Current list of AppLink compatible apps?

[OxFord6G]

Is there an up to date list of all the apps that are AppLink compatible? I found this page (https://owner.ford.com/sync-technology/sync-applink-catalog-sync.html) but I know it's not current. I found out totally by accident that the AccuWeather app works but it's not listed in the above link so I'm curious if there's a more current list available.

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[MaskedRacerX]

I rooted around for one, but so far only the link you provided has any kind of "master list", and like you said, it's not even complete. It's probably up to the dev/publisher to request their product be listed at Ford.com. I've tried searching on iTunes, but if the meta data submitted doesn't indicate Sync-compatible, the app doesn't show up in the search results.

 

[FordIVTteam]

Hey guys,

So far this is the only list available. Apps that aren't listed may have worked but may not have been consistent in their functionality, have not been tested, or are not compatible at all.

We will continue to test and update the list of available apps.Stay tuned.

Whitney

 

[Stuffie0912]

I feel dumb...but no apps show in my Sync

I just bought a V6 2016.

Do I have to download anything to my phone?

Is AppLink a phone app?:frusty:

No Apps showed in my Sync.

Also how the heck do I know whether I have Sync or Sync3?
I think it is Sync, since it is not touch screen and its only the 4.2 screen.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

I just bought a V6 2016.

Do I have to download anything to my phone?

Is AppLink a phone app?:frusty:

No Apps showed in my Sync.

Also how the heck do I know whether I have Sync or Sync3?
I think it is Sync, since it is not touch screen and its only the 4.2 screen.

Base model cars are Sync, Premium (for MY16) are Sync 3 (so I guess that means all V6 cars are Sync since there's not a Premium option).

So AppLink is just the underlying tech that allows a Sync headunit to communicate to a smartphone, an app has to be compatible with AppLink, then you can use the car controls to interact with the phone (on the phone), Pandora is an example.

So just hit up the list of compatible apps at Ford, install any of those on your iPhone, connect via USB and the app will integrate with the car.

Hope that helps.

 

[Ugly John]

Hey guys,

So far this is the only list available. Apps that aren't listed may have worked but may not have been consistent in their functionality, have not been tested, or are not compatible at all.

We will continue to test and update the list of available apps.Stay tuned.

Whitney

Maybe Pandora needs to come off the list then, because it sure isn't consistent in functionality! It crashes every single ad when running thru sync, but never crashes when running through other Bluetooth devices. AMAZINGLY frustrating on a 6 hour drive when I have to re-start Pandora and re-search for new apps every 20 minutes.

Unless someone has found a fix for this that I haven't seen...

 

[OxFord6G]

Maybe Pandora needs to come off the list then, because it sure isn't consistent in functionality! It crashes every single ad when running thru sync, but never crashes when running through other Bluetooth devices. AMAZINGLY frustrating on a 6 hour drive when I have to re-start Pandora and re-search for new apps every 20 minutes.

Unless someone has found a fix for this that I haven't seen...

Strange, I've never had a problem with Pandora. Maybe it's because I have SYNC3 but it works flawlessly for me.

 

[Cobra Jet]

Base model cars are Sync, Premium (for MY16) are Sync 3 (so I guess that means all V6 cars are Sync since there's not a Premium option).

So AppLink is just the underlying tech that allows a Sync headunit to communicate to a smartphone, an app has to be compatible with AppLink, then you can use the car controls to interact with the phone (on the phone), Pandora is an example.

So just hit up the list of compatible apps at Ford, install any of those on your iPhone, connect via USB and the app will integrate with the car.

Hope that helps.

Where is the most recent compatible list of apps? The last time I checked there was less than a finger count on one hand... And BTW, why does anyone need a "Dominos" app??? LMAO....

 

[HoosierDaddy]

And BTW, why does anyone need a "Dominos" app??? LMAO....

It's useful. When they deliver the pizza to you on the freeway, it automatically rolls down the driver window when they pull up beside you so you can take the pizza.

 

[Cobra Jet]

It's useful. When they deliver the pizza to you on the freeway, it automatically rolls down the driver window when they pull up beside you so you can take the pizza.

:cheers::lol:

 

[RDS]

Is this list even current? I can't see any apps let alone any useful apps...

 

[Nightmonkey]

Hasn't Applink been completely discontinued for vehicles without built-in modem?
Maybe that's the case with you, the info on your vehicle is unfortunately incomplete.

 

[Vlad Soare]

Is this list even current? I can't see any apps let alone any useful apps...

AppLink is dead.
It was an interesting, but ultimately half-baked solution, which has never worked properly and hasn't received any support from mobile app developers. Even when it did seem to work, it was buggy as hell. Very slow, very limited in functionality and, most importantly, incredibly unreliable. No wonder developers didn't bother supporting it.
As CarPlay and Android Auto took off, the need for a separate wireless protocol for mobile apps subsided.

 

[Vlad Soare]

Hasn't Applink been completely discontinued for vehicles without built-in modem?

No, AppLink itself is still active, albeit useless.
What's been discontinued is FordPass's ability to send live traffic data via AppLink on cars without the modem.

 

[RDS]

Thanks for this, I assumed so.i can't think what apps i'd need anyway, but i said that about the Android ones avaiable for the phone before i tried them, and some as actually useful. Given that I use Spotify via the Sync 3, I'm not sure what extra Carplay actually gets me..

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