Ford Power-Up 4.2.1.2 software update now available

[Weissco]

Just saw this pop up in my FordPass app today and hadn't seen it mentioned yet elsewhere.

OK, follow up note.. Just got mine back from the dealer, and I did a double take of the lane keeping assist... It moves?!? Like, the Bronco moves left and right to show the lane departure... I never noticed that before.. I suspected that it may be because it's after midnight and I'm sleep deprived, but I triple checked and it's true. I'm not talking about the green brackets that turn red either... The bronco, it drifts. I dig it.

That said, I still can't get the vehicle alert (regarding the upgrade) to disappear from the fordpass app... See attached pic.

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[tractorcrusher]

Is this update for big screens only?

 

[cbrenthus]

Another UPDATE?!?!?! I swear Ford is worse than Microsoft

 

[TheKim]

IT guy here - a lot of the recent updates are following in Android's footsteps. They're breaking the parts of the system down into smaller chunks so that those chunks can easily be updated on their own. This is so that updating one thing won't cause issues with other systems.
They want to be able to update something like the overlay on the backup camera, but if it has issues, not let those issues impact the rest of the vehicle.

Yes, there's been a lot of updates lately, but it's really going to make future updates better and safer to install going forward.

Personally, I'm all for regular updates, security patches, and keeping things running smoothly.

However, I also understand that I'm in the minority, and that most people would rather things just stay how they were when they bought the vehicle. I guess those users could just turn off updates if they don't want them though.

 

[Lèòn]

Turned my updates off, its an offroader, not a phone

 

[Weissco]

Is this update for big screens only?

Mine has the 12", but I suspect it has more to do with it being at the dealer today than anything else.

 

[tractorcrusher]

Another UPDATE?!?!?! I swear Ford is worse than Microsoft

I was today years old when I learned that people get mad about receiving software updates.

 

[cbrenthus]

I was today years old when I learned that people get mad about receiving software updates.

Many early JL owners were mad when Jeep took away their off road pages They got them back a few months later though.

And I am sick of having so many updates. I don't mind an update once or twice a year, but WTF I keep receiving updates. The latest on somehow didn't communicate to the app that it updated, so now every time I open the app I get a notice that I need to schedule the update in my Bronco, but the Bronco says there are no updates.

I'm in software by trade, and this just feels amateurish to me, like they released it before it was really ready and now they are constantly updating. And the SW itself in the Bronco feels like what a jr developer would create because they think it is what driver's want even though they've never driven a car. Get rid of the GOAT modes and just let me set my steering, throttle response, etc, and leave it the way I set it. Give me the ability to change the background colors (like my $300 pioneer head unit did back in '12).

 

[tractorcrusher]

Many early JL owners were mad when Jeep took away their off road pages They got them back a few months later though.

And I am sick of having so many updates. I don't mind an update once or twice a year, but WTF I keep receiving updates. The latest on somehow didn't communicate to the app that it updated, so now every time I open the app I get a notice that I need to schedule the update in my Bronco, but the Bronco says there are no updates.

I hear what you're saying... one the other hand my BD has the smaller screen and I've had my Bronco for a year now and I have yet to receive an update.... I have constant issues with carplay not connecting and other random issues with my head unit some I'm tapping my toes to get an update.

 

[Boreal]

I was today years old when I learned that people get mad about receiving software updates.

Owners are upset for lack of updates. Owners are upset for too many updates. Jesus fuck, you can’t please anyone these days…

The duality of owners, in a thread.

 

[tractorcrusher]

Owners are upset for lack of updates. Owners are upset for too many updates. Jesus fuck, you can’t please anyone these days…

I mean... my lack of updates are preventing me from using navigation unless I reboot the head unit several times. Is that not a legitimate complaint?

 

[CarGuy]

Odd. I don't get the update alerts and I have autoupdates enabled. Nor can I see what version the systems is on - maybe I'm not looking in the right area. Not a sync fan.

 

[Razorbak86]

IT guy here - a lot of the recent updates are following in Android's footsteps. They're breaking the parts of the system down into smaller chunks so that those chunks can easily be updated on their own. This is so that updating one thing won't cause issues with other systems.
They want to be able to update something like the overlay on the backup camera, but if it has issues, not let those issues impact the rest of the vehicle.

Yes, there's been a lot of updates lately, but it's really going to make future updates better and safer to install going forward.

Personally, I'm all for regular updates, security patches, and keeping things running smoothly.

However, I also understand that I'm in the minority, and that most people would rather things just stay how they were when they bought the vehicle. I guess those users could just turn off updates if they don't want them though...

Thanks for providing a high-level IT overview of what’s going on behind the scenes. My APIM was bricked by an unsuccessful update last summer, so I had to live with a blank screen and no audio and navigation for two months. Then the rash of incessant micro-updates began, but arrived with meaningless patch notes. Knowing that there are some real world benefits coming at the end of this process is comforting and helps me see the light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[Lèòn]

As I'm not a computer guy, wondering how to turn off updates on my desktop/laptop as well

 

[Dmorty217]

I have mine setup to update overnight and I don’t think mine has ever updated since last June.

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