Bronco Trail App Finally Released! 📲

[DVAnt]

Looks promising, just wish it would also show all my local malls.

Or at least a Starbucks. Some of us bought OBX.

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[Natethegreat1979]

Downloaded, nearest trails to me are hours away, so not much use here

You must be here in the northeast with the rest of us shmucks, hours away from fun

 

[Bodge Garage]

Pass for now. My 20 mins was very glitchy and it kept dropping. Gaia on the other hand loaded every time. Call me when its updated.

 

[FstFrd00]

I couldn't get my video to work.
I hit record, and street view is all I get.

 

[JakeC]

They also said you'd be able to record from your Bronco's onboard cameras, but poof - that never materialized, either.

I don't remember them saying the video recording would / could be through the front camera. Source?

 

[FootPain]

Won't even let me sign in...

 

[FstFrd00]

Nothing seems to work. Not ready for prime time, I guess

 

[Squishie]

I called Ford today from the phone number given with the app error message. I got shuffled around so many times even to a french speaking Canadian Ford rep. I was so frustrated. When I was finally able to get to a supervisor. She goes Ford will be releasing an Off-road app for Bronco soon. I asked her if it is the Ford Trails app for the Bronco. She goes umm yes. I go that was just released. Even the Ford reps are NOT even prepared to help with the issue.

 

[Karl_in_Chicago]

Couldn't get past the initial login screen then it occurred to me it might be touching sites I'd normally block so on a hunch I disabled DNS66 (temporarily!) and tried again and it allowed me to complete. DNS66 back active and still functions normally now, just need it off for that login/connect step. If you are a DNS66 user you know what I am talking about and if you aren't it doesn't apply to you so just scroll down.

 

[redone17]

To be fair, OnX is quite the marketing machine for how woefully 5-years-behind-the-curve they are.

Gaia GPS is vastly better in design, content, execution and implementation. But expecting your infotainment display to fully replace an interface of your phone/laptop is difficult, there's a ton of legal layers of protection there. At least Gaia let's you route build while remote and has more trail data.

That this is the first mention of it (Gaia) in the thread speaks volumes as to how in-your-face OnX marketing is..... And how few Bronco owners do research and trialing of competing products before purchase.

What layers are you using? MVUM (USFS)? Is that the only layer that shares offroad for full sized vehicles?

I didn’t find Gaia very user friendly when I first tried it a couple of years ago. But, I’m willing to give it another go just to have access to more information. The Northeast is pretty bleak - but, I’m always down for a good fire road exploration, etc.

 

[tripmcl]

Curious to get to try it connected. However, it's missing a good bit of the trails in my area and alignments on some are older.

 

[RedHotLava]

I think you have to change your profile pic to a Bronco before it lets you in.
Is the Bronco registered in your FordPass account?

Ah, you are correct, thanks for that.

 

[Nolabel]

Some of these trail ratings are just plain wrong. For example, anyone in SoCal, check out Pinyon Canyon in Anza Borrego.

Trails Offroad: Mandatory 5
OnX: 7
Ford: Easy

This is anything but an easy trail. The Ford guide even lists The Squeeze by name and calls out the steep section after. The Squeeze is about the exact width of a JL wrangler and the steep section is exceptionally steep.

Anyone going solely off Fords app will have a very bad day on this trail.

Some of the Trails in Arizona are way wrong on difficulty as well.

 

[buck_6G]

I don't remember them saying the video recording would / could be through the front camera. Source?

I think it might have been in an early promotional video somewhere, but this post also mentions it. Sounded neat but implausible at the time, since the Bronco doesn't have a lot of onboard storage, and the camera signals are analog, which while not impossible is an unusual setup for video capture these days.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/fordpass-trail-cam-recording.28288/

 

[BostonSasquatch]

When they mentioned "curated" I figured they were using an existing third party to source the trail info. Sure enough, looks like trail data is powered by FunTreks. Those of you with the Guide to Moab/California/Colorado Backroads books would be familiar with them.

Yes--great guidebooks. Especially appreciated by us old analog geezers.

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