Thread: How to install any Garmin map on Iphone Garmin StreetPilot

Originally Posted by Neil

This is just a shot in the dark, but seeing you haven't had any other suggestions: With some garmin devices/software, search is incomplete or unreliable if you don't have a good satellite fix. Maybe it's the same with Garmin/iphone.

@Neil,

Thanks for you reply.
I am using a custom map of my country Suriname which is build with MPC. There are also a few 3D buildings which show up nicely on my iphone.
The custom map (routable + 3D) works very well in my NUVI device, however when I place it on the iphone with all of the permissions set as stated in previous posts, I get the following:
1. When using address search, it first asks for the housenumber, after pressing next Garmin asks for the streetname. While typing the name Garmin gives suggestions just under the textfield. The correct streetnames appear as suggestions so I guess somehow Garmin finds the streets. But when selecting one of the suggestions or typing the full name, it just says street not found.
2. I just noticed also that when searching for POI's, the POI's are shown in a list and I can choose them. But there is also a searchbox but that doesn't work. Just after typing the first letter it says "not found".
3. Weird enough when I search for intersections everything works perfectly. So it somehow can find the streetnames here but not in address search.

Maybe there is an option in MPC which needs to be set to have address search and POI search work on the iphone. Again, this works on the NUVI.
Oh, one more thing. I have used a custom map compiled in cGPSMapper and when searching for streets it crashes.

P.S. I am using the official North American 2.0 version which I (legally) bought. Set me back $ 59 + tax. Oh, and everything with the North American maps work well.

I can not get to the multi upload site in post #1.
I need dutch voice files, TTS. I tried using the ones from my NUVI, but only the non-TTS files work. The TTS files don't give any sound. Any one know where I can find the files compatible with Garmin iphone.
Thanks.

Originally Posted by catymag

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Hello Catymag,
Thanks for the reply. I couldn't get it to work though. The downloaded file consists of 2 files a updater.exe and an *.rgn file. Don't know how to get this on the iphone. Since the Garmin on the iPhone has for TTS files more then one *.vpm file. There's also a directory containing a lot of files. So hopefully you can give me some more information how to get the donwloaded files on the iphone. Thanks.

Originally Posted by bno25

@Neil,

Thanks for you reply.
I am using a custom map of my country Suriname which is build with MPC. There are also a few 3D buildings which show up nicely on my iphone.
The custom map (routable + 3D) works very well in my NUVI device, however when I place it on the iphone with all of the permissions set as stated in previous posts, I get the following:
1. When using address search, it first asks for the housenumber, after pressing next Garmin asks for the streetname. While typing the name Garmin gives suggestions just under the textfield. The correct streetnames appear as suggestions so I guess somehow Garmin finds the streets. But when selecting one of the suggestions or typing the full name, it just says street not found.
2. I just noticed also that when searching for POI's, the POI's are shown in a list and I can choose them. But there is also a searchbox but that doesn't work. Just after typing the first letter it says "not found".
3. Weird enough when I search for intersections everything works perfectly. So it somehow can find the streetnames here but not in address search.

Maybe there is an option in MPC which needs to be set to have address search and POI search work on the iphone. Again, this works on the NUVI.
Oh, one more thing. I have used a custom map compiled in cGPSMapper and when searching for streets it crashes.

P.S. I am using the official North American 2.0 version which I (legally) bought. Set me back $ 59 + tax. Oh, and everything with the North American maps work well.

Hello all,

I got my custom map working. After installing the Western Europe version, my map works very good in this version. Searching for streetaddresses and POI's work okay now. In the USA/North American version it doesn't work. Guess it has to do with the sorting of the addresses. In USA it's the housenumber first and then the streetname, in the Western Europe version it's the other way around. Very happy now with my Garmin iPhone version.

P.S. I have not tested the custom map build with cGPSMapper so don't know if this will work. The one build with MPC works good.