Garmin talk

Just tried to use Garmin's POIs to find nearest US Post Office. First four nearest have all been closed over a year ago. One was closed six years ago.

Any thoughts about why Garmin doesn't update these?

having a issue lately as why my dezlcam gps just randomly dims out while traveling.. has anybody had that issue? it goes on and off. wondering if thats a battery issue. thanks for responding.

What bugs me when I use my Garmin is "turn right on Main St". If you are NOT ON Main St. you can't turn right ON Main St. You can only turn right ONTO Main St.

Does it bug you? I have tried to change it but Garmin uses the same ON for "destination is on the left", which is correct English.

Ok, any guesses for when the next map update will appear

I've been searching, but I can't find it. Plan B for restoring those system files that you remove to save space, and didn't back up. My unit works, but I had removed a lot of files to make room, but I'd like to restore this unit to factory.

This may be a dumb question.
Is there a way to find out if I already voted? I'm sure I did, but want to verify that I did.
TIA

Since my last upgrade to maps and other utilities it said I needed, my Garmin 3490 no longer switches from day to night to day mode anymore!!

All settings are the same as they were and in the correct "AUTO" mode.

Is anyone else experiencing this???

It is a real pain to set it to the proper mode required.

I've had a custom RLC alert audio file on my DS-50 for a couple of years and it has worked fine. However awhile back (I think it was after the 2020.2 upgrade) it stopped working. Is it possible there was something in the upgrade that inhibits it? I have not made any other changes to my file structure etc.

Comments?

DougJ

I have been losing 'Free Space' on my PC SSD and discovered that one of the main culprits was that Garmin was backing up each map(2GB+ apiece) after every update. 12 updates has resulted in ~24 GB of lost free space.

The limited settings menu in GE has no choices for saving/deleting map updates.

OK. I replaced the battery and hot glued it to keep it from rattling. The hot glue failed and I snapped off the switch from the circuit board while opening the case.I looks like it was never soldered, only stuck on with two plastic pins. I ohm-ed it out and it always looks like a short. Has any one had experience repairing/reinstalling the switch ?

Anyone know how to reboot a newer Honda factory navigation system? Restarting the vehicle doesn't really do a full reboot of the Android infotainment system as it seems to be a sleep/hibernation mode. Occasionally, I see weird things happen that I'd rather initiate a manual reboot perhaps weekly before it inevitably crashes, freezes, or just goes blank at a most inconvenient time i.e.

A trivial question, but one that has bothered me for a long time. I have a Nuvi 40LM (old, but still useful thanks to the lifetime maps). I use the female voice with the British accent (don't recall the name)because it is so well enunciated that I can understand it better than most. Frequently it directs me to "take sid road", or at least that's what it sounds like to me.

Garmin Express v6.19.4.0 is available.

I have a predicament where I need more space on my C drive.
The only item I see that will give me room is the Garmin map file 2020.20
I am using 2020.30.

I install almost all programs to my D drive partition which has
tons of room.

It seems to me I deleted the second to last map once and it caused me problems, i.e I had to reinstall Garmin, maps etc.

... to me anyway.

I just updated my Jeep 430n (a Garmin based in-dash unit) and was checking it out to see if all went well.

Are the custom avoidances stored in the current.gpx file or are they stored someplace else? My custom avoidances get corrupted every time I restore the gpx file. It happens with my Nuvi 2559LMT and DriveSmart 5.

My Garmin 2559LMT died. I attempted to replace the battery and ended up breaking the battery clip off of the system board. I called up Garmin. They offered me a refurbished GPS in trade for $100. I thought my unit was toast. I looked up a place that I bought Garnin parts from previously. I contacted the owner Chris Short.

Looking at the Speed Camera CVS file for the week of November 27, 2019 I was amazed to discover that of the total U.S. entries (2029) 41.54% were located in Maryland and New York. Canada files were also included in the 2029 files.

Breakdown is as follows: (USA States only)
Maryland= 615
New York= 228
Total files= 2,029

i have a Garmin Nuvi 68. When I uploaded my POIs to my Garmin, The subfolders would show up in alphabetical order. Like Applebeek Crakerbarrel etc. A couple of years ago, the stoped loading in Alpha order and load radomly. This is very frustrating but I put up with it hoping I could figure out what I was doing wrong.

Is there anybody here that has the Garmin DriveSmart 65 with Amazon Alexa? If so, I am interested in hearing what sorts of things you use Alexa for while traveling?

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/639409/pn/010-02153-00