Garmin Drive™

Garmin

About this app

The Garmin Drive™ app is a simple and convenient app solution for the latest Garmin automotive navigators and dash cams. Visit garmin.com/driveapp for a list of compatible devices.

For compatible navigators, the Garmin Drive app provides real-time information for traffic, parking, advanced weather, and photoLive traffic cameras, in addition to the ability to send and receive calls, texts, and notifications from your Bluetooth-enabled mobile device.

For compatible dash cams, the Garmin Drive app provides quick access to camera controls, settings, and recorded footage. Up to four dash cams can be wirelessly connected with the Dash Cam Auto Sync feature to provide comprehensive coverage around a vehicle, offering various viewpoints recorded by the multiple cameras. The Garmin Drive app can create a “picture-in-picture” video from any two perspectives at the same time, making it easy to review video and also share videos with friends, insurance agencies, or legal authorities.

Garmin Speak™ with Amazon Alexa brings what you love about Amazon Alexa to your vehicle. Just ask Alexa to hear music, news, and more. Also, enjoy Garmin turn-by-turn navigation. Stream the audio (music and other responses) from your vehicle’s stereo when you connect Garmin Speak to your stereo using Bluetooth® or AUX.

Older Bluetooth-capable Garmin navigators are compatible with the Garmin Smartphone Link app, and older Wi-Fi-enabled Garmin dash cams can access video footage through the Garmin VIRB app.

Ratings and reviews

Could do a better job with more details. Pretty much only get basic instructions that you send to the device rather than being able to fully review. No route information is shown. Just the location on the map that you send to the device. No way of knowing after said if you want to go back and review. No indication how things will be ordered if you add them like the ability to add something as a next stop. It's pretty minimal

Best of luck getting video off your dash cam, you'll need it. I've been unable to play or download video with the app. Think a travellapse sounds cool to share? Forget it. Travellapse doesn't work at all. Not only can you not download travellapse to you phone, you can't even see them as recorded videos on the device. Haven't tried removing the SD card and downloading on a computer, maybe that would work? Dash Cam X110, No updates available for App or Camera.

Functionally, I have no issue with this app. I am satisfied with how it interacts with my car's Garmin GPS device - real time traffic and alternate routes. However, I use the GPS only 2-3 road trips a year, yet the app insists on running in the background 24 hours a day. You cannot force kill it. This is arrogance on the part of the developer.

What's new

The Garmin Drive app is continually working to improve your experience and help simplify your drive. This version includes bug fixes to improve device functionality, as well as features to support new Garmin devices.