Nuvi 24x5 and 25x5 (GCD File) Software Version 7.00 Released

 

Nuvi 24x5 and 25x5 (GCD File) Software Version 7.00 Released today. Here is the changelog:

Changes made from version 6.60 to 7.00:
Fixed several route-calculation errors.
Fixed several navigation-related errors.
Fixed several search-related issues.
Fixed several map display errors.
Fixed several ASR errors.
Fixed several SmartPhone Link errors.
Fixed several locale-specific keyboard and display-related errors.
Fixed an error that caused the device to shutdown in certain locations when routing with the Argentina MPC map.
Fixed a route recalculation error that caused the device to stop responding.
Fixed several traffic related errors.

Yes, I know it looks amazing like the changelog for the 34xx and 35xx update that was released and then pulled by Garmin. So far this one looks like it remains available, see http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=5337. confused

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Nuvi 350, 760, 1695LM, 3790LMT, 2460LMT, 3597LMTHD, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, DriveSmart 61, Garmin Drive 52, Garmin Backup Camera 40 and TomTom XXL540s.

WooHoo - Categories are fixed in 7.00!

Just updated my 2595 to V7.00 and am very happy to report that categories and subcategories are now working!

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Nüvi 2595LMT

Wake from sleep problems?

Since upgrading from 6.60 to 7.00, I've had 4 freezes. The Shutdown Causes report lists them as 3 Abnormal Powerdowns and 1 Low Battery(although it was fully charged). The freezes occurred after the unit went into sleep mode and would not wake up without a reset.

Note: Unit now seems to be sleeping/waking without freezing. Problems may be related to changes I was making to re-establish the connection with the Android Smartphone Link app.

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Nüvi 2595LMT

Smartphone Link Fixes - Works A lot better

Finished some preliminary Smartphone Link testing. Garmin seem to have fixed most of the past problems I experienced:

  • POI name and address is mostly sent properly from the phone to the Garmin using Smartphone Link. Prior to 7.00 the sent POI would only contain the coordinates. Now the address is sometimes truncated, or the place name is not sent.
  • Saved and Recent items now sync properly from the 2595 to the phone
  • Weather works (used to get a spinning hourglass)
  • My Garmin works (used to get a spinning hourglass)
  • Dynamic Parking works (using U.S. address in simulation mode)

Note: There is an updated Garmin Smartphone Link app (1.3.1, July 18) in the Google Play Store. My testing was done with the 1.2 version of the app and a Samsung Nexus S phone running ICS.

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Nüvi 2595LMT

Re: Nuvi 24x5 And 25x5 (GCD File) Software Version 7.00 Released

Thanks for the update ”t923347”!!! I plan to update my Nuvi 2595 this coming Saturday. I will need it on a family vacation to the Badlands next week.
Take care.

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Brian_Scooby

Version 7.10 is now available

7.10 thread at http://www.poi-factory.com/node/37140

Updated To 7.10 on 2595. So far, so good... Now let's see if those Low Battery aborts from 7.00 go away

EDIT: My wake from sleep problems seemed to be fixed by the 1.3.1 update to the Garmin Smartphone Link app.

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Nüvi 2595LMT

Just an update

The gcd file is now up to 7.7.0