If they were a tech company, they would at least be able to make a properly functional update system. How hard can that be?
I have eliminated 99.99% of the USB skipping. I'm saying 99.99 because I think I'm imagining it after being tormented for so long by this problem, or I have a few bad rips that still glitch out for a nearly imperceptible millisecond. I believe I sent you a private message on this in the past. I reformatted all my digital audio tracks to restrict the cover art size to 500 x 500 pixels. I only get detectable, occasional skipping when playing music through Android Auto now. Skips appear only during the first few minutes after starting the car. It could just be originating on the phone side or just Android Auto being stupid.
Indeed, you told me about the artwork, but I never got around to doing something about it, mostly because about that time I started using CarPlay and haven't been using the USB since. I know the bug isn't solved yet because somebody on the Romanian Ford forum told me he still has it with the latest Sync build.
Someone is really grumpy today.Indeed, you told me about the artwork, but I never got around to doing something about it, mostly because about that time I started using CarPlay and haven't been using the USB since. I know the bug isn't solved yet because somebody on the Romanian Ford forum told me he still has it with the latest Sync build.
CarPlay doesn't have this skipping issue, though it has others. If I turn off the car for a very short period of time, no more than, say, three minutes, then turn it on again, in 50% of the cases Sync will fail to display the CarPlay screen properly. Music will start playing normally from the phone, but the screen will either display the Ford interface (and no amount of touching anywhere will make it switch to the CarPlay screen), or it will be completely black, or it will display the CarPlay main screen but will black out as soon as you select an app, etc.
And the issue is definitely in Sync, not in iOS, because everything goes back to normal with a Sync reset (holding down the Off and Next buttons simultaneously).
Six years down the line, Sync 3 is still buggy. But boy, am I glad they're working on enhancing those useless voice commands.
Kidding, of course.
Nah, quite the contrary, I'm in an excellent mood today, because my Bigboi Buddy has just arrived, and I gave it a try. I gave my wheels a quick wash, and it dried them perfectly in no time, with no effort at all, leaving them as clean and shiny and streak-free as one could ever hope.Someone is really grumpy today.
I have a similar problem with Android Auto. If I shut off the car and leave my phone connected, get out and come back later, re-start the car, AA resumes, shows music is playing from my phone, but I don't hear anything, then the infotainment unit switches to the radio source. AA continues to think the music app is playing but it's only showing that it is on the screen. Nothing I can do to switch it back. Unplugging the phone and re-inserting the cable doesn't reset AA back to the phone music app audio. Toggling AA off and on doesn't restore functionality either. I have to unplug the phone, shut off the car, open the door and start all over. Really bloody annoying.Indeed, you told me about the artwork, but I never got around to doing something about it, mostly because about that time I started using CarPlay and haven't been using the USB since. I know the bug isn't solved yet because somebody on the Romanian Ford forum told me he still has it with the latest Sync build.
CarPlay doesn't have this skipping issue, though it has others. If I turn off the car for a very short period of time, no more than, say, three minutes, then turn it on again, in 50% of the cases Sync will fail to display the CarPlay screen properly. Music will start playing normally from the phone, but the screen will either display the Ford interface (and no amount of touching anywhere will make it switch to the CarPlay screen), or it will be completely black, or it will display the CarPlay main screen but will black out as soon as you select an app, etc.
And the issue is definitely in Sync, not in iOS, because everything goes back to normal with a Sync reset (holding down the Off and Next buttons simultaneously).
Six years down the line, Sync 3 is still buggy. But boy, am I glad they're working on enhancing those useless voice commands.
You think Sync4 won't have any bugs?Someone is really grumpy today.
Electronic gremlins suck, period. But sometimes glitch’s in code never get resolved. The good news is next year you can get a S650 with Sync 4.
Next time this happens, press the "audio on/off" and "next" buttons at the same time, and hold them down for a few seconds, until Sync restarts. Once it restarts, Android Auto will be back to normal. You can do this on the fly, no need to stop the car or to disconnect the phone.
Shhhhhhh, don’t tell him.You think Sync4 won't have any bugs?
Thanks! I forgot you could do this!Next time this happens, press the "audio on/off" and the "next" buttons at the same time, and hold them down for a few seconds, until Sync restarts. Once it restarts, Android Auto will be back to normal. You can do this on the fly, no need to stop the car, or to disconnect the phone, or anything else.
Maybe not, as it is a Google produced system used in many different vehicles so it may be a lot better (along the lines of Carplay and Android Auto)And along with it a whole new set of issues.
