GPSMAP 79 Firmware 2.50
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2023 12:13 am
GPSMAP 79 Firmware Update 2.50 is now available.
Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:
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Changes made from version 2.40 to 2.50:
- Improved area calculation accuracy.
- Fixed a possible issue where POIs wouldn't appear on the map.
- Fixed a possible issue with editing a Geocache filter.
- Fixed a possible issue with removing an item from the page sequence.
- Fixed unit settings not being profile-dependent.
- Fixed issue with main menu as base page.
- Improved Find key to search near map cursor position when appropriate.
- Fixed a possible issues with expedition mode.
- Fixed a possible issues with Search Near option.
- Fixed incorrect option menu items when reviewing the current recording.
- Fixed incorrect English text when deleting a profile.
- Fixed routing prompt appearing twice when adding a via point.
- Fixed possible unexpected behavior when saving or clearing an activity.
- Fixed adding via points to on road routes to a single point.
- Fixed issue searching for address numbers with more than 6 characters.
- Added support for creating courses. Courses can be navigated point to point like a track, or using map data like a route.
- Added ability to convert routes and tracks to courses.
- Added option to search for POIs near a selected city.
- Added on course and off course alerts to track navigation.
- Fixed time data when copying tracks in reverse.
- Fixed issue with keyboard language not persisting through power cycles.
- Fixed possible issue with elapsed time when recording is paused.
- Fixed possible shutdown selecting Current Activity from the Recorded Activities app.
- Fixed issue where messages would appear during power-down.
- Fixed possible issue with missing track stats in GPX files.
- Fixed possible shutdown on keyboard page.
- Fixed display issue on photo viewer page.
- Fixed issue where archived tracks could not be deleted.
- Fixed possible invalid track GPX files after changing color.
- Fixed issue with not displaying the track line color indicator in Recording Controls.
- Fixed possible shutdown when using a right to left language keyboard.
- Fixed possible shutdown in Waypoint Manager after deleting all waypoints.
- Fixed possible shutdown when viewing the Current Activity from the Find menu.
- Improved recent finds list to include navigation started from the map.
- Improved round trip routing setup experience.
- Fixed an issue where certain submenus could be drawn off screen.
- Fixed issue setting custom waypoint offsets using filename.
- Fixed possible issues that caused the main menu to draw over the current page.
- Fixed possible issues with postal code searches.
- Fixed navigation to a geocache to always continue until ended by user.
- Fixed geocache file list to wrap.
- Fixed some issues with geocache photos.
- Fixed issue where certain pages could incorrectly appear to have tabs.
- Fixed issue where FIT activities could be missing start time data.
- Fixed issue where bearing line would not appear on map in CDI compass mode.
- Added geocache proximity alerts.
- Added Auto Save to recording setup, replacing Auto Archive.
- Improved use of Menu > Menu so that page sequence positioning is not lost.
- Improved behavior of navigation of the active track after a power cycle.
- Fixed possible issue with geocache filters.
- Fixed possible display issue on the review page for right to left languages.
- Fixed incorrect location data on geocache logs.
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