Not exact matches
In the past, if you connected your mobile phone via Sync, Ford and Lincoln
used that for emergency
crash notification (911 Assist) and some other services, but not as many as OnStar.
Current cars can
use a connected smartphone for emergency
crash notification (911 assist).
There still is good reason for automakers to stay involved: When an automaker builds in a data cellphone for telematics and automated
crash notification, it
uses an antenna that works farther in the boondocks that the best smartphone.
Automatic
crash notification remains a part of Sync
using (for now) your cellphone.
Excluding that, the most
used features are remote door unlock, roadside assistance, Good Samaritan, emergency (button press), and automatic
crash notification.
It comprises three years of Safety Connect (emergency
crash notification, motorist emergency
notification by pushing a button, breakdown assist) and Service Connect (reaching out to the dealer to set up service; recall alerts); six months of Remote Connect (remote lock / unlock, engine start / stop, find park vehicle); and six months or 2 GB of free data download which you'll
use long before the six months are up.
Since the app is essentially a web wrapper for the mobile browser version of Facebook with Android sharing intents and
notification features baked in, the stability and speed fixes in question are likely per - device tweaks for devices that are commonly detected
using the app, especially lower - end and older devices that may sometimes
crash or experience slowdown in otherwise normal operation.
To have
crash reports go to
Notification Center instead of a big pop - up, you'll need to
use a Terminal command.