Simplify your drive
The Garmin Drive™ app is a simple and convenient app solution for the latest Garmin automotive navigators and dash cams. Visit garmin.com/driveapp for a list of compatible devices.
For compatible navigators, the Garmin Drive app provides real-time information for traffic, parking, advanced weather, and photoLive traffic cameras, in addition to smart notifications from your Bluetooth-enabled mobile device.
For compatible dash cams, the Garmin Drive app provides quick access to camera controls, settings, and recorded footage. Up to four dash cams can be wirelessly connected with the Dash Cam Auto Sync feature to provide comprehensive coverage around a vehicle, offering various viewpoints recorded by the multiple cameras. The Garmin Drive app can create a “picture-in-picture” video from any two perspectives at the same time, making it easy to review video and also share videos with friends, insurance agencies, or legal authorities.
Garmin Speak™ and Garmin DriveSmart™ 65 with Amazon Alexa are two Garmin products that bring what you love about Amazon Alexa to your vehicle. Just ask Alexa to hear music, news, and more. Also, enjoy Garmin turn-by-turn navigation. Stream the audio (music and other responses) from your vehicle’s stereo when you connect Garmin Speak to your stereo using Bluetooth® or AUX.
Older Bluetooth-capable Garmin navigators are compatible with the Garmin Smartphone Link app, and older Wi-Fi-enabled Garmin dash cams can access video footage through the Garmin VIRB app.
There's lots of dashcams on the market but I didn't expect to find Garmin offering anything in this end of the pool. That's not necessarily a criticism but i do believe you get what you pay for. And in this case what I got was Garmin reliability and simplicity at the price of cheaper offerings. The Dash Cam Mini 2 comes nicely boxed with a full set of cables and mounts. I almost sprung for the parking mode cable and am glad I didn't. This unit works well without it and the power drain is minimal, though I do unplug it when the car is in my garage. It's small. It has voice control. The SD holds enough minutes for me to record long minutes of epic roadside beauty. Okay, that's a gimme for Garmin. But the unit is beautifully versatile and largely unobtrusive. It delivers a crisp picture and the image has always been stable for me. The incident detection feature kicked in twice when traffic suddenly came to a halt. And in the one accident that happened in front of me, I was able to edit and send the footage to the aggrieved party quickly. It's a good little camera.
Disappointed to say the least
VT-Renegade
I have 512gb memory cards in my front and rear camera and no audio turned on. Yet every few days I get a message that the camera is slowing down and I need to reformat my memory card on both cameras. They are quality memory cards that follow the recommendations of Garmin as to what type should be used. What is frustrating is that this happens so often even though the vehicle is parked inside a garage most of the time and not driven on long trips. Also when the memory card slows the ability for the app to connect to the cameras for live viewing and stay connected becomes virtually impossible. It makes no sense to me that a company like Garmin who made the decision to delve into the market of dash cams has failed so miserably. Their customer support acts like everyone us stupid and not tech savvy which is even more annoying as I deal with tech stuff all the time and install security cameras frequently at my job and set up many of them at my business as well. When a small company like Wyze Cam can accomplish the basics in their software like having cards loop record over old recordings when the card is full, it’s super annoying to see a company that has been around so much longer not be able to make this a working option. Yes I know it shows in the settings that there are two options and one of them is this however if it doesn’t actually do it when it is selected as the option then is it truly an offered feature. Come on Garmin get it together for the sake of your customers. Unfortunately I could not go with Garmin for my new vehicle. I decided to give the Rove R3 a shot and see if they were able to provide a quality product with working features.
Reliable Recording
Gloir5053
My camera starts right up every time I get in my car. I have a recent video where someone was not watching what she was doing in a parking lot and drove right out in front of me. I was able to slam on the breaks and miss hitting her. She could barely see over the steering wheel and looked at me like “what’s your problem” and kept making her turn in front of me. It scares me as I could have T boned this lady and really hurt her. Since hitting a motorcycle at night just over a year ago, I have become hyper aware of everything around me. It was at night and I turned in front of a motorcycle I never saw. A black crotch rocket, driver admits to speeding. Driver all in black from helmet down and could not have had any headlights or reflectors as I saw nothing. Thank God the driver has literally no serious injuries except of course road rash, a chipped tooth, and a broken thumb. He was driving suspended. So glad to now have a dashcam. The whole thing would have turned out differently if I had video. I never saw him. If I did, why would I turn?!
Garmin Is Great!
Bigbobo1956
I recently went from volunteer to paid courier for The Red Cross. It’s nothing for me to drive 2 or 3 hundred miles a day! I was just using my iPhone to run my routes. That’s fine for everyday use. No complaints there. But I decided that since I was going to be doing a tremendous amount of driving I would get a dedicated GPS. Yes, most of the big players in GPS are gone. But I still would have gotten Garmin anyway! The extras included in a dedicated GPS really make a difference! Better road condition and construction reports. Faster response time on rerouteing. Just an all around better experience, at least for me! I am not bashing phone based gps at all! Just for ME it works better! I got the 66ex model! It has everything I could possibly need! My only complaint and it’s probably minor is the proprietary way the mount locks into the back of the unit. I could potentially see the lock tab breaking off or wearing out. But then I would just used a standard clamp type phone holder. But so far I am very impressed!
The Garmin Drive™ app is continually working to improve your experience and help simplify your drive. This version includes bug fixes to improve device functionality, as well as features to support new Garmin devices.
Version 4.28.06
The developer, Garmin, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
Contacts
User Content
Search History
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Garmin International
Size
165.3 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.5 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.5 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.5 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
