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Is everyone ok with the giant tablet and terrible bezel?
- Thread starter husky325
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I really have no beefs with the appearance of the screen. I have no issue about not being able to upgrade to SYNC 4. I do have issue that the screen is partitioned into thirds it seems and Carplay is relegated to 1/3rd of the whole display. Carplay has dynamic scaling now so why hasn't Ford made an effort to implement it? I'd be happy with 2/3rds of the screen for Carplay. THAT would make me happy.
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The size of the display is nice. Does it look like an after thought, definitely.
SYNC 3 was a terrible choice. It's slow, glitchy, and does not utilize its impressive screen real estate. 'Android CarPlay & outdoor cameras' both only use the top of the screen. Just ... WHY?!
I found CarPlay gives LESS options than what is default with the vehicle.
Poor execution by Ford. So much potential there.
Every car company should be getting their interfaces right.
"Hey Ford, this display is what your customer's interact with every time they drive your product. How could you not try it out first before releasing it?!"
SYNC 3 was a terrible choice. It's slow, glitchy, and does not utilize its impressive screen real estate. 'Android CarPlay & outdoor cameras' both only use the top of the screen. Just ... WHY?!
I found CarPlay gives LESS options than what is default with the vehicle.
Poor execution by Ford. So much potential there.
Every car company should be getting their interfaces right.
"Hey Ford, this display is what your customer's interact with every time they drive your product. How could you not try it out first before releasing it?!"
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I agree....hopefully they come out with a sync update that will allow better screen utilization especially for the cameras. Screen placement does look like an after thought but has grown on me but everyone always asks...did you install this after you bought it...... Would really like an option to change the background color to black instead of blue to match the rest of the interior. Maybe we'll get lucky with a sync update and Ford Performance tune at the same time!
I actually really like my large screen. Yes, it isn't as nicely integrated, but considering I also got other upgrades with that option, I'm quite happy. BTW, I'm coming from a 2012 Jag XF which had the absolutely worst software in existence. I'm talking slow on a glacial level and truly unuseable. So for me, it's a big upgrade, although I agree a bit lackluster.
Same issue with Google maps. Ford is wanting us to use that outdated pos they use for navigation. The company that supplies it to the automotive industry is light years behind either Google or Apple. It is so out of date that in areas of central TX where the highway was realigned over 4 years ago, it still has me driving through pastures and stock ponds. Go figure ! 
Same issue with Google maps. Ford is wanting us to use that outdated pos they use for navigation. The company that supplies it to the automotive industry is light years behind either Google or Apple. It is so out of date that in areas of central TX where the highway was realigned over 4 years ago, it still has me driving through pastures and stock ponds. Go figure !
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