joesworld

It's a Ford glitch -- iOS can't change the car's input selection by itself. Here's hoping Ford fixes it quickly!

The Apple imposed restriction (by design, and under the pressure of distracted driving laws popping up) is that you can't give it a command that requires powering the screen on, looking at, or interacting with your phone (literally, it has to be 'Eyes Free'). The assumption they make is that opening any app would require turning the screen on and further interaction by the user, which is why that entire feature is "locked out".

That doesn't explain the post-pandora command bug you're seeing though but since it's a Siri response it looks like an Apple issue.

Tacyon,

Your problems aren't a Ford restriction -- it's entirely Apple. All MFT does is pass through your voice to the phone and your iPhone handles the rest. Holding the voice button only triggers the direct connection to the phone.

Here's what worked for me. In Settings > Touch ID & Passcode, make sure all toggles are enabled (voice dial, and all the "allow access when locked").

Stupid question (sorry!) but are these the newest maps? How old are the A6 maps?

How much shipping to Canada? (ballpark cost).

Thanks

Sure you can make sure that SIRI is enabled when the phone is locked but then anybody that finds your phone can use almost anything on it thru SIRI, including making calls that you would then have to pay for if they are out of your plans range.

Saying someone can use "almost anything on it" is hyperbole. Yes, it opens up some data if your phone gets into the wrong hands, but remember that it's an optional feature that can be disabled to provide 100% protection.

Fantastic, thanks micanuck... worked perfectly. I also had Siri disabled when locked (d'oh!)

What a great community this is

Successful update for me -- thanks Ford!

However, holding the vioce button for three seconds doesn't start Siri. Wondering if it's because I have an Apple Watch? I wonder if that interferes with it as the watch can use Siri too.

Good point, but keep in mind though that QNX in general is very stable. It's used in nuclear power plants, international space station (canadarm), trains/subways, etc.

Now that's not to say that Ford won't get their hands in it and bloat it up... but the foundation and opportunity is much much better than what the current MFT system is based on!

...don't forget about the nasty and annoying bug that often resets the interior lighting color back to default when you restart the car. Seems minor but has a huge impact on the annoyance factor of MFT.

In my 2013 Limited, I can't stand the sound quality of Sirius. I've had a few free trials and can't listen to it for more than 5 mins. The compression is so bad that the highs are so muddy and overall it's all compressed... very painful to listen to.

I've heard it's the Edge stereo doing this, but after researching the sound compression rates online, I believe it averages in the ~95kb/s range (while a good quality MP3 is encoded at 320kb/s). Even with a good stereo I'd be surprised if I could ever be happy with the Sirius sound.

Yeah black is sweet on a black Edge.

If you only knew the lack of security and apparent "hackability" of any automatic system like this that can control your brakes you'd think twice about it.

The automotive industry hasn't learned anything about security... mark my words, it's only a matter of time until people are seriously injured or killed by a security related incident involving systems like this.

In-car wireless (wifi/bluetooth) + computer systems with no security that control brakes = recipe for disaster

welcome! you'll love it... pics!

My issue was fixed completely... they replaced the entire shifter. It's apparently the exact same part though, so I'm almost guaranteed to have this issue in 2-3 years again, argh.

My 2013 Edge is going in to get this fixed tomorrow morning. The service adviser had heard of this issue and didn't waste time investigating it too much... he ordered the part and made the next appointment quickly! Here's hoping all goes well!

One nice improvement I've noticed is you can now have two phones connected to the system at the same time (one for the regular pairing and the other bluetooth audio streaming). For example, my wife's phone can be connected to MFT as normal, and when I go to entertainment and select bluetooth streaming, MFT asks me which phone. I can choose my phone to stream bluetooth while keeping my wife's phone connected as well. Very nice!

The only concern I have is when someone tries to use a USA purchased PremiumCare at a Canadian dealership on a Canadian car, will the dealer try to weasel out of honouring it. My dealer mentioned that while the ESP is honoured throughout USA and Canada, that does not necessarily mean USA ESPs will always be honoured on Canadian cars purchased by Canadian residents. I have never heard of anyone that has actually successfully used the ESP in this situation... only promises and theoretical reasoning.

I've been eyeing this for a while now so I'm keeping my eyes peeled...

Where can we go to play with a virtualization of it? Surprised to see people experience it firsthand and virtualized already!

MFT is much more than just a new stereo and LCD screen. As stated many times, there are additional hardware and software requirements. You won't be satisfied with any answer that says you can't, so why not buy the components and prove us wrong?

I have issues 1 & too as well. Hoping they'll be fixed by a software update, but I'm not holding my breath

Another confirmation that the BlackBerry Z10 works perfectly with text messages and phonebook download.

Hey memory is not that bad after all, I have a green indicator light on the console, pic attached with yellow circle around it.

Strange, I don't have this at all on my 2013 Limited!

I think the problem is they had to spend so much time just getting MFT to work they didn't have time for anything else like applink or the web browser, etc. Hopefully that's changed now.

They did tweet that it's coming to all vehicles, it's just a matter of time. That's good to hear, but I'm not expecting it too soon!

Well, BlackBerry isn't the weak link here... it's Ford for not integrating AppLink with MFT (and from the sounds of it, it's a loooong time away).

Here's a fantastic Christmas wallpaper I have been using. It looks very very nice on the screen, and matches the red ambient lighting quite nicely

EDIT: Wow, the forum really compresses images. Here's a link to the uncompressed image that looks much better!