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Setting up LiveTrack for inReach Devices on the Garmin Explore Website

A core feature of inReach® satellite communicators is the option of allowing others to follow your trip progress. The following article explains how to do this via a LiveTrack™ page, which is the default method for new inReach subscribers to share their trip progress. Alternatively, if you have enabled a MapShare™ page for your inReach device, or would like to learn more about MapShare, see - Setting up MapShare in the Garmin Messenger App or Setting up MapShare in the Earthmate App.

Use the instructions in this article to enable and configure LiveTrack for inReach satellite communicators from the Garmin Explore website.

Enabling LiveTrack

Follow the instructions below to enable LiveTrack from the Garmin Explore website.

  1. Log in to your account at explore.garmin.com

  2. Select MAPSHARE.
    NOTE    : On mobile browsers, select Two Horizontal Lines Icon in the top left, then MAPSHARE. If LIVETRACK is listed here rather than MAPSHARE, this means LiveTrack is already enabled.

  3. Scroll down and select Switch to LiveTrack.

    Switch to LiveTrack Web

  4. Select Agree for the LiveTrack Location Data Agreement.

After agreeing to the LiveTrack Location Data Agreement, you will be presented with options to customize your LiveTrack profile URL, share your LiveTrack profile URL, and adjust privacy settings, or switch back to MapShare.

LiveTrack Options Explore Web

Edit Your LiveTrack Profile URL

Your LiveTrack profile is a page where viewers can see your LiveTrack sessions. After enabling LiveTrack, you can edit your LiveTrack profile URL.

  1. Log in to your account at explore.garmin.com

  2. Select LIVETRACK.
    NOTE    : On mobile browsers, select Two Horizontal Lines Icon in the top left, then LIVETRACK.

  3. Select Pencil next to your LiveTrack profile URL.
    LiveTrack URL

  4. Enter a custom URL.

    The customizable portion of the URL must be between 3 and 64 characters in length and contain only letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), underscores (_), or dashes (-).

    LiveTrack URL Edit Prompt

  5. Select Save Update.

Example LiveTrack Profile

LiveTrack Profile Page for inReach

Share a Link to Your LiveTrack Page

After enabling LiveTrack, you can send your LiveTrack profile URL to others via email so they can follow along with your tracking sessions.

  1. Log in to your account at explore.garmin.com

  2. Select LIVETRACK.
    NOTE    : On mobile browsers, select Two Horizontal Lines Icon in the top left, then LIVETRACK.

  3. Select Share.

  4. Enter the email(s) to send the URL to. If you wish to send the URL to multiple email addresses, separate each email address with a comma.

    OPTIONAL: Enter a message.

    LiveTrack Share Prompt

  5. Select Send.

LiveTrack Profile Privacy Settings

After setting up your LiveTrack profile URL, you will have the option to adjust the privacy settings for new or past LiveTrack sessions.

Privacy Settings for New Sessions

  1. Log in to your account at explore.garmin.com

  2. Select LIVETRACK.
    NOTE    : On mobile browsers, select Two Horizontal Lines Icon in the top left, then LIVETRACK.

  3. Select Manage Privacy Settings or Delete Account.

  4. Select the drop down menu below Saved Session Privacy, then select Only Me or Everyone.

After selecting Only Me, viewers of your LiveTrack profile URL will not see any new LiveTrack sessions and they will only be visible to you. Your LiveTrack recipients will still receive a link of your active LiveTrack location through email and/or text to view the session while it is in progress.

After selecting Everyone, viewers of your LiveTrack profile URL will see all new LiveTrack sessions on your profile.

Privacy Settings for Active Sessions

  1. Log in to your account at explore.garmin.com

  2. Select LIVETRACK.
    NOTE    : On mobile browsers, select Two Horizontal Lines Icon in the top left, then LIVETRACK.

  3. Select Manage Privacy Settings or Delete Account.

  4. Select the drop down menu below Active Session Privacy, then select Only Me or Everyone.

If set to Only Me, viewers of your LiveTrack profile URL will not see your current LiveTrack location. Your LiveTrack recipients will still receive a link of your active LiveTrack location through email and/or text to view the session while it is in progress.

If set to Everyone, viewers of your LiveTrack profile URL will see a link to your current LiveTrack location:

Active LiveTrack Session on Profile

Privacy Settings for Past Sessions

  1. Log in to your account at explore.garmin.com

  2. Select LIVETRACK.
    NOTE    : On mobile browsers, select Two Horizontal Lines Icon in the top left, then LIVETRACK.

  3. Select Manage Privacy Settings or Delete Account.

  4. Select Update Past Sessions.

  5. Select Only Me or Everyone.

  6. Select UPDATE.

  7. Select Continue when prompted to change the privacy of all past sessions.

After selecting Only Me, all past LiveTrack sessions will be visible only to you.

After selecting Everyone, viewers of your LiveTrack profile URL will see all past LiveTrack sessions on your profile.

Privacy Settings for Individual Sessions

You can change the privacy of any individual session by editing the session from your LiveTrack profile. Select the lock icon next to an activity, then select Locked Only Me or Unlocked Everyone:

LiveTrack Activity Privacy Settings

View LiveTrack Consent

After enabling LiveTrack, you can go back and view the LiveTrack consent agreement and opt out if you decide to. Opting out will disable LiveTrack.

  1. Log in to your account at explore.garmin.com

  2. Select LIVETRACK.
    NOTE    : On mobile browsers, select Two Horizontal Lines Icon in the top left, then LIVETRACK.

  3. Select View LiveTrack Consent.

  4. Select Opt Out or Cancel.

    LiveTrack Consent Explore Website

Delete LiveTrack Profile

You can delete your LiveTrack data if you decide to stop using LiveTrack. Deleting your LiveTrack profile will delete your profile, your customized URL, and all historical LiveTrack sessions.

  1. Log in to your account at explore.garmin.com

  2. Select LIVETRACK.
    NOTE    : On mobile browsers, select Two Horizontal Lines Icon in the top left, then LIVETRACK.

  3. Select Manage Privacy Settings or Delete Account.

  4. Select Delete LiveTrack Profile and follow the prompts.

Changing Map Unit Settings for LiveTrack

While viewing someone's LiveTrack session, the viewer can select 3 Lines Menu Symbol in the top right of the page, then select the drop down menu for the map units:
LiveTrack Map Units Setting

All track points sent from your inReach device are automatically sent to your LiveTrack page. For steps on starting and stopping tracking, see Related.

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