Microphone in old 245w that has no function?
Fri, 11/14/2025 - 6:58am
I just noticed that my old Nuvi 245w has got a microphone on the right side while my 205w doesn’t. The 245w has no bluetooth so it’s certainly not for making phonecalls. I’m interested in why the microphone is there if anyone knows?
I have searched for Garmin Nüvi 245w microphone and found nothing but a manual for the 205w.
Voice Command?
I also looked for a manual and got the same results as you.
Is it possible that your 245W has voice command? If so, I'd expect that your device's Settings would have a section for Voice Command including customizing the wakeup command.
3.5 mm headphone jack?
I found a stylus for the 245w and it comes with a few lanyards, one of which is to plug in to the “headphone” jack. View the images after going to https://www.amazon.com/BoxWave-Stylus-Compatible-Garmin-nuvi....
John from PA
Actually no voice command
I also looked for a manual and got the same results as you.
Is it possible that your 245W has voice command? If so, I'd expect that your device's Settings would have a section for Voice Command including customizing the wakeup command.
Yes that’s so strange, I just can’t seem to find any proper information. I have looked around the settings and all other options on the 245 but there are no voice command function. It’s basically identical to the 205 one, no bluetooth capability, no voice command capabilities and no extra features.
No headphone jack
I found a stylus for the 245w and it comes with a few lanyards, one of which is to plug in to the “headphone” jack. View the images after going to https://www.amazon.com/BoxWave-Stylus-Compatible-Garmin-nuvi/dp/B07T3DT3R8.
Hi! I looked at them, but the 245w has no headphone jack either. I will see if I can figure out how to post a picture of it.
Here is a picture. The black
Here is a picture. The black one (first picture) is the 245 with microphone and the grey one (second picture) is the 205 without microphone.
https://ibb.co/nMnKGb9y
https://ibb.co/jkmgQMb1