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

This app is pretty well useless without a home or in-car wifi connection. I can't view or download videos without wifi. The app is also just poorly designed and not very reliable. Instead I am using an SD card reader to view videos on my phone straight from the card. I am using the Garmin Mini 2, which is a great little camera. App functionality is ruining the experience.

I can't view any of my files because app constantly says "Connecting to wifi" when I select Videos & Photos. When I try to View Live Feed, it says Connecting to Feed but never connects. When I go into settings, it shows the camera is connected to WiFi. Extremely frustrating. I followed all steps in the Help section to no avail. My phone is new and up-to-date. Looks like I will have to return this camera. Being Garmin, you'd think they could afford to hire software engineers who can fix this.

Very basic app that's EXCESSIVELY power hungry even regardless of gps unit connection. I have the s24 Ultra and am an advanced Android OS user. I do know how to "fix" the issue, but shouldn't need to nor should I have to launch the app to have it reconnect to my GPS unit. If I didn't for crucial information to be displayed on my RV 1095. Traffic, weather, weather radar, notifications, etc. For these reasons, 2 stars, if not, 1. I've used it less than 10 times in 3 years only to pair devices.

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.