actually find something). For that price, I could afford to make the trip to AAA and unfold a paper map. Oh, wait, lookie - I have several free turn by turn apps on my iPhone and they play well over bluetooth. PASS on A6! Seriously, for what we pay for these systems in the first place, a free or low priced download, tied to my serial number (to prevent piracy) would seem reasonable. The $150 price point is quite possibly only appealing to someone using their vehicle for deliveries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
