Disable the radio app?

[Quarter2heavy]

Yesterday, I started the truck and was sitting in the parking lot, setting my GPS to head out somewhere, and mid way of reviewing the destination, SYNC closes Navigation and opens the radio. Truck has been on for about three minutes at this point. The radio will typically does this within the first minute upon start up, but have been 5 to 8 mins driving down the road, and does it.

Is there a way to just disable or even delete the radio function? I am tired of the radio just starting up randomly when I turn on my truck. I use my phone to listen to music/podcast/audio books, and do not use the radio, but the truck will insist, by prevent the phone to play, it's connected just won't play and opening the radio app, and just blare AM540 in all it's static glory. (I don't have any presets as I don't use the radio) Before someone mentions, just set presets to some stations so you don't listen to the static, that in no means fixes the issue at hand.


EDIT: On a side note, is there a way to prevent everything just stopping when I get a call or text. I typically drive with the Navigation on the scree. If i am driving down the road with the navigation going, and get a phone call, I instantly loose my navigation screen and am stuck with a giant screen that just shows how long I have been talking to whoever, until I manually change it back to Nav. Another example, if I am listening to whatever on my phone and get a text message, SYNC will pause the audio and will not play anything till I manually change the screen to get to the play button.

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[BennyTheBeaver]

Maybe someone well versed in Forscan can help.

We have the ability via Forscan to restore the deleted AM radio section on 2023 models. There might be a way to delete FM instead...

 

[sd25]

The radio dis-functionality gets me many times too. Only way I've been able to resolve is to push in the volume dail to mute it.

 

[Quarter2heavy]

The radio dis-functionality gets me many times too. Only way I've been able to resolve is to push in the volume dail to mute it.

That is not solving anything, that just stops the noise, the app still opens and runs even on mute, what I hate most of this is when you close the app and it still plays the radio, so you have no way to stop it without opening the radio app again just to close it after you play from the Bluetooth

 

[sd25]

OP, I agree it doesn't stop this stupid issue. I've even had the radio come on automatically after playing a video from the user manual.

It's just a way to stop the noise as soon as possible.

 

[FirstF150InCasco]

Yesterday, I started the truck and was sitting in the parking lot, setting my GPS to head out somewhere, and mid way of reviewing the destination, SYNC closes Navigation and opens the radio. Truck has been on for about three minutes at this point. The radio will typically does this within the first minute upon start up, but have been 5 to 8 mins driving down the road, and does it.

Is there a way to just disable or even delete the radio function? I am tired of the radio just starting up randomly when I turn on my truck. I use my phone to listen to music/podcast/audio books, and do not use the radio, but the truck will insist, by prevent the phone to play, it's connected just won't play and opening the radio app, and just blare AM540 in all it's static glory. (I don't have any presets as I don't use the radio) Before someone mentions, just set presets to some stations so you don't listen to the static, that in no means fixes the issue at hand.


EDIT: On a side note, is there a way to prevent everything just stopping when I get a call or text. I typically drive with the Navigation on the scree. If i am driving down the road with the navigation going, and get a phone call, I instantly loose my navigation screen and am stuck with a giant screen that just shows how long I have been talking to whoever, until I manually change it back to Nav. Another example, if I am listening to whatever on my phone and get a text message, SYNC will pause the audio and will not play anything till I manually change the screen to get to the play button.

As for your "Edit" (second) problem. Are you using Apple Play? I don't seem to have this problem with Apple Play.

 

[Quarter2heavy]

I do not use apple play nor android auto. I simply just link my phone via the Bluetooth.

 

[Heliian]

link my phone via the Bluetooth

Ya, you'll have a better experience with AA or carplay.

Also, your steering wheel controls can be useful in your current setup.

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