How useful OR useless is the XLT Sync System

[Mainer500]

I’m curious, I have the Sync 3 System in my 2018 F-150 STX, my Wife’s Maverick XLT AWD (With The Luxury Package) will be arriving on or about January 1st. What are some impressions of the Maverick’s basic Sync System so far? Good, bad or indifferent? Thank you team

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[TSAINTS1115]

Based on my experience so far......to quote my Grandmother "Useless as tits on a boar."

 

[LGRW_GoGRG]

I’m curious, I have the Sync 3 System in my 2018 F-150 STX, my Wife’s Maverick XLT AWD (With The Luxury Package) will be arriving on or about January 1st. What are some impressions of the Maverick’s basic Sync System so far? Good, bad or indifferent? Thank you team

Only the Lariat edition has a Sync system. XLT trims and below have a "standard touchscreen" with Apple Carplay and AA functionality. Mine has been fine so far on my XLT. No complaints really.

 

[mamboman777]

Tough crowd.

I think the usefulness is completely based on what you think of android auto and some car play. If you like those, you oughta like it. If not, it'll be useless for you.

 

[mamboman777]

Tough crowd.

I think the usefulness is completely based on what you think of android auto and some ca

Tough crowd.

I think the usefulness is completely based on what you think of android auto and some car play. If you like those, you oughta like it. If not, it'll be useless for you.

For me, I like Android auto and think it'll be great.

 

[TSAINTS1115]

Tough crowd.

I think the usefulness is completely based on what you think of android auto and some car play. If you like those, you oughta like it. If not, it'll be useless for you.

It's useless because if I want to try and choose music I have to take my eyes off the road, try to make an overly sensitive touch screen get to the music I want, and then have the music play properly.
A better design would be maybe touch screen to choose the source which then changes the "tune" knob to use to scroll through files with a push of the knob to choose. Once chosen the music will play.
I had a car with a radio like that (which one slips my mind) and it was a breeze to use without hardly looking at the radio.

 

[aspect]

How I use the system:

1) Turn on vehicle
2) Plug in my phone

Works great.

 

[JTCC]

Based on how Ford currently does wireless AA/CP, be glad it's wired. Wireless on Sync 4A is so unreliable I end up plugging in anyway.

 

[STARCOMMTREY1]

Considering my current truck has an old school cd player and just am fm I dont think I will have much to complain about.......this XLT has options my King Ranch never heard of.....

 

[YazYaz]

I’m curious, I have the Sync 3 System in my 2018 F-150 STX, my Wife’s Maverick XLT AWD (With The Luxury Package) will be arriving on or about January 1st. What are some impressions of the Maverick’s basic Sync System so far? Good, bad or indifferent? Thank you team

I have had SYNC versions since 2010. What it really amounts to is the "pass thru" feature. This is the feature that allows you to use voice commands for some of the apps on your mobile phone when connected via a USB cable. Some common uses are voice commands to dial contacts from your phone ("Call Mom"), responses to receiving text messages ("Do you want to hear text message?" "Yes") and commands to Google maps ("Directions. Mass General Hospital Boston MA"). This is what I will miss most about not having SYNC. I will still be able to use Android Auto but I will no longer be able to use Voice Commands for most features.

 

[MavVa1024]

I have had SYNC versions since 2010. What it really amounts to is the "pass thru" feature. This is the feature that allows you to use voice commands for some of the apps on your mobile phone when connected via a USB cable. Some common uses are voice commands to dial contacts from your phone ("Call Mom"), responses to receiving text messages ("Do you want to hear text message?" "Yes") and commands to Google maps ("Directions. Mass General Hospital Boston MA"). This is what I will miss most about not having SYNC. I will still be able to use Android Auto but I will no longer be able to use Voice Commands for most features.

Android auto allows for all of those voice commands. I also allow for voice command of music searching and playback requests on streaming services.

 

[Evil2ltr]

Works... but annoying AF that it's not Sync. That and no XM.

 

[JibbersCrabst]

I’m curious, I have the Sync 3 System in my 2018 F-150 STX, my Wife’s Maverick XLT AWD (With The Luxury Package) will be arriving on or about January 1st. What are some impressions of the Maverick’s basic Sync System so far? Good, bad or indifferent? Thank you team

Works fine for me. Most of the things I had heard that others dislike about the Maverick like the engine sound, speaker quality, infotainment system, etc. I found to be non-issues at least for me.

Sometimes if I plug my phone in before starting the truck, Android auto won't work and I'll have to unplug the phone and plug it back in. Or, if the last time I drove the truck I used Android auto but the next time I just want to let it connect through Bluetooth it won't autoplay my music. It's all pretty much just first world problems to me.

 

[YazYaz]

Android auto allows for all of those voice commands. I also allow for voice command of music searching and playback requests on streaming services.

I'm pretty sure if you don't have SYNC, the pass thru feature will be disabled except to make phone calls. "Pass Thru" feature is a Ford feature, not an Android Auto feature. Unless you are talking about tapping the mic symbol on your mobile phone? Is that what you mean?

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