Garmin talk

My car died this weekend when I came back to it in a grass parking lot. (still don't know what happened to it, it's only 8 months old and the dealer still can't figure out why it just went kaput). This grass lot is used one week out of the year for a large event. It doesn't have an address. Well, AAA works on addresses alone and doesn't do GPS coordinates.

I installed GE 7.17.1 on my Win 11 desktop and as always, immediately went to Settings and unchecked "Always keep Garmin Express running in background" and confirmed that the Auto Launch box was unchecked. Most of us here do this with every update.

My DriveSmart 65 does not show a voice command menu. My DriveSmart 55 does show a voice command menu. Is there a option to turn the voice command menu on/off?

My Android Pixel 6a lately has been telling me (great conversationalist that it is) that Garmin Drive has been registering between 11% and 14% of it’s battery consumption. The most recent circumstances were during a three day period when I never cranked up the truck and yet it consumed 12% of the total battery usage.

I want to create a route in Google maps and load it onto my 3597.
I have done this before on a different Nuvi and I have been struggling for DAYS to figure out how to do this on the 3597.
Can anyone tell me?

I have a RV760 Garmin and I have updated the maps and other info.
However,I had some help a few years back in installing a group of POI's we use in our travels.
I noticed most have been updated and I am trying to remove just the ones we put in and replace with some updated ones.
I seem not able to do either.
Thanks

Just downloaded GE 7.17.1.0 and installed ok.

We just bought a 2023 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E.
I am signing it up for the Honda MYGarage.

I am asked for the Navigation and Radio Serial numbers and Codes.
I have searched everywhere and can not find out if my truck actually has a serial number for my navigation. The MYGarage knows the year and make and is still asking for the navigation serial number.

Just opened my GE and was advised that Garmin Express 7.17.0.0 is now available. It installed trouble-free on my Win 10 machine although I have not tested it with any of my devices.

So, I have both of the Garmin's listed in the subject line. In fact, I have them both mounted in my truck. The 70LMT is on my wife's side and the 1090 is for me to use when driving (mounted low and in the middle).

I have searched all over and can't find a way to load sub-folders in the poi file in the Garmin Montana 700i. I would like to have categories of files, like on my Zumo. It has probably been discussed already somewhere.

Thanks in advance,

I just got a nuvi 2797 and I'm trying to transfer the favorites from my Drivesmart 65 to the Nuvi 2797. I tried to copy the current.gmx file directly from the 65 to the 2797, and it did not take. So I tried to do the same using Basecamp and that did not work. Are the favorite's format different between the Drivesmart & Nuvi?

My Garmin Express tells me an update to the time zone map is available.
No big deal, details are updates to Mexico Daylight Savings Time.

After last years update to my DriveSmart 65 I noticed that some sections of roads I travel started to display incorrect speed limits. Most of these are on 55mph roads that now show as 25mph. I notice this most often after a curve in the road. I don't like this because now I can't trust what speed limit is displayed on a road I'm not familiar with.

Is it possible to just transfer my .db Rand address book file to my newer Garmin? What's the file name and location of the Garmin address book file?

I have a lifetime map update subscription but Garmin express will not show any new maps available for my gps nuvi3580LM, it does show software updates but not maps.

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EBay currently has a seller (with great feedback stats) offering two Driveluxe 51 LMT devices.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/285255272996

Offered at $80 but if you add it to your Watchlist, you may be sent an eBay email from the Seller offering a 5% discount.

It appears to be complete but if buying it, check to confirm that it includes the powered mount and power adapter.

I'm in the market to replace the battery in my 2689LMT. I see offerings from NewPower99 and Batteryship.com, both with tools. The latter not being able to ship until June! Any others out there?

Drivesmart 86 owners, can you try photolive on your GPS and let me know if it works for you? I've been working with Garmin support on and off for months, and I would like to hear from one actual owner of this device that has it working or not. My GPS always says "no traffic cameras found", but I can manually select every camera in front of me and view it.