June 27, 2024 software update

[Carbonized_Wildtrak]

With all the updates and UI changes to the ford pass app, does anyone have a clue to what this new updates all about? Description not very descriptive

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[HotdogThud]

Sweet jesus can they just post a damn changelog, ffs?

 

[userdude]

Sweet jesus can they just post a damn changelog, ffs?

 

[WheresMyBronco]

Sweet jesus can they just post a damn changelog, ffs?

Found the changelog online:

Enhanced Stability

• Your vehicle's software has been updated to manage resources more efficiently, contributing to smoother operation and a more consistent update experience in the future.

You're welcome

 

[Ducati1098]

Found the changelog online:

Enhanced Stability

• Your vehicle's software has been updated to manage resources more efficiently, contributing to smoother operation and a more consistent update experience in the future.

You're welcome

lol beat me to it

 

[Ducati1098]

ECG is another acronym for the gateway module. So likely nothing interesting.

 

[Karl_in_Chicago]

The enhanced stability works! My truck is just floating over those city speedbumps now. Thanks Ford!

 

[tock13]

So honest question here…I’ve had Mazdas and Toyotas for the last….well since my sweet ‘86 Escort GT. My Bronco is the first vehicle I’ve owned that gets OTA updates. If it’s running great with zero issues from day 1….why would I want to or need to apply one of Fords updates?

I have automatic updates disabled. I guess I have the “if it ain’t broke don’t fixed it” thing going on with the Bronco.

Am I being dumb and I should take any update pushed from Ford??

 

[HotdogThud]

lol beat me to it

I see you have all this time for snark because you aren't a CDK user... ;-)

 

[jehines3]

I got located out of my truck on Tuesday with a door keypad becoming unusable. Fortunately I had the softop back and I could reach in and pop the door. Alarm went off of course but the fob in the console let me start it and stopped the alarm. I’ve been a door keypad frequent flyer for well over a year and other Fords. This has never happened. Then yesterday a coworker texts me my Bronco is alarming in the parking lot. My key fob was in my pocket as I’m now afraid of the unfound Gremlin. It would not work standing next to my Bronco to stop the alarm? I hate OTA updates without a lot of warning. Can’t say they are related but this is suspicious.

 

[Carbonized_Wildtrak]

So honest question here…I’ve had Mazdas and Toyotas for the last….well since my sweet ‘86 Escort GT. My Bronco is the first vehicle I’ve owned that gets OTA updates. If it’s running great with zero issues from day 1….why would I want to or need to apply one of Fords updates?

I have automatic updates disabled. I guess I have the “if it ain’t broke don’t fixed it” thing going on with the Bronco.

Am I being dumb and I should take any update pushed from Ford??

Apparently we’re suppose to get different features something along the lines of 360 active cameras, our ability to use the exterior lights again from phones, a different version of security alert.

I got located out of my truck on Tuesday with a door keypad becoming unusable. Fortunately I had the softop back and I could reach in and pop the door. Alarm went off of course but the fob in the console let me start it and stopped the alarm. I’ve been a door keypad frequent flyer for well over a year and other Fords. This has never happened. Then yesterday a coworker texts me my Bronco is alarming in the parking lot. My key fob was in my pocket as I’m now afraid of the unfound Gremlin. It would not work standing next to my Bronco to stop the alarm? I hate OTA updates without a lot of warning. Can’t say they are related but this is suspicious.

Dang no notification on your phone? Same I wish we got an alert letting us know there will be incoming updates ahead of time. Just so we’ll know what to look out for should something happen . I only knew about this one because I opened the app to make sure my car my was locked

 

[userdude]

So honest question here…I’ve had Mazdas and Toyotas for the last….well since my sweet ‘86 Escort GT. My Bronco is the first vehicle I’ve owned that gets OTA updates. If it’s running great with zero issues from day 1….why would I want to or need to apply one of Fords updates?

I have automatic updates disabled. I guess I have the “if it ain’t broke don’t fixed it” thing going on with the Bronco.

Am I being dumb and I should take any update pushed from Ford??

I feel like there's two ways of looking at this:

- Never updating until you have to, then you have many updates to apply. Hope it works!
- Always update. Hope it works!

For me, the former is more dreaded given who we're talking about here and what it is. Maybe that's foolish, but I'd rather know sooner than later. YMMV.

 

[ksdon]

You Bronco is getting better........your Bronco is getting better........your Bronco is getting better

 

[tock13]

I feel like there's two ways of looking at this:

- Never updating until you have to, then you have many updates to apply. Hope it works!
- Always update. Hope it works!

For me, the former is more dreaded given who we're talking about here and what it is. Maybe that's foolish, but I'd rather know sooner than later. YMMV.

So fords updates aren’t cumulative? Let’s say ford puts out 4 updates, if I skip the first 3 consecutive updates and catch the 4th one, it still has to run the first 3 I skipped because the code in the 3 missed updates are not part of the 4th one? If that’s the case then yeah, your take on best practice makes total sense to me.

 

[brkdncr]

So honest question here…I’ve had Mazdas and Toyotas for the last….well since my sweet ‘86 Escort GT. My Bronco is the first vehicle I’ve owned that gets OTA updates. If it’s running great with zero issues from day 1….why would I want to or need to apply one of Fords updates?

I have automatic updates disabled. I guess I have the “if it ain’t broke don’t fixed it” thing going on with the Bronco.

Am I being dumb and I should take any update pushed from Ford??

Modern software development is iterative.

Software development can be segmented into a few main types of changes: bug fixes, security fixes, feature enhancements.

your vehicle has remote connectivity. Do you trust that they got it right at release? Because no one does.

your vehicle has complex software.

your vehicle has wireless keys.

I personally don’t trust that any of this was working right or has no security issues at release. I believe they have a very good reason to improve their software. I leave updates on and think keeping them off is a poor decision.

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