SYNC 4 Demo/Overview - 12" Touchscreen in 2021 Bronco

[Ourbroncolife]

Check out this demo we did on the SYNC 4 system on the 21 Bronco - 12" screen Available on Outer Banks and up

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[618TRVLWILD]

Awesome video! I def sure I'll be super happy with the smaller screen! Can't wait till my bronco arrives!!

 

[BroncoJay]

Great video...
Informative
Thanks

 

[Ourbroncolife]

Awesome video! I def sure I'll be super happy with the smaller screen! Can't wait till my bronco arrives!!

All patiently waiting haha

 

[Ourbroncolife]

Great video...
Informative
Thanks

Thanks!

 

[Wanted33]

Thanks Sean, seems simple enough. I'm glad now that I decided to get the 12" screen.

 

[codydb19]

Nice video showing off the 12”. It does looks cool and pretty, but as far as functionality I prefer the 8”. I have no use for the side panel and it irrationallly bothers me that CarPlay doesn’t go full screen on the 12”.

(And just because I know B6G and to pre-empt it, I know and understand the reasoning why it doesn’t go full screen so don’t waste your time explaining why)

 

[Tdubz]

Thanks for the vid. This makes the 8” screen seem like the better buy since its basically the same size as the 12” screen minus the “pages” section. If you could use the entire screen without the pages, then the 12” might be worth it.

 

[ColoradoGuy]

The 12" will shine when using it for trail cam mode. Otherwise, I agree with others that the 8" is a good option.

 

[MightyAndrew]

Nice video showing off the 12”. It does looks cool and pretty, but as far as functionality I prefer the 8”. I have no use for the side panel and it irrationallly bothers me that CarPlay doesn’t go full screen on the 12”.

(And just because I know B6G and to pre-empt it, I know and understand the reasoning why it doesn’t go full screen so don’t waste your time explaining why)

Wait. Why doesn’t it go full screen? I have been wondering this for quite some time now.

 

[codydb19]

Wait. Why doesn’t it go full screen? I have been wondering this for quite some time now.

Ya know, I actually always just assumed it was due to CarPlay not being optimized for the 12” screen and that the resolution/aspect ratio would be off. However I was curious how the Mustang Mach E handled CarPlay. So just watched a video and it is much bigger there. (Doesn’t use the full screen in the Mach E either) So . Either there is something about the resolution/aspect ratio of the 12” screen, or Ford really wants that side panel to always be present.

Either way...

 

[MightyAndrew]

Ya know, I actually always just assumed it was due to CarPlay not being optimized for the 12” screen and that the resolution/aspect ratio would be off. However I was curious how the Mustang Mach E handled CarPlay. So just watched a video and it is much bigger there. (Doesn’t use the full screen in the Mach E either) So . Either there is something about the resolution/aspect ratio of the 12” screen, or Ford really wants that side panel to always be present.

Either way...

I noticed the same thing in the Ford Explorer ST. It too does not utilize the entire full screen for CarPlay. Knowing the vast majority of users will use CarPlay or Android Auto over their own built in nav, I’m not sure why this was omitted. Especially for this long. It must be a compatibility issue.

 

[That_Hal]

Check out this demo we did on the SYNC 4 system on the 21 Bronco - 12" screen Available on Outer Banks and up

Follow along on our Instagram for more videos : @ OurBroncoLife

So why did Ford not just pay you to do this? Lol... Yours are always great!

 

[Slater]

Awesome video! Really nice screen resolution! Thanks for capturing so much detail.

Does that animation happen at each start up (or going to "accessory position 2")? That was pretty cool. Also, will you be covering any interface customization that Sync 4 has (changing the colors of the interface like "dark mode" etc.) in future videos?

 

[Rick Astley]

Nice video showing off the 12”. It does looks cool and pretty, but as far as functionality I prefer the 8”. I have no use for the side panel and it irrationallly bothers me that CarPlay doesn’t go full screen on the 12”.

(And just because I know B6G and to pre-empt it, I know and understand the reasoning why it doesn’t go full screen so don’t waste your time explaining why)

Wait. Why doesn’t it go full screen? I have been wondering this for quite some time now.

Ya know, I actually always just assumed it was due to CarPlay not being optimized for the 12” screen and that the resolution/aspect ratio would be off. However I was curious how the Mustang Mach E handled CarPlay. So just watched a video and it is much bigger there. (Doesn’t use the full screen in the Mach E either) So . Either there is something about the resolution/aspect ratio of the 12” screen, or Ford really wants that side panel to always be present.

Either way...

There was an awesome thread on exactly that a while ago by a really helpful chap on the forums. Nobody reads such threads because they are stupid and only tell you information nobody wants to know.

What Ford calls it is "Information on Demand Panel" or "IDP".

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/information-on-demand-panel-idp-with-sync4.12555/


I will put forward that the 360 camera functions on an 8" screen would be laughable, especially when doing the front facing and surround at the same time, so it was a reasonable decision by Ford to limit that to only those bringing the full 12" to the playground.

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