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NEW UPDATE for Garmin 2405-2505 series

 
Mon, 01/09/2012 - 10:29am

New update available. Changes 3.7-4.4

Added Smartphone Link
Added Yellow Pages Feature to location searches for some markets
Fixed an error that caused Traffic to malfunction in Minneapolis, Nashville and Las Vegas
Updated software to comply with France Safety Camera decree
Improved Map Drawing Performance
Improved Search Performance
Improved Traffic Performance
Many other small fixes

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Mon, 01/09/2012 - 10:42am

Smartphone Link

The smartphone link only works with the Android Phones so far, that's a bummer!but the maps seem to draw a lot faster now.

Mon, 01/09/2012 - 11:51am

Here is

Here is the official announcement of the Smartphone for Android service:

http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2012/01/garmin-smartphone-link-fo...

And here is the link to the app on the Android Market:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.garmin.android.app...

Smartphone Link currently works with all Bluetooth®-enabled 2012 Garmin navigators, including nüvi 2475LT, 2495LMT, 2595LMT, 3490LMT and 3590LMT. All of these models, except the nüvi 3590LMT, require a software update (version 4.40 or later).

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Mon, 01/09/2012 - 11:54am

Question for Smartphone User's

When your using you phone for a gps and mp3 what do you do for power? Doesn't it run the battery down faster?

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johnm405 660 & MSS&T
Mon, 01/09/2012 - 12:06pm

i use

johnm405 wrote:

When your using you phone for a gps and mp3 what do you do for power? Doesn't it run the battery down faster?

The same thing your GPS uses, a car charger cord.

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Mon, 01/09/2012 - 12:10pm

usb cord plugged into a USB power adapter into lighter plug-in

johnm405 wrote:

When your using you phone for a gps and mp3 what do you do for power? Doesn't it run the battery down faster?

On my Droid X I use the optional cradle mount they have that has the same size ball as the Garmin's use and then use the new style Garmin dash pad mount with the phones supplied usb cord plugged into the cradle mount. I then use a simple cheap USB adapter that plugs into the lighter or power plug-in in the car. They also have a power adapter cable similar to the non traffic one that Garmin provides for nuvi's.

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Mon, 01/09/2012 - 12:09pm

Sounds Dumb

Box Car wrote:
johnm405 wrote:

When your using you phone for a gps and mp3 what do you do for power? Doesn't it run the battery down faster?

The same thing your GPS uses, a car charger cord.

I know the questiong sounded dumb, but I don't see many people in their vehicles with power cords hooked up.

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johnm405 660 & MSS&T
Mon, 01/09/2012 - 12:25pm

not many phones

come with car chargers any more. I bought a iGO several years ago and now all I need are new tips to match the current phone.

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Mon, 01/09/2012 - 9:10pm

Orlandorealtor wrote: New

Orlandorealtor wrote:

New update available. Changes 3.7-4.4

Added Smartphone Link
Added Yellow Pages Feature to location searches for some markets
Fixed an error that caused Traffic to malfunction in Minneapolis, Nashville and Las Vegas
Updated software to comply with France Safety Camera decree
Improved Map Drawing Performance
Improved Search Performance
Improved Traffic Performance
Many other small fixes

Just tried on my 2460 and did not tell me (Webupdater) other than voices anything else was available. I currently have Software Version 2.50
GPS Firmware 2.70

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Tue, 01/10/2012 - 12:37am

Thanks for the heads-up

I just got a 2555 the other day, I will update it again.

Orlandorealtor wrote:

New update available. Changes 3.7-4.4

Added Smartphone Link
Added Yellow Pages Feature to location searches for some markets
Fixed an error that caused Traffic to malfunction in Minneapolis, Nashville and Las Vegas
Updated software to comply with France Safety Camera decree
Improved Map Drawing Performance
Improved Search Performance
Improved Traffic Performance
Many other small fixes

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Matt
Tue, 01/10/2012 - 1:01am

myDashboard

angelfish wrote:

Just tried on my 2460 and did not tell me (Webupdater) other than voices anything else was available. I currently have Software Version 2.50
GPS Firmware 2.70

I just did my 2460 using myDashboard and it gave me the update, for some reason it did it in two steps of connect/disconnect

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Tue, 01/10/2012 - 9:22am

Not for the 2460

This is just for the New Garmin 2405-2505 . The last number ends in 5.

Tue, 01/10/2012 - 8:45pm

I downloaded the smartphone

I downloaded the smartphone software and updated my 2460 but I still cant figure out how to transfer data from my smartphone (Samsung Charge) to my 2460. Any ideas? Can you do it in wifi mode or must you be using a data connection? Can't figure out how you get things like weather, traffic, etc, to transfer to my 2460. Anyone know the procedure?

Tue, 01/10/2012 - 8:48pm

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Try a BT connection...

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Tue, 01/10/2012 - 9:00pm

Thanks, I did. My BT is set

Thanks, I did. My BT is set up but doesn't seem to help any. What is the process? Should I just be able to go to a database or information on my phone and share it via BT?

Tue, 01/10/2012 - 9:04pm

Options

Any options you have should appear on screen as with things like the phone, contacts etc. I would surmise. However, as I don't have this my device, I can't say for sure.

It also may in settings, or tools on the nuvi itself. That's where I would check first.

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Tue, 01/10/2012 - 9:41pm

Nothing seems to work. I

Nothing seems to work. I think I will have to call Garmin for this one.

Tue, 01/10/2012 - 10:31pm

Check this YouTube vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=62nxc...

edit - I don't see the 2460 on the list for this feature.

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Wed, 01/11/2012 - 10:06am

Not for the 2460

gerrydrake wrote:

I downloaded the smartphone software and updated my 2460 but I still cant figure out how to transfer data from my smartphone (Samsung Charge) to my 2460. Any ideas? Can you do it in wifi mode or must you be using a data connection? Can't figure out how you get things like weather, traffic, etc, to transfer to my 2460. Anyone know the procedure?

This update is not for the 2460!

Wed, 01/11/2012 - 3:01pm

Thnak you. That would

Thnak you. That would explain it.

Wed, 01/11/2012 - 3:58pm

Only the 2012 Nuvi bluetooth models support the Smartphone Link

gerrydrake wrote:

I downloaded the smartphone software and updated my 2460 but I still cant figure out how to transfer data from my smartphone (Samsung Charge) to my 2460. Any ideas? Can you do it in wifi mode or must you be using a data connection? Can't figure out how you get things like weather, traffic, etc, to transfer to my 2460. Anyone know the procedure?

Your 2460 will not be able to use the Smartphone Link.

Only the 2012 Nuvi bluetooth models 2475LT, 2495LMT, 2595LMT, 3490LMT and 3590LMT will support the Smartphone Link service

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