I purchased a Sync 3 from a seller on eBay that I think makes them in China.
I currently have version 3.4.21020.
I am taking a trip next week and just wanted to find a way to update the NAV system.
Will Syn3 work for this?
I downloaded the app and selected all the map packages that I thought had to do with North America, but not sure if that is too much.
In the udpater app (Syn3) it asks for my current version (3.4.21020) but does it also update to whatever the latest version of 3.4 there is?
SYNC Region: NA
Navigation Variant: Nav
Manufacturer Year: Unknown
Install Type: Replica
Old SYNC Version: 3.0.25306
New SYNC Version: 3.4.21020
Do you have a error message, if so what is it?
No error message. I just want to know if Syn3 will update this Chinese Unit/Replica.
Never heard of version 3.0.25306 and cannot understand how you could update any 3.0 version to 3.4.21020 through the Ford site in any case unless I am misreading your post.
So did you purchase the unit some time back and instal 3.4.21020 somehow and maps and everything is currently ok?
If so you should be fine and the version you want can be selected on the updater with the latest version currently being 3.4.23188.
Just be sure that you follow the instructions on the Cyanlabs site to the letter (watch the video) and do a master reset after the upload to the car.
Actually, I only selected the 3.0.25306 version because the new post options made me select something. The meat of my discussion was in the questions I asked. When I went and looked at my sales info for that unit, it did say it came with 3.4. But no other version info.
Thanks for your response. I am currently burning the USB with Syn3. When I did the map selection, I selected everything that I thought had to do with North America. Do you think that was too much? It seems like it is taking Syn3 a long time to burn the USB.
I’m in the process of burning the USB. I ran the interrogator to check if my APIM was a My20? The interrogator said it was not and I should be fine on.
What else would be in that log?
After going through the settings in Syn3 and burning the USB, I did the update and it went smooth! I drove around the city in my area that has had new construction since I got this unit and all roads showed up. I was hoping the update would fix a problem I was having with the APIM connecting to my phones hotspot, but that did not work. Interestingly, my APIM will connect to my home WiFi. After doing the update this way though, I guess there really isn’t a point in needing WiFi on the APIM. Especially since it is a Chinese knockoff and it won’t update to Ford anyway.