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Getting Started with the Garmin Explore App and a GPSMAP 65 Series
The Garmin Explore™ app for Android and iOS works in conjunction with the Garmin Explore website to expand the capabilities of your GPSMAP® handheld. The Garmin Explore app has many helpful features, such as downloading topographic and satellite imagery maps, marking waypoints, and creating routes/courses.
Setting up and Connecting With the Garmin Explore App
The Garmin Explore app can be downloaded free of charge from the app store on a mobile device. For more details on mobile device compatibility, see - Garmin Explore App Bluetooth Minimum Device Requirements.
Once the app has been installed, see Pairing a GPSMAP Series Handheld With a Phone or Tablet to pair the handheld with the app.
Garmin Explore App Features
Some of the most popular and commonly used features in the app are described below.
Syncing Your Data
User data like tracks, activities, and waypoints can be synced between the handheld and the Garmin Explore app. Syncing the Garmin Explore app with your account brings your data to the Garmin Explore website.
- Syncing the Garmin Explore App
- Items that Sync Through the Garmin Explore App
- Syncing a Non-inReach Handheld With the Garmin Explore Website and App
Downloading Maps
Before using maps in the Garmin Explore app, they must first be downloaded over a Wi-Fi or mobile data connection. Once downloaded, maps in the Garmin Explore app can be used with the smartphone offline.
- Downloading Maps with the Garmin Explore App
- Managing Maps with the Explore App
- Viewing Multiple Maps with the Explore Mobile App
Managing User Data With Library and Collections
Data recorded on the handheld can be synced, viewed, and organized in the Garmin Explore app. Routes/courses and waypoints can be created in the Garmin Explore app and synced to the handheld. GPX files can also be imported and exported with the Garmin Explore app.
- Creating and Using Waypoints and POIs in the Garmin Explore App
- Creating and Using Courses and Routes in the Garmin Explore App
- Garmin Explore Collections
- Setting a Collection to Sync Using the Garmin Explore App
- Displaying Collection Data on the Map of the Garmin Explore App
- Importing GPX Files in the Garmin Explore App
- Exporting GPX Files from Garmin Explore App
Troubleshooting
If issues are encountered while pairing the handheld or using the Garmin Explore app, use the articles below for troubleshooting suggestions.