Garmin Alpha

Garmin

About this app

Connect to the hunt with the Alpha® LTE dog tracker, using cellular technology (subscription required). Use your smartphone to track your dog’s movements with the Alpha® app. Connect your Alpha LTE tracking system to a compatible Garmin VHF dog tracking system (sold separately) to leverage either LTE or VHF tracking signals. Use the Alpha app to navigate and mark waypoints with integrated mapping.
Garmin Alpha needs SMS permission to allow you to receive and send SMS text messages from your Garmin devices. We also need call log permission to display incoming calls on your devices.

Ratings and reviews

I've had the device and software about three months. My Android Alpha app has consistent problems in communication via Bluetooth. The device settings cannot be transmitted to the device. The Bluetooth pairing is inconsistent. The link to "online support" has never worked. The app works fine on my wife's iPhone. The support personnel described how it worked on their iPhone but had no experience with Android. Very poor experience.

it is constantly closing while trying to download maps. got it to connect to my alpha but it won't work with it. major problems. do better. we pay so much for your products, we expect stuff to work properly edit: still junk. map is a fraction better. it is still not even close to what the explore app was. how can there be such a difference?

Installed easily enough, and I was able to configure it and have it connect to my Alpha 200i. However, after the first sync, I was surprised to see that no tracks or anything else had been (...) Updated the app, and wasted another hour fumbling around. Garmin still can't manage to write working software.

What’s new

Updated Map Icons and Labels
Seeing your dog’s location and track, your waypoints, and other hunters is now easier.

Improved Map Settings
Control how dogs, hunters, and waypoints appear on your map.

Collections Sync
Your important waypoints and other data are kept in cloud storage, synced amongst your Garmin devices and apps.