Garmin Smartphone Link

Published by: Garmin

Description

Smartphone Link works with select Bluetooth® enabled Garmin navigation devices, including most products from the following product categories:
• Garmin Drive™, Garmin DriveSmart™, Garmin DriveAssist™, Garmin DriveLuxe™ automotive navigators
• Garmin RV and Camper navigators
• zūmo motorcycle navigators
• dēzl lorry navigators
• some nüvi automotive navigators (3597/3598/2x17/2x18/2x97/2x98/2x67/2x68/2577)
Check garmin.com/spl for a detailed list of compatible Garmin devices.

Some models require a software update, available at garmin.com/express
Smartphone Link allows you to connect a compatible Garmin navigator and your iPhone®. Once linked, the compatible Garmin navigator uses your existing mobile data plan[1] to share information with your iPhone, including contacts, search results, favourite locations, your driving destination and even your parking spot. With Smartphone Link, your compatible Garmin navigator can also access Garmin Live Services[2] for useful, real-time driving information.
What Are Garmin Live Services?

Garmin Live Services provide the most up-to-date "live" information to your Garmin navigator using your existing mobile data plan. There's no need for an additional data connection. Some services are included when you connect to Smartphone Link. Other services within the app are available through optional paid subscriptions offering premium content and enhanced features. To receive data relevant to your location, Garmin Live Services require that your current GPS location be shared with Garmin and Garmin partners.
Included Live Services:
• Address sharing - Send locations and online search results from your phone to your compatible Garmin navigator and navigate there
• Garmin Live Traffic
Avoid delays and find detours with the best-in-class real-time information. Garmin Live Traffic is updated every minute and receives more than 1000 messages every update cycle
• Live Parking[3]
Save time and take the stress out of parking. View helpful parking information, including pricing and availability trends for on-street public parking, as you approach your destination.
• Weather - View forecasts and current conditions
• Last Mile - Remembers your parking spot and shows your destination, so you can find your way on foot and back again
Premium Live Services, available for a one-time[4] purchase within the app, include:
• photoLive traffic cameras[2]
Look up live photos from over 10,000 traffic cameras to see traffic and weather conditions
• Advanced Weather[2]
View detailed forecasts, current conditions and animated radar images, plus receive severe weather alerts
• Dynamic Off-Street Parking[2]
Find parking close to your destination, including the number of spots available and current cost

[1] Contact your mobile service provider for more information about your service plan's data and roaming rates.
[2] Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. Subscriptions required.
[3] Parking data is available for most town centres. For coverage details, visit Parkopedia.com.
[4] See https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=111441 for terms, conditions and limitations.
Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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In-Apps

Advanced Weather
£5.99
photoLive (Europe)
£5.99
photoLive (United States)
£4.99
Advanced Weather (North America)
£4.99
Safety Cameras (Australia and New Zealand)
£9.99

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Garmin Smartphone Link FAQ

  • Is Garmin Smartphone Link free?

    Yes, Garmin Smartphone Link is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.

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  • How much does Garmin Smartphone Link cost?

    Garmin Smartphone Link has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is £6.39.

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User Rating

1.8 out of 5

253 ratings in United Kingdom

5 star
22
4 star
15
3 star
19
2 star
32
1 star
165
Ratings History

Garmin Smartphone Link Reviews

Useless

xStevex1969 on

United Kingdom

No longer connects to my iPhone. Everything is up to date so dated versions of apps and iOS can’t be the issue. Has this been made obsolete?

App Crashes

PoloniusMaximus on

United Kingdom

The App crashes when selecting Live Map. Reported previously by many others but Developers have not fixed the problem.

Unreliable

Susisuebass on

United Kingdom

This app is temperamental and unreliable. It connects sometimes but mostly not and for no obvious reason. Garmin should do better.

Loads of bugs

-Gutis- on

United Kingdom

Why app always crashing when I try to open traffic map? Connection with garmin dezl sat nav poor. Every time have to double check or traffic updated on sat nav from phone. Garmin, I believe you can do better, and 1.8 rating of this app supposed to be as a slap to your face.

Seriously?

macca2910 on

United Kingdom

What is the point? Serves no purpose whatsoever. Maybe update it so it actually does something.

Connection

modos1 on

United Kingdom

Does not link to iPhone

Ken

kingpinken on

United Kingdom

Could do with an update to sort out some of the faults the app seems to have been abandoned by garmin as the last update was three years ago when tapping the map view on live traffic the app shuts down frustrating when trying to plan a journey

Disconnect with iOS

grubas82 on

United Kingdom

Unfortunately for years this app wasn’t updated I believe, disconnecting everyday when I use it with my Dezl Truck SatNav, no understand why Garmin don’t do anything to improve this app for years

No traffic updates when driving

Markcres on

United Kingdom

This had been working great until one day it just stopped communicating with my SatNav and so I lost live traffic updates whilst driving. My next SatNav won’t be a Garmin as I need live traffic to work.

Useless

Dan dezl on

United Kingdom

Was working absolutely fine, now it won’t connect at all and I can’t even access the troubleshooting page as it freezes. Garmin you pride yourself on being the market leaders but how on earth do you allow such an unstable and useless app. Won’t connect to a phone, won’t connect to my own Garmin dezl even! Utterly useless sort it out.

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Top Grossing
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89
Top Grossing
90
Top Free
93

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App Info

Category
Navigation
Publisher
Garmin
Languages
Afrikaans, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Chinese
Recent release
2.9.8 (5 years ago )
Released on
Apr 16, 2014 (10 years ago )
Last Updated
4 days ago
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