yellow05gt Posted July 14, 2013 at 12:45 AM Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 at 12:45 AM I've been trying to connect the Energi to my home's WiFi connection and it will only let me enter numbers for my password. The keyboard is greyed out and won't allow any buttons to be pressed. Anyone know a work around or how to get this to work?Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apm Posted July 14, 2013 at 12:57 AM Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 at 12:57 AM It is a bug... Change your wifi password to all numbers, otherwise nothing can be done until a new version of sync is released. Regards,APM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow05gt Posted July 14, 2013 at 12:58 AM Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 at 12:58 AM I was hoping that wasn't the case lol. Thanks for the quick response though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted July 14, 2013 at 01:06 AM Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 at 01:06 AM Go to the navigation screen where you can enter a new POI.Once you have the keyboard on the display go directly to the WiFi setup.The full keyboard will be available to enter your wireless key. BadRock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyersnole Posted July 14, 2013 at 04:16 AM Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 at 04:16 AM It seems to be pretty pointless to make this connection anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow05gt Posted July 14, 2013 at 05:10 AM Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 at 05:10 AM Go to the navigation screen where you can enter a new POI.Once you have the keyboard on the display go directly to the WiFi setup.The full keyboard will be available to enter your wireless key.tried this, and while it does make the keypad available thinly made the number 2 available on the numerical keypad. Oh well. The only reason I could see this being a good idea is to wirelessly update the sync firmware or install apps and things like that wirelessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlb92 Posted August 11, 2013 at 01:08 AM Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 at 01:08 AM (edited) There has to be some use to this feature.... Maybe its a planned upgrade in the future? Install windows on the computer and surf the net lol.. Can we update software over the wifi instead of using a USB stick? Edited August 13, 2013 at 12:11 AM by dlb92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homa2001 Posted November 29, 2013 at 12:04 AM Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 at 12:04 AM I was not able to figure out what I can use wifi for in the first place. Yes, it's connected, but that's all. I was hopping that the car would use wifi to communicate with ford instead of the built in cell modem because reception in my garage is nearly non existent, but it doesn't look like that's the case. In fact, it doesn't even reconnect automatically to a known wifi network when it's in range. Useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyv Posted November 30, 2013 at 06:29 PM Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 at 06:29 PM Hmmm...I thought about that too. I have a mobile hot spot, and if I connect that to the car, via wifi, it really doesn't accomplish anything, does it? Now, I took a survey from Ford and one of the questions was if I could buy a data plan for the car, would I? I could see if the car had its own data plan, then you could use the onboard wifi as a mobile hotspot. But really, how many people don't have data plans on their phones already? And if you were to buy a data plan, wouldn't it make more sense to have one on your phone than on your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi Posted December 2, 2013 at 04:47 PM Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 at 04:47 PM When I initially tried connecting to WiFi, I had the problem of having only numbers available and no working keyboard. After upgrading SYNC, the keyboard was available and I was able to make a connection. I do wonder how WiFi might be useful. Updating operating systems and apps via WiFi vs. USB would be a good idea. Has anyone heard when apps such as Pandora might be available for this version of SYNC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordIVTteam Posted December 31, 2013 at 09:07 PM Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 at 09:07 PM Hey everybody, I just wanted to clear some things up. I am unable to speculate on future updates; but I can verify that you won't get much benefit from connecting MyFord Touch to a home Wi-Fi network as the system is now. Some updates will be available for instant download from: www.Support.Ford.com but they will require an empty USB for installation. Updates can not be installed wirelessly through an Wi-Fi connection. Some phones are capable of creating a Wi-Fi hotspot, but will only allow you to connect to one device at a time. If this is the case, you can tether the phone to MyFord Touch, which will allow multiple devices to be connected to it. If you have a USB mobile broadband device, the MyFord Touch system will allow you to broadcast that Wi-Fi signal through the vehicle. Keep in mind that both of these options require you to have a data plan set up through your cell phone provider. Has anyone heard when apps such as Pandora might be available for this version of SYNC? Hi Gigi, Right now, Ford is still focusing on gen 1 SYNC systems for AppLink. I don't have information on future updates to MyFord Touch. You can still use many of these apps with MyFord Touch through Bluetooth Audio by pressing the VOICE COMMAND button and saying BLUETOOTH AUDIO while the app is pulled up on the device. Only basic voice commands will be accepted. See the bottom of this page for more info: http://support.ford.com/sync-technology/entertainment-by-voice-sync-myford-touch Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi Posted January 2, 2014 at 01:31 AM Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 at 01:31 AM Kim, Thanks for your reply. I can appreciate the work it takes to get a new system up and running. I can start Pandora by voice on my phone. I can select Bluetooth Audio handsfree with MFT. What I would like is to be able to change stations and otherwise interact with the Bluetooth app via MFT using voice commands and the steering wheel controls. HondaLink has an app that does this. It should not be too difficult to get this app licensed and adapted for Ford or to create a similar app. What I would like to avoid is looking at my phone while driving. If SiriusXM has some sort of agreement with Ford not to pursue offering a Pandora app, I wish Ford would rethink that agreement. I am not at all pleased with the audio quality of Sirius via MFT. It sounds like their audio stream compression is very high, producing very poor quality. Their audio quality may be fine for talk radio, but it is not good enough for music, at least not in my car. I appreciate your taking an interest in what people on this forum are saying. I think that you and Ford can find some good feedback here that has potential for improving the product and creating happy customers. Ben (Gigi) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordIVTteam Posted January 10, 2014 at 12:43 AM Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 at 12:43 AM Kim, Thanks for your reply. I can appreciate the work it takes to get a new system up and running. I can start Pandora by voice on my phone. I can select Bluetooth Audio handsfree with MFT. What I would like is to be able to change stations and otherwise interact with the Bluetooth app via MFT using voice commands and the steering wheel controls. HondaLink has an app that does this. It should not be too difficult to get this app licensed and adapted for Ford or to create a similar app. What I would like to avoid is looking at my phone while driving. If SiriusXM has some sort of agreement with Ford not to pursue offering a Pandora app, I wish Ford would rethink that agreement. I am not at all pleased with the audio quality of Sirius via MFT. It sounds like their audio stream compression is very high, producing very poor quality. Their audio quality may be fine for talk radio, but it is not good enough for music, at least not in my car. I appreciate your taking an interest in what people on this forum are saying. I think that you and Ford can find some good feedback here that has potential for improving the product and creating happy customers. Ben (Gigi) Hi Ben, I see where you're coming from and your suggestion has been passed along. My best advice is to select a channel before departure since there is not a way to switch channels on apps via voice command. Keep in mind that some apps will still allow you to use steering wheel arrows to skip songs. This will allow you to keep your eyes on the road; try it out. Kim Gigi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi Posted January 10, 2014 at 04:36 AM Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 at 04:36 AM Thanks, Kim. I see that I can skip songs in Pandora with steering wheel controls. That's a big help. Now if y'all can get the channel list up on the MFT screen or better yet, into voice commands so that we can change channels, that would be great!Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordIVTteam Posted January 12, 2014 at 08:22 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 at 08:22 PM Thanks, Kim. I see that I can skip songs in Pandora with steering wheel controls. That's a big help. Now if y'all can get the channel list up on the MFT screen or better yet, into voice commands so that we can change channels, that would be great!Ben Fingers crossed! Keep an eye out for update announcements here: http://boards.synccommunity.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=fordsyncmb&listMode=0 Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi Posted January 12, 2014 at 08:59 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 at 08:59 PM Fingers crossed! Keep an eye out for update announcements here: http://boards.synccommunity.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?webtag=fordsyncmb&listMode=0 Kim I'm holding my breath! Thanks, Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordIVTteam Posted January 12, 2014 at 09:50 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 at 09:50 PM I'm holding my breath! Thanks, Kim You're welcome. :) Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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