Garmin is a renowned manufacturer of top notch GPS devices that provide precise information of time, and location of an object at any given time, from literally anywhere!
A Garmin GPS device comes with plenty of features,. However, few of them are very difficult to access. In this post, some of the best Garmin GPS hacks are given.
Note: You should use this guide at your own risk, because these may cause data loss
How to Hack a Garmin 1300 and a Garmin Nuvi 360
Considering the various Garmin GPS hacks; there are two ways, which really work well for most of the Garmin GPS systems.
The salvadorm Garmin Nuvi 360 hack gives info to hack the nitty gritty; this process works efficiently on a Garmin Nuvi 360 with the help of firmware 3.60. It also works on Garmin Nuvi 370, Garmin Nuvi 350, and Garmin Nuvi 310.
Coming to the procedure, first enable the Garmin Lock, and then turn off the Garmin Nuvi. Later shut down the antenna and confirm that it is closed.
Now, turn on the Garmin Nuvi and let it heat up. Whenever it asks the PIN, immediately open the antenna without further delay; a warning will come up and this time you won’t be prompted to enter the PIN.
This Garmin gps hack efficiently works on a GARMIN 1300 and this technique is also found to be effective for other Garmin GPS devices as well.
If the above mentioned techniques don’t work, then you may have to try other techniques; we will discuss more cool garmin gps-hacks in a different post.
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October 26, 2010 at 2:19 pm
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April 14, 2011 at 1:06 pm
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April 19, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Thanks Rick, I’ve removed the video now