Starting to hate this car Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 2015 Ford Edge. I have tried literally EVERYTHING but maybe I'm missing that one thing I need to try. Bluetooth won't connect. The SYNC system says to find Sync on my phone in order for it to connect. I have a Samsung Android but no "SYNC" on the phone...should I be looking for something else on the phone?! Seems like the system should just see my phone and connect it which is how it used to work. HELP! I've downloaded the updated software, I've done a hard reset, I've disconnected the battery, I've turned off and on the bluetooth on my phone and car, I've pulled the fuse and put it back in. The other thing it won't do is run a "health check" on my car. I don't know if I need bluetooth connected to do that or not. All I really want right now is for my phone to connect. Any suggestions are welcomed. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Try it with a different phone to see if the problem is the phone or the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 12:03 AM, akirby said: Try it with a different phone to see if the problem is the phone or the car. Expand Thanks for responding. I tried that too (friend with an IPhone) and it didn't work either. My phone used to work with Sync but not anymore for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben senise Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 have you tried a factory reset on Sync? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr061 Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Here is a sample video of MFT and adding an android phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scIniGdiHFY Vehicle Health Report isn't supported anymore just FYI. It may be possible the APIM has lost its BT and its time for a replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 1:27 AM, ben senise said: have you tried a factory reset on Sync? Expand Thank you. If that's the same as a "hard reset" then I think I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 3:18 AM, jmr061 said: Here is a sample video of MFT and adding an android phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scIniGdiHFY Vehicle Health Report isn't supported anymore just FYI. It may be possible the APIM has lost its BT and its time for a replacement. Expand Thank you I will watch and see if it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 8, 2021 Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 (edited) Ok, by the numbers. Make certain phone B/T is turned on. (That makes it discoverable). Make certain phone is updated with latest os. Car running and in park. Press "phone" on car sync screen. Select "add a device" and press "ok". Promps will ask for 6-digit pin. Find "special pin" instead. (Androids require four digits). Screen will display four zeros. Wait for phone to ask for PIN, then enter four zeros. This 'should' work, if not let us know what happened. Edited August 8, 2021 by enigma-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 Thank you. B/T is on and I followed all you noted. When I get to the part where the the car says “find sync on your phone” I go to every possible place sync is and all syncing is on but the car isn’t recognizing my phone and my phone isn’t recognizing the car. I did another master reset with no luck. I’m at my wits end. I refuse to pay the dealer $185 to just “look at it” especially since this is a wide spread problem from what I’ve read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 3:18 AM, jmr061 said: Here is a sample video of MFT and adding an android phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scIniGdiHFY Vehicle Health Report isn't supported anymore just FYI. It may be possible the APIM has lost its BT and its time for a replacement. Expand Thanks still not working. Car and phone not recognizing each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr061 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 I deal with MFT a lot. 15 Edge with that version of APIM, I can't recall any issues. Doesn't mean things can't go bad. It is the early version Edge's 11/12 model year that have high failure rates. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 This may not help, but "find sync on your phone" means click on "Connections", then "Bluetooth". This is where "Sync" will appear. (Make certain the "on" tab is on. Make certain the text reads "Your phone (xxxx phone) is currently visible to nearby devices.") It also advises to make certain the other device is in paring mode. Edge Sync is in paring mode when you click on "add" (or add device). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Thank you for responding. I go to connections, bluetooth but no sync option there. My phone recognizes my bluetooth ear piece so I know it recognizes bluetooth, just not my car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 2:03 PM, Starting to hate this car said: Thank you for responding. I go to connections, bluetooth but no sync option there. My phone recognizes my bluetooth ear piece so I know it recognizes bluetooth, just not my car! Expand Have you tried another phone as Isuggested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 So the car isn't sending a connection request. What happens when you click on "add new device" on your Edge screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 8:50 PM, enigma-2 said: So the car isn't sending a connection request. What happens when you click on "add new device" on your Edge screen? Expand It says "find sync on your phone" but neither the phone nor the car recognizes each other. I tried another phone and the car isn't finding that phone either so pretty sure it's the car having the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/9/2021 at 2:10 PM, akirby said: Have you tried another phone as Isuggested? Expand Yes, the car doesn't find that phone either so it's the car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr061 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Sounds like it’s time for a replacement apim or upgrade to Sync3. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 1:38 AM, jmr061 said: Sounds like it’s time for a replacement apim or upgrade to Sync3. Expand Thanks, I'll look into that. Appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 What phone? What operating system on phone? (Android version 10 is current version). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Try this. Car running, doors closed. On SYNC, tap add new device. On PHONE, goto settings icon (gear), tap CONNECTIONS, tap BLUETOOTH, and at top of screen, tap SCAN. Does SYNC show up? Not important, but does your phone connect to your laptop (if you have one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normkol Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 9:56 PM, enigma-2 said: What phone? What operating system on phone? (Android version 10 is current version). Expand Not relevant to the current issue, but I recently was upgraded to Android 11 on my Samsung Note 20 5G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just checked after reading your post and 10 is the latest avaliable for mine. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starting to hate this car Posted August 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2021 On 8/10/2021 at 10:05 PM, enigma-2 said: Try this. Car running, doors closed. On SYNC, tap add new device. On PHONE, goto settings icon (gear), tap CONNECTIONS, tap BLUETOOTH, and at top of screen, tap SCAN. Does SYNC show up? Not important, but does your phone connect to your laptop (if you have one). Expand Thank you. I have done this and it still doesn't see my phone. I will check to see if I have the most up to date software version. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy A51. I've never tried to connect my phone to my laptop. This issue with my phone and car not recognizing each other started before I got this new phone and the old phone used to connect but it stopped working when I had the old phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARR142 Posted August 14, 2021 Report Share Posted August 14, 2021 4 APIM and the right Tech and all's well with me. This was with 2011 MKx back in the early days of Sync 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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