tgara Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 For the iPhone users, and in case you didn't know, Sync can receive text messages from your iPhone and read them to you aloud while you are driving. If you are parked, there is an additional option of reading the text of the messages on the screen. Here are the instructions: http://owner.lincoln.com/how-tos/sync-technology/mylincoln-touch/phone-setup/how-to-allow-sync-to-receive-text-messages-from-your-iphone.html?sync=my-lincoln-touch I set up my iPhone 5S and the Sync system in my 2015 MKZ to do this, and it works great. When a text arrives, the car makes a little ding sound and a notification pops up on the screen. A little envelope icon also appears on the home screen in the Phone quadrant. I can touch a button on the screen to have Sync read the message, or I can initiate a voice command to have the system read it. The message is stored in the Phone portion of Sync, so you can go back to it if necessary. You cannot reply or send a new text message using the iPhone, but at least you can read or listen to the messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB_TX Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Sync has always read texts from my Android phone in my '13 Z-brid. Nothing new. :) About time you iPhone users caught up! ;) Robert Iggy Cerami 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgara Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) Sync has always read texts from my Android phone in my '13 Z-brid. Nothing new. :) About time you iPhone users caught up! ;) You mean these Android phones? http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/27/nasty-bug-lets-hackers-into-nearly-any-android-phone-using-nothing-but-a-message/#.iqynlp:Me1I :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: Edited July 28, 2015 by tgara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPano Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 You mean these Android phones? http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/27/nasty-bug-lets-hackers-into-nearly-any-android-phone-using-nothing-but-a-message/#.iqynlp:Me1I :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: Apple has its own vulnerabilities. And you can simply change your messaging settings to not auto retrieve MMS, then it's a non issue. So keep on whistling haha. Just picking. They are both great platforms, I just felt the need to clear that up if anyone else read the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Satterwhite Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Link doesn't work now. Anyone know where to find this info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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