Sync 3.4.21265 Update Is Out (CyanLabs)

[Porpoise Hork]

Ford dropped v3.4.21265 late last week and is available on CyanLabs Updater tool. Ran the update on Monday and so far everything seems very stable with no major changes noticed. Takes about 25 min to complete the update. One thing to note so far is that I am no longer having the frequent but random Bluetooth disconnect/reconnect notification popups when using Android Auto that was present on v21194.

Just a side note people on CyanLabs are reporting that within a few days of updating and if auto update is left on the Sync system has been rolling back to an earlier build when the truck has an active WiFi internet connection. Apparently at some point it dials home and when sees it's not on the version Ford says it should be it overwrites / downgrades to a much earlier build. No clue why it's doing this more now with this build than before but just something to watch for if you update to v21265 with the tool.

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[Jason B]

On Oct 25, I received a notice on the Ford Pass app that there was an update available. I checked my SYNC and auto updates was already on and says its up to date. So I guess it updated itself. But I haven't noticed anything different.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Someone else commented on this version and @UofMEngineer said that it wasn't really for the Ranger.

Stay with 21194. There's nothing in the new drop for a Ranger, besides a new voice package for Europe. That should be getting pushed OTA by itself anyway.

I'm just giddy that between the latest version of Sync and iOS I can now access the most recent playlists while the vehicle is moving.

This simple change removes a LOT of hate.

 

[UofMEngineer]

It's not going to do a thing different from 21194 besides a little placebo effect unless you have a specific screen, which isn't in Ranger. There's an updated voice pack for Europe only that works with 21194 and 21265 that's going out OTA. That one won't do anything for you in Europe unless you're in Finland. Moral of the story, you're fine with 21194.

 

[Radioman]

It's not going to do a thing different from 21194 besides a little placebo effect unless you have a specific screen, which isn't in Ranger. There's an updated voice pack for Europe only that works with 21194 and 21265 that's going out OTA. That one won't do anything for you in Europe unless you're in Finland. Moral of the story, you're fine with 21194.

Thanks for the information. Also, thanks for all of your help and information on all the Ranger updates, much appreciated by me.

 

[Jason B]

Went back and checked my version. Its 21194 and it says its up to date.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

It's not going to do a thing different from 21194 besides a little placebo effect unless you have a specific screen, which isn't in Ranger. There's an updated voice pack for Europe only that works with 21194 and 21265 that's going out OTA. That one won't do anything for you in Europe unless you're in Finland. Moral of the story, you're fine with 21194.

Agreed. The list of changed files from 21194 to 21265 can be found here and Cyanlabs is showing two QML files were updated. So aside from the voice pack that does not apply to the NA market, Ford did make some changes here and there. Not sure as to what yet but at least for mine the Bluetooth connection is infinitely more stable to my Galaxy S20.

 

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[UofMEngineer]

I heard they blasted these out just to raise awareness of the existing updates.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Someone else commented on this version and @UofMEngineer said that it wasn't really for the Ranger.



I'm just giddy that between the latest version of Sync and iOS I can now access the most recent playlists while the vehicle is moving.

This simple change removes a LOT of hate.

Well this giddy was short lived.

The Carplay list of Recently Played doesn't match the list of Recently Played on my phone and is way off (it matches perfectly on my Pioneer and Kenwood aftermarket Carplay head units)

Sync Carplay shows me playlists that I haven't played in months, and the one I JUST played won't show up in the list.

Disconnected Bluetooth/Carplay, deleted teh truck from phone connections, rebooted the phone and reconnected and still no change.

Grrr...

 

[JesseS]

I heard they blasted these out just to raise awareness of the existing updates.

Seems I can now access my recent playlists while driving on IOS, where I couldn't before, so this is big for me at least.

 

[Hot Pepper Red Zeppelin]

So checked and my truck said I was up to date 21020 I think

turned on auto updates and it tried to dl this…

Which version is that

 

[UofMEngineer]

So checked and my truck said I was up to date 21020 I think

turned on auto updates and it tried to dl this…

Which version is that

That’s the voice package. Looks like it’s pulling 21194 based on that.

 

[Jms81661]

Ford dropped v3.4.21265 late last week and is available on CyanLabs Updater tool. Ran the update on Monday and so far everything seems very stable with no major changes noticed. Takes about 25 min to complete the update. One thing to note so far is that I am no longer having the frequent but random Bluetooth disconnect/reconnect notification popups when using Android Auto that was present on v21194.

Just a side note people on CyanLabs are reporting that within a few days of updating and if auto update is left on the Sync system has been rolling back to an earlier build when the truck has an active WiFi internet connection. Apparently at some point it dials home and when sees it's not on the version Ford says it should be it overwrites / downgrades to a much earlier build. No clue why it's doing this more now with this build than before but just something to watch for if you update to v21265 with the tool.

Yeah, the latest update killed my FordPass. Customer service says I need to bring it to the dealer and have them install the update.
Can I go to Cyanlabs and do the install myself?

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