I'm not clear on whether the same map installation problem exists with the Mac version, I have heard conflicting stories. This thread discusses the problem and how to downgrade: AFAIK, it still runs on current versions of Windows. You can also use Mapsource, Garmin's older software. But that isn't so easy and the "average guy" won't know how. Now you can downgrade to the old Basecamp, and that is the immediate fix for the problem. My interpretation is that Garmin just gave the finger to anyone who wants to use alternative, free maps on their devices. So they must be aware of the problem, but 7 months later, it hasn't been fixed and Garmin says Basecamp is finished. There is no incentive for them to fix this, aside from pleasing people who are using free third party maps instead of buying Garmin products. And by the time users started complaining, Garmin had already pulled the plug on Basecamp and assigned their programmers to another project. So I'd guess it's just sloppy coding, because this problem never existed in old versions of the software. If they wanted to stop you from sending maps, they would just discontinue MapInstall, or have it put up a message that third party maps aren't supported. It just has to be a bug, and not something intentional. But the problem with not being able to send maps to the GPS is outrageous. They probably think Basecamp is already "good enough", and I don't really disagree.
I think we are just seeing Garmin adapt to a rapidly changing market and allocate their resources to maximize profit. At least Garmin has been better at that, I haven't heard any serious complaints from people with older automotive devices. TomTom and Magellan have angered a lot of people by dropping lifetime map subscriptions. So I suppose this is another reason why they might push everyone to a web portal in the future.
Garmin promised to upgrade Basecamp to 64 bit in 2018, but it never happened. Basecamp is a 32-bit application, and the next version of MacOS (due in the fall of 2019) won't support 32-bit apps. I always assumed this was just a bug that would quickly be fixed, but it's been 7 months now and since they've abandoned Basecamp, I guess they will never fix it.Īnd there is a special concern for Mac users. The only solution is to downgrade to an old version of Basecamp or use Mapsource. There are tons of threads about this problem on the GPSFileDepot forums from confused users who can't install maps. My solution is to offer a separate download of the map file to install on the GPS, avoiding the use of Garmin's software.
So you can't send a third party map to your device now, like the maps at GPSFileDepot or my maps. When you try, everything seems to work OK, but when you look at the map on the GPS, it has no detail. This is bad news, because the current version of Basecamp/MapInstall cannot send maps to your GPS. But with Basecamp discontinued, it seems like this is their new solution. Their new inReach units and the GPSMap 66 (their newest handheld) are the only current devices that can use the portal now. It appears they will begin pushing people to a web portal to manage their GPS devices, as described in that article. "BaseCamp development has been discontinued." There has been a widespread rumor that Garmin stopped developing Basecamp, and now they have officially stated it - see this:
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