2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew Cab Owner Manual Printing 1 - Page 423
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew Cab Manual
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SYNC™ SYNC Mobile App Voice Commands The following voice commands are always available: • "Mobile apps": SYNC prompts you to say the name of an app to start it on SYNC. • "List mobile apps": SYNC lists all of the currently available mobile apps. • "Find new apps": searches your connected mobile device for SYNC-compatible mobile apps. • "": At any time you can say the name of a mobile app to start the mobile app on SYNC. • " help": SYNC lists the available voice commands for the specified app if the app is running on SYNC. App Permissions App permissions are organized by groups. You can grant these group permissions individually. You can change a permission group status any time when not driving, by using the settings menu. When you launch an app using SYNC, the system may ask you to grant certain permissions, for example: • To allow your vehicle to provide vehicle information to the app such as, but not limited to: Fuel level, fuel economy, fuel consumption, engine speed, rain sensor, odometer, VIN, external temperature, gear position, tire pressure, and head lamp status. • To allow your vehicle to provide driving characteristic information such as, but not limited to: MyKey, seat belt status, engine revolutions per minute, gear position, braking events, steering wheel angle, and accelerator pedal position. • To allow your vehicle to provide location information, including: GPS and speed. To allow the app to send push notifications using the vehicle display and voice capabilities while running in a background state. Push notifications may be particularly useful for news or location based apps. • Note: You only need to grant permissions the first time you use an app with SYNC. Note: Ford is not responsible or liable for any damages or loss of privacy relating to usage of an app, or dissemination of any vehicle data that you approve Ford to provide to an app. Enabling and Disabling App Permissions Using the SYNC Menu Press the MENU button to access the SYNC menu. 2. Select SyncApplications > Mobile Apps > App Settings. 3. Select the specific app or All Apps. 4. If push notifications are supported, this setting is listed. Select to enable or disable the feature as required. 1. Enabling SYNC Mobile Apps In order to enable mobile apps, SYNC requires user consent to send and receive app authorization information and updates using the data plan associated with the connected device. Data is sent to Ford in the United States through the connected device. The information is encrypted and includes your VIN, SYNC module number, anonymous usage statistics and debugging information. Updates may take place automatically. Note: You must enable mobile apps for each connected device the first time you select a mobile app using the system. 420 F-150 (), enUSA, First Printing