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Sending a Location through the Garmin Drive App
You can use the Garmin Drive App to search for an address, business, or point of interest and send it to your Garmin device for navigation.
See the applicable video link below for instructions on installing the Garmin Drive App:
For Apple click here.
For Android click here.
Tips on searching for locations in the Garmin Drive App:
- To search for an address near you, enter the house number and street name
- To search for an address in another city, enter the house number, street name, city, and state
- To search for a business name, enter all or part of the name
- To search for a city, enter the city and state
- Coordinates are not searchable
- As you type, suggestions appear below the search field
- A second location can be sent to the device to add as a via point
- If you search for and select a location without being paired to the device, it will send the location to the device the next time they are connected
To send a location to the device using the Garmin Drive App:
1. From the Garmin Drive App, touch the search bar below Where To?
2. Search for an address or location
3. Select a suggested search result. The app will display the location on a map
4. Touch Go! to start a route
The Garmin device will start navigating to the selected location. The location will be added to your recent searches in the app as well as the recent locations on the device.
You can also send an address from the contacts on your phone to the device using the Garmin Drive App. The following steps can vary by phone. Consult your phone's owners manual for instructions on opening or sharing an address with an app if necessary.
To send an address from your contacts on an Android Phone:
1. Select an address from your contacts
2. Touch the Garmin Drive App icon
3. Touch Go!
The Garmin device will start navigating to the selected location, and the location will be added to your recent searches in the app as well as the recent locations on the device.
To send an address from your contacts on an iPhone:
1. Select an address from your contacts
2. Touch and drag the bar to expand the info screen
3. Touch Share
4. Touch Send to Garmin
5. Touch Send
The Garmin device will start navigating to the selected location, and the location will be added to your recent searches in the app as well as the recent locations on the device.
It is possible to send locations from many third-party apps on your smartphone to your Garmin device using the Garmin Drive App. Here is an example of how it may look on the third-party app to share the route or location. (Note: This may be displayed differently in on different third-party apps)
Third-Party apps:
1. Go into Settings
2. Select a Share option
3. Select the Drive App when prompted to select an app to share to
4. The location will be sent to the Garmin Drive App. Touch Go
The Garmin device will start navigating to the selected location. The location will be added to your recent searches in the app as well as the recent locations on the device.