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Base Camp for Mac (support ending)

NorthernKai

hi folks

tried to reply to the other thread but it won't let me

i'm getting the message about base camp too (apple silicon and all that)

i emailed Garmin and they said there are no plans to update base camp to make it compatible Disappointed

i use it all the time with my eTrex Touch.

what are the alternatives? 

Garmin have pointed me to Explore and Connect. will these be any good for plotting routes? that what I mainly do 

are there any 3rd party apps that will allow you to connect and plot routes?

of course the easiest thing would be for Garmin to update the app, can't be that much in it, and there are still thousands of users of base camp i'm sure

thanks

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    i have looked at alternatives like plotaroute to make my routes, but the problem is they do not use the same map as me

    when i plug into basecamp it pulls up my eTrex with the maps i have installed. so when i create a route i know it's for the map i have installed.

    there are others places to make routes but they don't relate to the maps on my eTrex

    am I getting this right?

  • 0 in reply to 4711977

    I love using Basecamp for planning my RV trips!, the other apps are not designed to allow you to customize your route to avoid areas, I need to be able to adjust travel times, stops and routes, there are times we want the interstate and there are times we want to be able to go the backroads.  Please tell me who to contact at Garmin and ask for the ability to at least plan the route on my IMAC - remember not all of us have the fingers and the visual acuity to plan a cross country trip on their telephones.

  • 0 in reply to TWZF8

    i'm hoping Garmin are aware of the threads highlighting the Base Camp issue. if we keep talking about it they might do something about it 

  • 0 in reply to TWZF8

    You couldn’t, even if you wanted to! The iPhone app is absolute garbage. minimal features and it looks like no one at Garmin has ever even looked at it. The color contrast is messed up, elements go off the screen and can’t be pulled onto it, just for a start.

    Even the old mac Basecamp had a fraction of the features the Windows version had. Early on I watched some YouTube videos on how to use it, and was so dismayed when I saw the difference. 

    It seems like Garmin has been sending the message for a long time that Mac users are an afterthought at best. I made the mistake of not realizing that before I bought from them once, but won’t do it again.

  • 0 in reply to 4711977
    4711977 said:
    Even the old mac Basecamp had a fraction of the features the Windows version had.

    BaseCamp for Mac has the same features as the Windows version, it just works different. The toolbar of the Mac version doesn't have that many buttons as the Windows version, features are hidden in context menus.

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    Hi. I am receiving a message stating that Basecamp will not work anymore im my M4 MAC. Do you intend to update the Basecamp version to make it compatible?

    I am using it for such a long time that I wouldn`t like to rely another options. I spent too many time learning and studying Basecamp software. I trusted in Gamin size and consolidated company to feel secure to invest my time. It would not be a fair decision from Garmin.

    Please, advise me about the future to MAC-Garmin features.

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    I would like to try something other than Garmin, seems more and more you are forced to store things "in the cloud" and the assumption is that you have a way to get to "the cloud" no matter where you are at.  I don't want or feel a need to pay for year round storage/access for something that I use maybe four times a year if I'm optimistic