nuvi 1690 (NA) firmware update v3.40 released (05/11/2010)

Update -not working..some problem....

Isn't it amaming how many problems there are with the Garmin units...how many new ones will the update create????????

Since I have a 1690, I will update my unit tonight when I get home. Thanks.

Thanks for the update notification - I have not had my unit on today to get the message from myGarmin, so this was helpful to let me know.

I will update mine this evening.

Added units for Temperature on weather page (display C for Celsius and F for Fahrenheit).
???????? How....

I don't have one but if I were to guess it would be changing the locale information such as from MPH to kPH. Either that or it is based on the country you select when you first start the device. In that case, if you chose Canada, then everything would be displayed in metric.

I'll have do the update as soon as i get home.

It is mind blowing to see a brand new unit being released to the market with so many "bugs".

Geez.... a list of 30 "fixes" for one unit...

That's not a "bug" or two.... that's an Infestation !

I'd be really careful about getting the update. I updated on Tuesday... it worked all day Tuesday, but on Wednesday my GPS decided to stop working. Only the base map is still being read. The rest of the maps are there, as evidenced by the fact that my gps drive shows as full when plugged into my computer, but the gps can't read them for whatever reason. I've tried reinstalling the maps, but garmin map update just says that the GPS is full and can't upload anything. I sent a message to garmin support, and am still waiting for a response back. If I go to system -> map -> info the page is blank. I'm pretty frustrated right now.

My GPS after update is fine and all is correct.

I have to wonder who they are using to develop their code. Either they have dumped their experienced programming staff for cheaper inexperienced staff or they have been OD'ing on the medical marijuana. I am stunned at the number of bugs across the various product lines. My own 765T with v3.90 is terribly flaky and I am building a nice collection of crash reports.

I also found a minor cosmetic bug in MapSource 6.16.1 that I just reported. It does not effect the usage but it is a Windows Programming 101 type mistake. (To see the bug for yourself, put an & in the name of a waypoint and notice the & is replaced with an underscore on the map. The character following the & is interpreted as a Windows accelerator key - several POI's on this site use & in the waypoint names)

Units from years back like the eMap, GPS V, etc that I owned had nowhere near the amount of bugs and flakiness that plague today's units. Those units from the past were solid & dependable. I think it's all about getting new units out the door without fully testing (leaving the testing to the end-user). When the bugs show up, they work on correcting those but by that time, they are already working on the next new product that has it's own share of issues. Sadly, I don't see it getting any better.

Just look at the length of time they are taking to fix (if they even are) the 7x5 series' buggy v3.90 firmware. Five months and counting...

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4665

Changes made from version 3.40 to 3.50:
Fixed issue where occasionally Ciao position was not updating automatically if the user did not go into the Ciao application.
Added a one-time retry for sending transactions that fail due to poor network signal quality.
Reduce the max size of some of the uploads.
Fixed issue where 'Charging Complete' was not showing properly in all languages.
Fixed error on the weather page with displaying invalid chance of precipitation.
Improved performance of ecoRoute HD.