Sync – FORD 2015 Focus User Manual

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AppLink issues

Possible solution(s)

Possible cause(s)

Issue

login on the app on the

phone before using them
with AppLink. Also, some

may have a "Ford SYNC"

setting, so check the app's

settings menu on the phone.

Closing and restarting apps

may help SYNC find the

application if you cannot

discover it inside the vehicle.

On an Android device, if

apps have an "Exit' or 'Quit'

Sometime apps do not

properly close and re-open

their connection to SYNC,

over ignition cycles, for

example.

My phone is connected, my

app(s) are running, but I still

cannot find any apps.

option, select that then

restart the app. If the app

does not have that option,

you can also manually

"Force Close" the app by

going to the phone's settings
menu, selecting 'Apps.' then

finding the particular app

and choosing 'Force stop.'

Don't forget to restart the

app afterwards, then select

"Find New Apps" on SYNC.

On an iPhone with iOS7+, to

force close an app, double

tab the home button then

swipe up on the app to close

it. Tab the home button

again, then select the app

again to restart it. After a

few seconds, the app should

then appear in SYNC's

Mobile App's Menu.

Reset the Bluetooth on your

phone by turning it off and

then turning Bluetooth back
on. If you are in your vehicle,

SYNC should be able to

automatically re-connect to

your phone if you press the

"Phone" button.

There is a bluetooth bug on

some order versions of the

Android OS that may cause

apps that were found on

your previous vehicle drive

to not be found again if you

have not turned off

bluetooth.

My Android phone is

connected, my app(s) are

running, I restarted them,

but I still cannot find any

apps.

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