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Garmin Explore App Guest Device
When pairing a compatible inReach® handheld device1 in the Garmin Explore™ app, it will automatically be labeled as a Guest Device if you have signed in with a different email than what was used when activating the inReach satellite subscription for that device.
This allows users with an active inReach satellite subscription to share or lend their inReach device to others without changing any of their settings in their personal Garmin Explore app account. The lendee is then able to use their own Garmin Explore account to sync waypoints, tracks, routes, activities, or courses with the device while still having access to basic satellite messaging functions and SOS.
All inReach services from the borrowed or shared device are still attached to the Garmin Explore account of the lender.
All inReach subscription charges will continue to go to the account of the lender.
The inReach handheld can only be paired with one phone at a time and a data connection is needed to sign in to any new accounts when pairing the handheld.
Any additional Search And Rescue (SAR) coverage applies to the account owner and does not cover the lendee. If the lendee wishes to have SAR coverage, they will need to purchase or use their own benefit coverage. For more details and purchase options, visit - SAR Insurance.
inReach Service Features for a Shared Guest Device
Messages & Message History
Messages will appear to be sent from the lender's account. The lender's Garmin Explore account will keep these messages.
Check-Ins ( formerly known as Presets) cannot be edited when a guest device is being used. If sent, they will send based on the lender's Garmin Explore account setup.
Quick texts are not available when a guest device is being used.
Sending a Message
Open the Garmin Explore app.
Touch on the bottom of the app.
Touch .
Select or type the desired recipient using one of the available methods:
Select (iOS) or (Android). From this page you can select Open System Contacts to choose from saved contacts in your phone. You can also select , then Create New Contact, or Import System Contact to save a specific phone contact directly in the app.
Tap the To: field, begin typing a saved contact name, then select the direct contact method from the list that appears.
Tap the To: field and manually enter a phone number, email address, or inReach address.
Repeat step 4 for any additional recipient(s) you wish to add to the message.
Compose the message.
Select Send.
Tracking & MapShare™ Page
The MapShare page will appear under the lender's Garmin Explore account when Tracking is used. Tracking can be started or stopped in the Garmin Explore app, but the app does not provide a way to share a link to the MapShare page when a guest device is being used.
NOTE: If a link to the MapShare page needs to be shared with someone, this can be done directly from the inReach device. For instructions, refer to Sharing Your MapShare Web Page in the device owner's manual.
Using Tracking in the Garmin Explore App
Ensure the paired inReach device is powered on, then open the Garmin Explore app.
Select Devices in the toolbar at the bottom.
Select Tracking under inReach Features.
A check in the corner of the button indicates Tracking is in progress.
Start inReach Tracking by touching the triangle in the orange circle. NOTE: The tracking interval is set to 10 minutes by default. You can select the listed interval to change it if desired.
When you are ready to stop the tracking, touch the square in the orange circle.
SOS will appear from the lender's Garmin Explore account, but Garmin Response is notified it is a guest device so they are aware it has been borrowed.
TIP: The lender can also update the Emergency Notes section of their account to include details for the person borrowing the inReach (name, dates they are using it, their emergency contacts, etc.). For more details, see - Adding or Updating Emergency Notes on an inReach Account.
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Setting Up a Guest Device as the Lendee
If you do not want all the lender's data on the handheld, be sure to reset it.
If the handheld is showing as a Guest Device unintentionally (in the section of the app), this can be resolved by signing out of the app and signing back in with the email that was used when activating the inReach subscription.
Open the Garmin Explore app.
Select .
Select Sign Out.
Sign back into the app using the same email address that was used when initially activating the inReach.
Follow the prompts to add the device in the app.
1 Compatible devices include Alpha® 200i, Alpha® 300i, GPSMAP® 66i, GPSMAP® 67i, GPSMAP® 86i, GPSMAP® 86sci, inReach® Mini 2, Montana® 700i, and Montana® 750i.
section of the app), see -
on the bottom of the app.
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(iOS) or 
(Android). From this page you can select Open System Contacts to choose from saved contacts in your phone.
, then Create New Contact, or Import System Contact to save a specific phone contact directly in the app.
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