Introduction
This is a newer safer and more compatible guide to upgrade the stereo in your 'Blue Oval Badge' car.
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- Only vehicles with SYNC 3 or greater can update over Wi-Fi. You can use all of your SYNC system's capabilities during the update. If the update is interrupted for any reason, it will continue where it left off the next time it connects to Wi-Fi. Your vehicle doesn't have to be running for the update to start and/or complete.
Ford Sync 4.4 Download
Oct 31, 2019 Essex, CT, USA. This paragraph was in an article in Forbes on Sync 4 and OTA updates. At the least, it's a sign that the 2020 Explorer ST that is OTA equipped stands a chance to update to Sync 4. Supporting OTA updates required some substantial updates to the electrical and electronic architecture to execute updates reliably. How to identify your SYNC® version. Four versions of SYNC are available, including SYNC with MyFord Touch, depending on your vehicle's model and year. Learn which version of SYNC you have.
If you car looks like the left side of this picture you are able to upgrade. otherwise you are out of luck!
Ford Sync 4.4 Downgrade
Here are some of the benefits of upgrading
- Android Auto navigation on the small screen in the Dash Cluster / Speedo. (potentially car play aswell)
- Much snappier and more responsive user interface
- A nicer looking stock blue theme
- Newest map data for SatNav
- If you update your firmware (not the same as this guide) you can also get Radio logos and Calm Mode.
- There are probably others, if you know of any let me know and i will add them here.
Requirements
- You will need 1 USB drive between 8-32GB, 8GB is fine for non navigation, 32gb is recommended for navigation.
Syn3 Updater Age of empires 2 mac download full. is a is a Windows application created to make the upgrade process of the stereo in your 'Blue Oval Badged' car as simple as possible.
Syn3 Updater will allow you to download the latest version and automatically prepare the USB Drive ready for you to insert into your car. This application prevents user error from wrongly formatted or partitioned USB drives and will ensure the correct update method is used.
Syn3Updater
Getting Started
This section of the guide has been moved to our new Wiki
Syn3Updater Documentation
Updating (Autoinstall Mode)
If you are currently on 3.2 or above and don't require a map upgrade you should use this method.
- insert the USB drive in to your car and make sure the ignition/engine is on, you should see the following message.
- Simply wait for the install to complete, you may see the following message followed by a restart, this is normal and can appear once or twice during the install process.
- Eventually you will see the following message and may remove your USB drive.
(Installation time will vary depending on exactly what packages you are updating)
Syn3 Updater Age of empires 2 mac download full. is a is a Windows application created to make the upgrade process of the stereo in your 'Blue Oval Badged' car as simple as possible.
Syn3 Updater will allow you to download the latest version and automatically prepare the USB Drive ready for you to insert into your car. This application prevents user error from wrongly formatted or partitioned USB drives and will ensure the correct update method is used.
Syn3Updater
Getting Started
This section of the guide has been moved to our new Wiki
Syn3Updater Documentation
Updating (Autoinstall Mode)
If you are currently on 3.2 or above and don't require a map upgrade you should use this method.
- insert the USB drive in to your car and make sure the ignition/engine is on, you should see the following message.
- Simply wait for the install to complete, you may see the following message followed by a restart, this is normal and can appear once or twice during the install process.
- Eventually you will see the following message and may remove your USB drive.
(Installation time will vary depending on exactly what packages you are updating)
If you want to get Radio Logos and Calm Screen you may need to upgrade your calibration firmware, please refer to Upgrading the APIM Calibration Firmware.
Updating (Reformat Mode)
If you are currently on 3.0 or lower and want to update at all you will need to use this method.
If you are currently on any version between 3.2 and 3.4.19274 and wish to update maps you should use this method.
- insert the USB drive in to your car and make sure the ignition/engine is on, you should see the following message.
- You will see the following message, do not remove the USB at this point, it will restart automatically in a few moments.
- Once the car has rebooted it will start the reformat process and will progress through the following screens, depending on the packages used it can take between 10-60 minutes.
- Once the install is complete you will see this screen, remove the USB and the system should start if it doesn't turn the ignition off, open the car door, then close the door and turn the ignition back on.
- Once fully booted go to Settings > General > Master Reset, this will clear a lot of bugs and other incorrect information and will be the first thing I tell you to do if you have any issue.
If you want to get Radio Logos and Calm Screen you may need to upgrade your calibration firmware, please refer to Upgrading the APIM Calibration Firmware.
Updating (Downgrade Mode)
If you are currently on any version above 3.4.19274 and wish to update maps you should use this method.
- insert the USB drive in to your car and make sure the ignition/engine is on, you should see the following message.
- After about 5-15 minutes you will see the following message and it will restart.
- Once restarted it will continue updating system software.
- You will see the following message, do not remove the USB at this point, it will restart automatically in a few moments.
- Once the car has rebooted it will start the reformat process and will progress through the following screens, depending on the packages used it can take between 5-80 minutes.
- Once the install is complete you will see this screen, remove the USB and the system should start if it doesn't turn the ignition off, open the car door, then close the door and turn the ignition back on.
- Once fully booted go to Settings > General > Master Reset, this will clear a lot of bugs and other incorrect information and will be the first thing i tell you to do if you have any issue.
If you want to get Radio Logos and Calm Screen you may need to upgrade your calibration firmware, please refer to Upgrading the APIM Calibration Firmware.
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CyanLabs F Hub
Visit our F Hub to find all the additional information regarding the stereo of your 'Blue Oval Badged' car such as updating calibration, configuring asbuilt etc.
Contributions
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