How to get Magellan Roadmate 1440 Update?

Sara Long
2 min readJun 29, 2019

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Need help to get Magellan Roadmate 1440 update for your GPS unit? Well, this post will precisely address your concern. The Magellan RoadMate 1440 is one of the portable GPS unit having an LCD color touch screen.

The device performs excellently but to maintain its performance; you need to update its software and get Magellan GPS updates periodically.

Let’s check out how you can Update Magellan Roadmate 1440 quickly?

Make sure you have Content Manager working on your computer. You need to have “Magellan content Manager” installed on your system to update Magellan Roadmate 1440.

If you haven’t got it yet; Go to Official Magellan website and get one for your operating system. Once you get the content manager ready with you; do the following to update Magellan Roadmate 1440.

  • Open the “Content Manager” on your system.
  • Login with your existing login values (if you are first time user then sign-up in the same window.)
  • Make sure you type correct email id and password.
  • Take out Magellan GPS unit from your vehicle and turn it on.
  • Use a USB cable to connect the duo. i.e., your computer and your Roadmate 1440.
  • If already registered; the Content manager will automatically detect your GPS unit.
  • If you are a first time user, then register your device first (by adding it to your content manager)
  • When recognized you will see a prompt about the Magellan Roadmate 1440 update.
  • If you do not see any such prompt; check update for Magellan Roadmate 1440 manually. (Check the following section)
  • Content Manager will notify you for having the latest software version already installed.
  • If your Magellan Roadmate 1440 has an old version, it will ask you to update software.
  • Click on the option to start updating your Magellan 1440.

To check the Magellan Roadmate Updates Manually

Sometimes the Content Manager does not automatically notify you about available Magellan Roadmate 1440 updates. In such a situation, you need to check them manually.

Do the following:

  • Single Right-click on the Content Manager icon showing in the system tray.
  • A list of options will pop-up.
  • Click on the “Check for Magellan GPS updates now.”
  • Then it will show you a list of available updates for your Roadmate 1440.

For any further help with updating Magellan Roadmate 1440, contact our GPS tech support team. The GPS contact numbers: USA/Canada: +1 855–869–6938 works 24x7.

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