Garmin Express tells me it has an update labeled "GPS Software Ver, 2.81." Can anyone here tell me more about what it is and how it is different from earlier version?
Garmin Express tells me it has an update labeled "GPS Software Ver, 2.81." Can anyone here tell me more about what it is and how it is different from earlier version?
This is for the GPS chip itself. I've never seen release notes on the chip software. I suspect it comes direct from the chip manufacturer.
Never had a problem with one of these updates. Never saw a noticeable difference afterwards, either
Hello, can you tell me, where I can download this version 2.81.
Garmin Express doesn't "tell" me, that there is an update.
I believe Garmin rolls updates out gradually, using the early recipients to debug the software. As far as I know, you have to wait until you come up in the queue. I learned about the update when I opened Garmin Express. It automatically said there was an update ready for me to install on my GPSMAP 66i. I run Garmin Express periodically to update the satellite schedule in my device.
Garmin's (not up to date) update history here:
https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=14457
For some reason, the various persistent sources of fi/w history lag at least one release. This is true for both device and GPS f/w. The only solution appears to be to capture the information when Express offers the update.
I got the GPS 2.81 together with the 9.10 some days ago
just matter of time when all arrives
I suspect that Garmin rolls out updates over some time span and delays updating the update history till the rollout is complete to avoid frustrating people who haven't gotten the update yet. If that's wrong, I'd like to know. The more logical approach in my opinion is to include a readme file along with the update. In a perfect world the update information would also be informative. Many companies, Garmin included, sometimes pretend to provide update information, which in reality are just vague notes that provide little or no meaningful information.