AccordingtotheintroductionofGarmin,GarminSmartphoneLinkisaTravel&LocalappontheAndroidplatform.Thereiscurrentlya2.9.10versionreleasedonOct30,2019,youcanseethedetailsbelow.
SmartphoneLinkworkswithselectBluetooth®enabledGarminnavigationdevices,includingmostproductsfromthefollowingproductcategories:•GarminDrive™,GarminDriveSmart™,GarminDriveAssist™,GarminDriveLuxe™automotivenavigators
•GarminRVandCampernavigators
•zūmomotorcyclenavigators
•dēzltrucknavigators
•somenüviautomotivenavigators(3597/3598/2x17/2x18/2x97/2x98/2x67/2x68/2577)
Checkgarmin.com/splforadetailedlistofcompatibleGarmindevices.
Somemodelsrequireasoftwareupdate,availableatgarmin.com/express
SmartphoneLinkallowsyoutoconnectacompatibleGarminnavigatorandyourAndroidsmartphone.Oncelinked,thecompatibleGarminnavigatorusesyourexistingmobiledataplan[1]toshareinformationwithyourAndroidsmartphone,includingcontacts,searchresults,favoritelocations,yourdrivingdestination,andevenyourparkingspot.WithSmartphoneLink,yourcompatibleGarminnavigatorcanalsoaccessGarminLiveServices[2]foruseful,real-timedrivinginformation.
WhatAreGarminLiveServices?
GarminLiveServicesprovidethemostup-to-date“live”informationtoyourGarminnavigatorusingyourexistingmobiledataplan.There’snoneedforanadditionaldataconnection.SomeservicesareincludedwhenyouconnecttoSmartphoneLink.Otherserviceswithintheappareavailablethroughoptionalpaidsubscriptionsofferingpremiumcontentandenhancedfeatures.Toreceivedatarelevanttoyourlocation,GarminLiveServicesrequireyourcurrentGPSlocationbesharedwithGarminandGarminpartners.
IncludedLiveServices:
•Addresssharing-SendlocationsandonlinesearchresultsfromyourphonetoyourcompatibleGarminnavigator,andnavigatethere
•GarminLiveTraffic
Avoiddelaysandfinddetourswiththebest-in-classreal-timeinformation.GarminLiveTrafficisupdatedeveryminuteandreceivesmorethan1,000messageseveryupdatecycle
•LiveParking[3]
Savetime,andtakethestressoutofparking.Viewhelpfulparkinginformation,includingpricingandavailabilitytrendsforon-streetpublicparking,asyouapproachyourdestination.
•Weather-Viewforecastsandcurrentconditions
•LastMile-Remembersyourparkingspotandshowsyourdestination,soyoucanfindyourwayonfootandbackagain
PremiumLiveServices,availableforaone-time[4]purchasewithintheapp,include:
•photoLivetrafficcameras[2]
Lookuplivephotosfromover10,000trafficcamerastoseetrafficandweatherconditions
•AdvancedWeather[2]
Viewdetailedforecasts,currentconditions,andanimatedradarimages,plusreceivesevereweatheralerts
•DynamicOff-StreetParking[2]
Findparkingclosetoyourdestination,includingthenumberofspotsavailableandcurrentcost
[1]Contactyourmobileserviceproviderformoreinformationaboutyourserviceplan’sdataandroamingrates.
[2]Restrictionsapply.Notavailableinallareas.Subscriptionsrequired.
[3]Parkingdataisavailableformostcitycenters.Forcoveragedetails,visitParkopedia.com.
[4]Seehttps://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=111441forterms,conditionsandlimitations.
Note:ContinueduseofGPSrunninginthebackgroundcandramaticallydecreasebatterylife.
SmartphoneLinkoffersavarietyofliveservicesforyourGarminnavigator.ToensurethatyoucanaccesstheseservicesacrossallyourGarmindevices,weuseyourGooglePlayStoree-mailaddresstouniquelyidentifyyou.Wewillnotusethise-mailaddressforanyotherpurpose.
