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Postby transcendent » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:09 pm

just got my transit and the phone works ok but it will not read out my text messages

using a iphone 6s

does anyone else have the same trouble?
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Re: text messages

Postby S60r » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:30 am

I haven't tried it through the sync.... I'm not sure it will do it with iPhone.... the Ford system is ok but a bit basic.

I use Siri.


Pull the voice control paddle on the right side of the steering wheel. A quick pull and release gives you sync and a long pull and hold will activate Siri.

Once Siri asks you through the speakers what you require, get him to read out the messages.

If you can't get the long pull to work, go into CarPlay settings on the iPhone and follow the instructions at the bottom. It will require you to pull and hold the paddle until Siri recognises it.


"Hey Siri" also works if you find the paddle method difficult.
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Re: text messages

Postby SteveOh » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:46 pm

S60r wrote:I haven't tried it through the sync.... I'm not sure it will do it with iPhone.... the Ford system is ok but a bit basic.

I use Siri.


Pull the voice control paddle on the right side of the steering wheel. A quick pull and release gives you sync and a long pull and hold will activate Siri.

Once Siri asks you through the speakers what you require, get him to read out the messages.

If you can't get the long pull to work, go into CarPlay settings on the iPhone and follow the instructions at the bottom. It will require you to pull and hold the paddle until Siri recognises it.


"Hey Siri" also works if you find the paddle method difficult.


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Re: text messages

Postby db71 » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:44 pm

mine stopped working when I had upgraded my iPhone.

all on the phone:
Go into settings/bluetooth/sync (Click on the i)/click to allow notifications

It may work, that's why mine wasn't reading texts.
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Re: text messages

Postby customal » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:40 am

mine works fine with Samsung S7
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Re: text messages

Postby transcendent » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:22 am

so looks like i can now receive text messages but cant send them as i am using a iphone
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Re: text messages

Postby ake » Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:13 pm

Pretty sure the Ford site states that text message reader is not compatible with I phone
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Re: text messages

Postby Mike » Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:22 pm

ake wrote:Pretty sure the Ford site states that text message reader is not compatible with I phone


I think that's because it's not guaranteed, my first Custom displayed them AND read them out, the second one only displayed them, the Connect does both, but only after I updated to iOS 10.3 :?
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