Garmin N. America Reviews

Three recent updates, all failures

BrendanGalligan

This app had been great for 4+ years. However, the last few updates have been unstable, unreliable or inaccurate (a big problem for a Nav app!). The first automatic update caused the app to crash upon opening. I deleted the app and reinstalled (then had to re-download the 3gb of required files). The reinstalled version worked, but crashes whenever the app went into the background (don't try to change music on a road trip). The next update promised to fix the crashing problems, and it did. But it substituted them with other oddities. I can't set the "home" location anymore (the prompt is there, it just doesn't save), I can't change the vehicle icon, and many addresses are off by several hundred feet where they used to be dead accurate. Those oddities are coupled with fun things like the app selectively muting itself, then crashing outright when it needs to recalculate the route because you missed its unannounced directions. Moreover the app is not nearly as responsive and seems to lag far more than it used to in the last version. If the AppStore allowed for version rollback, I definitely would. But alas that's not possible, so I guess I'm back to using AppleMaps.

Slow to update the app

King Zulu

This is generally a good app, with a key feature being you have your map data on the phone, so driving somewhere with no cell coverage doesn't affect you. The map keeps working, unlike a program that downloads map data on the fly. Live traffic data is also very helpful in routing commutes. You already know the way home, but it's helpful to be able to choose an alternate when traffic is stubbed up on the usual route. Garmin's usage of traffic data seems more up-front and informative than other mapping apps. Unfortunately, Garmin is slow to roll out updates. Apple releases beta versions of iOS updates well before new iOS versions are rolled out to the general public, in part so that developers can make certain their apps will at least continue to function. It seems as though Garmin instead just waits to see if they get complaints, and then starts working on it. This happened again with iOS 10, making this app useless for weeks after the update. If Garmin doesn't wish to continue to support an app that doesn't continue to generate revenue, ok then. They should just say that. If they do intend to maintain it, they shouldn't wait until it's broken to take notice of the iOS update schedule.

Used to be a great app!

JLSull

The new update makes it useless. The app crashes for no apparent reason, which renders it unusable. I tried using it today for the holiday and I had to switch to Waze. Fix the app and I will change my rating. I used to love this app and swear by it to all of my family and friends.

Poor display usage on iPad

SemiAnnoyed

First the good: this app appears to be the Garmin Nuvi software which is easy to use and full featured. The bad: this app makes very poor use of the screen on my iPad. Garmin appears to have implemented iPad support by providing a double sized iPhone display. The display leaves a 1/4" to 1/2" blank border around the map and uses excessively large words, icons and buttons. I estimate the blank border takes up 20% of the screen area. I expect better from a company with vast experience in navigation systems on a wide variety of devices and displays (marine, aviation, automotive, handheld, etc.)

Unstable

Crash Happy?

As many other reviewers have commented, when this app is working, it's outstanding! But, as now, following an Apple update, the Garmin app becomes almost unusable due to frequent crashes - seemingly in areas where you need it most (dense urban cores - poor GPS? Frequent cell tower hops? Network saturation?). I hope they fix it soon...

Not what used to be...

azgulo

I have been using this successfully for several years over several iOS updates without significant issues. This is no longer the case. Since upgrading to iOS 10, this app has not functioned properly on either an iPhone 6 or an iPhone 6s. It no longer is capable of using the phone's compass/accelerometer features to provide a 3-D view for navigation, rendering the app useless for navigation. I'm hopeful that Garmin will remedy this at some point, but I would avoid investing until this is resolved.

Overall I like it

Anti Stupid

Although recently it keeps closing/crashing while I'm using it. This happens frequently.

Crashes while driving

c02hawk

I did like the app, But now since all the Apple updates it keeps crashing while driving . In the middle of the route it goes back to the home screen. I hope somebody reads this and can fix the problem.

Disappointing

Rockhound211

I am disappointed with this app. There are many free apps that can do what this does. However, I was willing to shell out the money for this oe in the expectation that I would be able to easily transfer my favorit locations from Garmin's BaseCamp program (waypoints that I collect for use with a now outdated Garmin GPS). Imagine my great disappointment when I discovered that BaseCamp does not recognize the app on my iPhone. As far as I can tell, the app works just fine. I did use it to successfully navigate on a road trip, but without the ability to communicate with BaseCamp and being able to transfer waypoints, tracks, routes, etc., I am wondering what is the point of paying for this, when I can get free apps that wok just as well. I want my money back.

App crashes when navigating

radioflieger

The recent update of the Garman navigator app will crash when you are driving down the road and forcing you to try to have to reopen it. It is very annoying when the app crashes when you're trying to navigate in a certain direction. Garman is very slow to update any of its apps. this is for version 10.2 of iOS.

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