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Sending an inReach Message with an iOS Device

A inReach for Smartphone device can be used with an iPad, iPod, or iPhone to send text messages of 160 characters or less to SMS enabled phone numbers, e-mail addresses, Facebook, Twitter, or a MapShare page enabled from the user account at inreach.garmin.com.

IMPORTANT

For a message from the Earthmate application to contain your GPS coordinates the settings of your iOS device need to have Location Services enabled. See Related Content for instructions on how to enable Location Services in your iOS device.

Sending a Message

  1. Ensure the iOS device and the inReach unit are paired with one another. See Related Content for instructions on how to pair an inReach Explorer or SE to an iOS device or for instructions on how to pair an inReach for Smartphones to an iOS device .

  2. Launch the Earthmate app  from the home page of the iOS device.

  3. Tap the Messages icon in the bar at the bottom of the app to bring up the Messages page.


  4. Tap the New Message button at the top-right of the screen.
  5. Tap the text box at the top of the screen and use the on-screen keyboard to type in the phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and inReach addresses to be messaged.


    Note: To use an e-mail or phone number from the contact list on the iOS device, tap the plus sign in the contact field and select the contact from the list.


  6. Tap the message box at the bottom of the screen and use the on-screen keyboard to type the message you wish to send.


    Note: To use a QuickText message created and synced to the application from inreach.garmin.com, tap the lightning bolt to the left of the message field and select the message from the list.


  7. Tap the Send button to send the message to the message recipients. 


  8. Once the message has been sent tap on the message to view the message details.

 

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