Wireless charger
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Originally Posted by 17 Oaks
It is WORTH LESS! It is inside a drawer that you can barely get you hand in and since I keep a bunch of stuff in there, it has to come out and now no place to put my chit! Forget it...
I use apple carplay exclusively, and this charger has become a toy for the passenger. Plus it ruined that cubby.
Cargo Master
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Where exactly is the charger on the new trucks?
Tuned
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They wear out!! From the wiki: "... Micro-USB[4] and USB-C receptacles are both designed for a minimum rated lifetime of 10,000 cycles of insertion and removal. ..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Durability
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Durability
Junior User
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my cables do good to make it a whole 12 months
Lead Driver
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From: GA
Lol.......so true and every new phone comes with a new cable.
Lead Driver
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From: GA
They wear out!! From the wiki: "... Micro-USB[4] and USB-C receptacles are both designed for a minimum rated lifetime of 10,000 cycles of insertion and removal. ..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Durability
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Durability
Lead Driver
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From: GA
I got 5 years out of the lightning cable that came with my iPad Pro via usage in my car 5-6 days a week and at home plugged into my iMac or the wall.
More Turbo
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From: fly-over country
Apropos or our lifespan the wiki points out: ‘… Low infection risk – For embedded medical devices, transmission of power via a magnetic field passing through the skin avoids the infection risks associated with wires penetrating the skin ...”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induct...ing#Advantages
Yup,,, that is a stretch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induct...ing#Advantages
Yup,,, that is a stretch.
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From: GA
I agree. I plug my phone in using the 12 v power point. With Apple car play I no longer have the outside temp. Only plug my phone into the USB if I want to use Waze. I like the sync screen more than the Apple car play screen.
On the wireless charger thing I plan to hard wire one in someday in a place that suits me. Not in my little covered storage. Perhaps even on the top of the dash. Not sure yet.
On the wireless charger thing I plan to hard wire one in someday in a place that suits me. Not in my little covered storage. Perhaps even on the top of the dash. Not sure yet.
This way, you’ll still have and be able to use the SYNC screen and all of it’s features plus you’ll have the outside temp via the SYNC screen.
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From: GA
So this might not be the same thing and you might already know this... Just this morning I plugged my phone in for the first time (not a car play fan either) however when messing around with it
plugged in there is a button on the bottom left I think it was... takes you to a screen of apps. Mine i think was three pages wide so you can slide between them... one of those apps think the (ford pass app logo) was an option. click it and presto... back to the sync screen. I didn't play with it any more from there... might not be full access but if you have not seen that yet you might want to check it out and see if it gets your back to what you are used to.
plugged in there is a button on the bottom left I think it was... takes you to a screen of apps. Mine i think was three pages wide so you can slide between them... one of those apps think the (ford pass app logo) was an option. click it and presto... back to the sync screen. I didn't play with it any more from there... might not be full access but if you have not seen that yet you might want to check it out and see if it gets your back to what you are used to.
When you’re in the Apple CarPlay mode, most of those apps will be missing.
Have you played with FordPass?
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You have FordPass on your phone and when your phone is plugged into the USB port and not in the Apple CarPlay mode, those apps are supposed to come up because they’re part of AppLink.
When you’re in the Apple CarPlay mode, most of those apps will be missing.
Have you played with FordPass?
When you’re in the Apple CarPlay mode, most of those apps will be missing.
Have you played with FordPass?
Lead Driver
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From: GA
Not really, doesn't seem like there is much to play with there. I will do some additional investigating of the interface but it really did "appear" to swap back and forth from sync to car play all while still being plugging in to the usb, possibly just an oversight on my part though.
Also, after you turn your vehicle off and unplug your phone, tap the FordPass app on your phone and look at your vehicle details. It’ll show oil life remaining, fuel level, tire pressure, health alerts and more.
You have a 2020 so you’re able to do much more with FordPass than I can do with it on my 2016.
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Next time you take a drive and have your phone plugged in, just tap the FordPass on the SYNC screen. You can check vehicle health and it’ll let you know if the vehicle has any alerts. True, not much info but it’s nice to see.
Also, after you turn your vehicle off and unplug your phone, tap the FordPass app on your phone and look at your vehicle details. It’ll show oil life remaining, fuel level, tire pressure, health alerts and more.
You have a 2020 so you’re able to do much more with FordPass than I can do with it on my 2016.
Also, after you turn your vehicle off and unplug your phone, tap the FordPass app on your phone and look at your vehicle details. It’ll show oil life remaining, fuel level, tire pressure, health alerts and more.
You have a 2020 so you’re able to do much more with FordPass than I can do with it on my 2016.
