Ford software update puts a Siri button in millions of cars<article>
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<p>While Ford has yet to go all-in with Apple’s
CarPlay in-dash system, it’s offering existing vehicles the next-best thing with Siri Eyes-Free.</p><p>The automaker is rolling out a software update that adds Siri support to vehicles’ existing voice recognition buttons. The update, available in all second-generation Ford Sync (or MyFord Touch) vehicles from 2011 onward, is available
through Ford’s website.</p><p>Siri Eyes-Free is
a three-year-old feature that lets users access a set of iOS voice controls without taking out their phones, usually through a button on the steering wheel. For instance, users can make phone calls, dictate text messages, get directions, look up points of interest, set reminders, and begin music playback.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3011596/car-tech/ford-software-update-puts-a-siri-button-in-millions-of-cars.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Ford software update puts a Siri button in millions of cars
