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Garmin Express now the ONLY application not running natively on my M1 Mac

Scgf
over 2 years ago

Why Garmin, just why? EVERY other app I use, large and small, runs natively on my M1 Mac. There are no longer any new non-ARM Macs being sold. Why is Garmin still an Intel-only app? Can anyone from Garmin comment? There may well be a good reason, though I can't think of one.

Is there an alternative way of syncing my Garmin Edge 820 apart from using the Intel app in emulation mode?

Before anyone leaves a snarky comment saying 'it works fine' just think how you would feel if app developers released Windows-only versions of apps and told Mac users to run the Windows binary using Wine. It wouldn't be acceptable, would it.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Same boat..... My 595LM gps won't sync on my new loaded M1 Max MacBook Pro. You're absolutely correct, the software is Intel only. There are a ton of us Mac user's waiting & waiting & waiting...... I'd like to add more to this comment but, it would be banned.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to RayPaula

    SOLVED!! 
    My son-in-law gave me the following Dynex USB 2.0 hub along with the power adapter. This along with a USB-C to Mini-B Belkin cord and the oem Garmin cord did the trick. I did tests with the power adapter with and without it which worked either way. I'll probably just use the power from the MacBook Pro M1 making it one less cord to plug in.
    This particular hub has been discontinued but, there are a few of these on eBay (link below) with one being new. I would say any 2.0 hub will do the trick just as long as it has 480Mbps for data.
    I'm extremely happy with this getting me up and going but, I still feel the same about Garmin. They really need to get their act together and catch up with today's technology when it comes to Mac's. Even the newer units for example; Zumo XT and GarminDrive units as listed here are giving people fits;
    https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=KfJoPL0T396pKQK5vAeKD8
    And Here
    https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=nbOTEO6uuA3Fs1M7aSrGF7

    Although not on that list, my 595LM is and has been checked on MTP Auto Detect since day one. I did try the others with all three not being recognized during tests "without" this old 2.0 USB hub.
    Anyway, I whined enough about Garmin.......
    Hopefully, this thread will help others that found themselves in the same jam.

    Dynex 4 Port USB 2.0 Hub DX-4P2H; https://Ebay Here

    Belkin F2CU034bt06-BLK 2.0 USB-C to Mini-B Cable; https://Belkin Here