Josh Armour
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Does anyone actually make sense of how to control the rear entertainment system? I have 2 children that don't know how to work the remote but want me to start a dvd every time we drive somewhere. Older dvd's have all the previews that play then the progress stops on a 'menu' screen waiting for someone to navigate the focus to 'play movie' and click ok. Often my kids need to 'mirror' the display to the controlling unit. I can't quite see either of the screens, without contorting my body in painful ways, what they are complaining about not working from the front seat.
I have the platinum max version of the expedition, not sure what applies to the other versions but what I can tell is this.
http://www.invisiondirect.com/ You can download a manual in the Ford Play app on Android in an overflow menu.
Is there an OTA for these Android Headrests?
Has anyone just rooted them? Should we work on that?
Why can't these work together (phone and rear entertainment system) while connected to the hotspot in the car?
Why doesn't the Ford Play App work when you have your Android Phone connected to Android Auto? Bluetooth supports multiple active connections simultaneously, you can do this in 'phone' and select another bluetooth device.
Finally: once I get answers to all these questions, I'll make a good video on youtube helping other users out. So help me get answers
I have the platinum max version of the expedition, not sure what applies to the other versions but what I can tell is this.
- You need to have the Ford Play app installed on Android to try to control it from the front seat.
- You need to have the rear entertainment system set to access point mode, instead of client mode, for the ford pass app to work. Note) this should, logically, work when the rear entertainment systems are in client mode and connected to the built-in wifi access point that is in the sync system up front (from ATT) but it doesn't. It seems that you have to put them into Access Point mode, then have your phones connect to them as though they have internet which they dont.
- You need to pair the rear entertainment system as a bluetooth device to the front stereo in order to hear what is playing on the rear speakers. NOTE) this doesn't work if you have Android Auto or Car Play connected - as the bluetooth profile force plays what is streaming from the phone over Android Auto or Car Play in that scenario.
- You should be able to 'multicast' from the ford app to a mobile device in front to see what is playing on either screen. However, I've never been able to make this work, even when I'm directly connected to the access point in the actual rear entertainment system. PS) as I've said earlier, this should work when both the phones and the rear entertainment system are connected to the built-in wifi hotspost that you can subscribe to in with ATT in the car (sync system).
- When you don't have Android Auto connected, but your phone is connected to Sync via Bluetooth, it appears that you can load the Ford Play app in the Apps section and get some controls that should work with the rear entertainment system, however I have not been able to get this to work.
http://www.invisiondirect.com/ You can download a manual in the Ford Play app on Android in an overflow menu.
Is there an OTA for these Android Headrests?
Has anyone just rooted them? Should we work on that?
Why can't these work together (phone and rear entertainment system) while connected to the hotspot in the car?
Why doesn't the Ford Play App work when you have your Android Phone connected to Android Auto? Bluetooth supports multiple active connections simultaneously, you can do this in 'phone' and select another bluetooth device.
Finally: once I get answers to all these questions, I'll make a good video on youtube helping other users out. So help me get answers
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