In-Vehicle Karaoke Rolling Out to F-150 Lightning! (Stingray Karaoke App)

[Ford Motor Company]

Hi F-150 Lightning owners!

Are you ready to sing your heart out via karaoke in your F-150 Lightning?! Good, because we are starting to roll out in-vehicle karaoke via the Stingray Karaoke app! This will be the first time karaoke is available for Ford owners to use and enjoy inside the vehicle while parked and on the go.

The Stingray Karaoke app will start to roll out via a Ford software update first to eligible F-150 Lightning owners with the Lariat, Platinum and Flash models. These are vehicles with the SYNC 4A infotainment systems. If you aren’t sure, if you have SYNC 4A you can check out this page here.

This will be a staggered rollout by model year starting with 2024 F-150 Lightning. Once installed, the Stingray Karaoke app will appear in the Apps tab of your in-vehicle center display. Below are details on how it works!

How to Use the Stingray Karaoke App:

• While Parked/Charging: Launch the in-vehicle app and select a song. The lyrics of the song you have selected will be shown on the in-vehicle screen so everyone in the car can participate in the fun while the music plays through your sound system.
• While Driving: If the in-vehicle app is opened and the vehicle detects a passenger is in the front seat and buckled, the app will ask for confirmation that a passenger is in the front seat and a QR code will appear. The passenger can use their smartphone to scan the QR code and a webpage will open to control the karaoke experience from their smartphone without having to login to an app. Passengers can add songs to their playlist, change songs, view scrolling lyrics and utilize the vehicle’s audio system. This unique experience was developed in collaboration with the Stingray and Ford engineering teams.
• Please note, you need an active Ford Premium Connectivity plan or be connected to WiFi for access.

We can’t wait for you to experience this for the first time in a Ford vehicle! Please share karaoke your experiences with us using the hashtag #FordKaraoke.

Happy singing!

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[FinsNBolts]

Whew! I’m so glad you skipped pet mode and went straight to karaoke! I’m certain that was the top of everyone’s wish list.

 

[COrocket]

Whew! I’m so glad you skipped pet mode and went straight to karaoke! I’m certain that was the top of everyone’s wish list.

Don’t forget Generator Mode as well

 

[Shawnson]

And yet still no YouTube in Canada… You can tie in to premium connectivity for Karaoke but not YouTube for Canada….

 

[Pioneer74]

Unbelievable. Tone deaf to the problems and wishes of everybody on this forum.

 

[F150ROD]

Lol…..

Just yesterday I was sitting here wondering if we would ever get anything other than You Tube….. I should have known lol

I’m assuming this will happen after the BC update in 20025?

Starting with 2024’s? Aren’t they supposed to roll out with this from the factory?

 

[scoobybri]

Never used it in my Tesla so I guess I'm not upset that those of us with 12" screens don't seem to be getting it. But as others have said, there are lots of other more important features that should have been released way before this. Where my SOC in Google Maps that was announced 9 months ago?

 

[Ricks Lightning]

I guess my daughter will have to ride in the front and throw the wife in the back.
Tell her Ford made me do it.

Rick

 

[Danface]

I'd rather seeing real time numbers from the OBD then being able sing along with my truck. What's next, a potato peeler?

 

[Flipper]

I also never used in my tesla. Give me the sentry mode like tesla and the ability to view camera's thru app.

 

[The Weatherman]

Are you serious? No BC updates, No ‘Dog Mode’, A Lacking Nav and Charging functions and your offering in car Karaoke?

Please! We’re not stupid, you are just working to line your pockets with features that require Max Connectivity. (Show me the MONEY!)

 

[Jodokk]

Seems like fun. We'll try it.

 

[JRT]

Lol, I thought this was an April Fool joke...

 

[invertedspear]

There are like 3 things that would improve every Lightning owner's experience that requires less effort than this.

1. Stop turning off remotely started climate control when you open the frunk.
2. Add the ability to use pro power with nothing else "on" in the truck.
3. Dog mode

Why in the world would you push this over other easy adds? What marketing "genius" pushed this BS?

 

[RocketGhost]

I think it may be fun, not sure how often I will use it though. As we can see from the comments, my issue is that Ford seems to not be prioritizing their resources. There are plenty of other features and improvements people want more than another entertainment app that no one asked for.

It may be possible that the karaoke app development didn't take resources away from other improvement, maybe it was a third-party deal with minimal cost or time on Ford's part, or maybe the team that developed it would not have otherwise worked on other improvements and features. But I find it hard to believe that foregoing the karaoke app wouldn't have made other worthwhile improvements more likely.

This really comes across as tone deaf. People at Ford get paid to read these forums every day. They know what we like and don't like about the truck. They know what software improvements we want. I started a thread on what improvements past 6.14 we would like to see for the sole purpose of making it clear to Ford what we want.

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