Smartphone Link

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Smartphone Link

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By: Garmin

Users: 3,193,285

1.54K

Rating: 2.93

(17,148)

0.02

Version: 2.11.5 (Last updated: 2023-03-14)

Creation date: 2012-01-09

Email: An*****@garmin.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Device & app history: read sensitive log data

Identity: find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts

Contacts: find accounts on the device, read your contacts

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

Phone: read phone status and identity

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity

Other:

receive data from Internet
view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
full network access
run at startup
use accounts on the device
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
install shortcuts

Ranking

# 28,443 ▼ 43

Other rankings

#2 in smartphone keyword 48 ▼ 1

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App summary

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Smartphone Link works with select Bluetooth® enabled Garmin navigation devices, including most products from the following product categories:

• Garmin Drive™, Garmin DriveSmart™, Garmin DriveAssist™, Garmin DriveLuxe™ automotive navigators
• Garmin RV and Camper navigators
• zūmo motorcycle navigators
• dēzl truck navigators
• some nüvi automotive navigators (3597/3598/2x17/2x18/2x97/2x98/2x67/2x68/2577)

Check garmin.com/spl for a detailed list of compatible Garmin devices.

Some models require a software update, available at garmin.com/express

Smartphone Link allows you to connect a compatible Garmin navigator and your Android smartphone. Once linked, the compatible Garmin navigator uses your existing mobile data plan^[1] to share information with your Android smartphone, including contacts, search results, favorite locations, your driving destination, and even your parking spot. With Smartphone Link, your compatible Garmin navigator can also access Garmin Live Services^[2] for useful, real-time driving information.

What Are Garmin Live Services?

Garmin Live Services provide the most up-to-date “live” information to your Garmin navigator using your existing mobile data plan. There’s no need for an additional data connection. Some services are included when you connect to Smartphone Link. Other services within the app are available through optional paid subscriptions offering premium content and enhanced features. To receive data relevant to your location, Garmin Live Services require your current GPS location be shared with Garmin and Garmin partners.

Included Live Services:

• Address sharing - Send locations and online search results from your phone to your compatible Garmin navigator, and navigate there

• Garmin Live Traffic
Avoid delays and find detours with the best-in-class real-time information. Garmin Live Traffic is updated every minute and receives more than 1,000 messages every update cycle

• Live Parking^[3]
Save time, and take the stress out of parking. View helpful parking information, including pricing and availability trends for on-street public parking, as you approach your destination.

• Weather - View forecasts and current conditions

• Last Mile - Remembers your parking spot and shows your destination, so you can find your way on foot and back again

Premium Live Services, available for a one-time^[4] purchase within the app, include:

• photoLive traffic cameras^[2]
Look up live photos from over 10,000 traffic cameras to see traffic and weather conditions

• Advanced Weather^[2]
View detailed forecasts, current conditions, and animated radar images, plus receive severe weather alerts

• Dynamic Off-Street Parking^[2]
Find parking close to your destination, including the number of spots available and current cost

^[1] Contact your mobile service provider for more information about your service plan’s data and roaming rates.
^[2] Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. Subscriptions required.
^[3] Parking data is available for most city centers. For coverage details, visit Parkopedia.com.
^[4] See https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=111441 for terms, conditions and limitations.

Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Smartphone Link offers a variety of live services for your Garmin navigator. To ensure that you can access these services across all your Garmin devices, we use your Google Play Store e-mail address to uniquely identify you. We will not use this e-mail address for any other purpose.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works well for sending addresses from the phone to the Garmin.
Traffic updates and re-routing options are generally accurate and quick.
The app can function effectively when Bluetooth is properly managed.

Cons

Frequent disconnections from GPS and issues with Bluetooth pairing.
App drains battery excessively, even with background options turned off.
The app has problems accurately sharing locations from Google Maps.

Most mentioned

Bluetooth connectivity issues and frequent disconnections.
Battery drain problems.
Difficulties in accurately sharing locations and directions.

User reviews

When and if... I get my phone to pair with my Dezl, it makes it randomly freeze. As if it was saying: hold on, I'm talking to your phone. I'm a Car hauler. I'm overheight, overlength and overweight. The whole reason I bought this GPS was to get live immediate traffic updates and reroutes with those "over" values. I can't have a GPS that randomly freezes like this one does. So now I have all the wireless features turned off and use it side by side with google maps.

Corey497, 2021-09-14

While the app has potential it makes listening to bluetooth music useless. The music constantly breaks up and skips especially when navigating. Too bad. Update: Through some trial and error I discovered that I needed to have the hotspot on my phone off when using bluetooth. All works perfectly now. Great app to use along with the Zumo 396 LMT-S

MisterIz, 2021-03-23

2020 update... Tried again. It did send info from Google Maps, but the Latitude and Longitude were off by 1.3 miles. While trying to figure out what happened, I tried the coordinates again and it dropped a pin in a different incorrect place. It was perfectly correct in Maps and Waze. 2017...Terrible app. For starters it would be nice to share a location found on Google Maps. When trying, it says "unfortunately, the app cannot handle the object you want to share." Seriously, what decade is this?