Getting Started with the Garmin Explore App and a Garmin Watch

The Garmin Explore™ app for Android and iOS works in conjunction with the Garmin Explore website to expand the capabilities of your Garmin watch. 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 Garmin Watch With the Garmin Explore App to pair the watch 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 a Garmin watch 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 for Garmin Watches

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 a compatible Garmin watch 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 Garmin watch. 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
• Setting a Primary Collection with the Garmin Explore Website or 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 using the Garmin Explore app, use the article below for troubleshooting suggestions.

• My Garmin Watch is Not Syncing or Staying Connected to the Garmin Explore App