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Sending a Location or Coordinates 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 null for instructions on installing the Garmin Drive App.
See null if you receive an error.
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 owner's 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 and coordinates 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 on different third-party apps)
To send a location or coordinates from Third-Party apps:
Android and Google Maps
Getting Started: The Garmin device is powered on and connected to the Garmin Drive App on your Android phone
NOTE: Only one location can be sent at a time
1. Open Google Maps on your Android phone
2. Input a location or coordinates, then tap the search icon
- Inputting a Location:
- Inputting Coordinates:
- Separate with a comma (for example 40.748817, -73.985428), and tap the search icon
- Inputting Coordinates:
3. Confirm the location on the resulting page. Tap Share
4. Select the Garmin Drive App when prompted to select an app to share to
5. Ensure your Garmin device is turned on and has acquired satellites
6. On the Android phone, the Garmin Drive App will open and confirm the destination. Tap Go!
7. The destination is received by the GPS, and the route begins calculating.
- Optional: Once finished calculating, tap the green bar to see destination and turn-by-turn directions.
8. Optional: The destination and turn-by-turn directions are shown. To see a route on a map overview, tap the 3-lines, then Map
- Some devices skip this step
9. Optional: Tap – or + to adjust the view. Tap reverse two times to return to the map screen.
- Tap reverse one time on some devices
The location will be added to your recent searches in the Garmin Drive App as well as the recent locations on the device.
Note: When entering coordinates, the coordinates may display differently on the GPS than what was entered on the phone’s map application. This is because navigational components default to and use multiple GPS coordinate formats. Your automotive device will still navigate to the entered location. For additional information, see null.
iPhone and Apple Maps
Getting Started: The Garmin device is powered on and connected to the Garmin Drive App on your iPhone
NOTE: Only one location can be sent at a time
1. Open Apple Maps on your iPhone
2. Input the location or coordinates, then tap search
- Inputting a Location:
- Inputting Coordinates:
- Separate with a comma (for example 40.748817, -73.985428), then tap the search icon
- Inputting Coordinates:
3. Confirm the location on the resulting page. Swipe up to tap Share
4. Tap Drive
5. Ensure your Garmin device is turned on and has acquired satellites
6. On the iPhone, a Garmin Drive App pop-up will confirm the destination. Tap Send
7. The destination is received by the GPS, and the route begins calculating
- Optional: Once finished, tap the green bar to see destination and turn-by-turn directions
8. Optional: The destination and turn-by-turn directions are shown. To see a route on a map overview, tap the 3-lines, then Map
- Some devices skip this step
9. Optional: Tap – or + to adjust the view. Tap reverse two times to return to the map screen
- Tap reverse one time on some devices
The location will be added to your recent searches in the Garmin Drive app as well as the recent locations on the device.
Note: When entering coordinates, the coordinates may display differently on the GPS than what was entered on the phone’s map application. This is because the navigational components default to and use multiple GPS coordinate formats. Your automotive device will still navigate to the entered location. For additional information, see null.
See null to save the location on your device.