My past 3 F150s I just took my dremmel and cut off a few inches and applied some black paint to the end of it. Cost nothing and no need to complicated things. I wanted it as tall as possible for reception but not hitting top of my garage opening.
I'm kind of in agreement with Jim on this, I don't think the ceramic coating does any harm to your paint and does provide protection with a good look. It's just too rich for my blood and I have the time to do overkill in the cleaning and waxing of my vehicles.
I use a good base wax and then...
As the others have already stated, use heat and use you finger nail to get it started. Us a hair dryer to get it soft and real warm. Not so warm you can't touch it but very warm.
They come up easier than you think. Sooner the better. Clean the area with a solvent of some kind, WD40, bug and tar...
I have mine set for auto update and I haven't seen it yet. I have android and when I go to play store, it still shows the older one.
Actually mine says version 3.14.0 Dec 16 2020
Excellent review, you took what I didn't know how to put into words and successfully put it into words. (y) Hard to explain something you have never experienced before.
I agree, it's criminal not to fork the small amount more out for such a precision instrument.