Garmin Drive™

Name: Garmin Drive™
Rating: 4.6 (8483 reviews)
Author: Garmin

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Free

8.5K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Navigation
Developer

Garmin
Language

EN
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Size

166.7
MB

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.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

8.5K Ratings

Garmin reliability
02/08/2024

CityGuideSix
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.
Garmin reliability
02/08/2024

CityGuideSix

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.
Reliable Recording
05/10/2023

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?!
Reliable Recording
05/10/2023

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!
07/07/2024

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!
Garmin Is Great!
07/07/2024

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!
Not worth the money
01/30/2025

RyRy_Kalvec
I think results will be different for most people. Since I have had this product. I have had nothing but problems with it. I have both a front and rear camera and I have a 2021 Ford F150 and I cannot get it to communicate with the app or vice versa. It continually gives me the “connecting to Wi-Fi” message or it just stops trying to connect. I’ve got it to export one video since I’ve had it and I’ve had it for at least three weeks now. I bought it a while ago but finally got it set up but it’s only exported one video and that was a fight just to get that one video. I don’t know if anybody else has an issue with it connecting and interfering with your phone‘s Bluetooth to the stereo and stuff. It has a toggle switch That says to turn it on if you are having an issue with it interfering with your Bluetooth stereo. I’ve had the switch on and off and it still has issues. I cannot recommend this product as far as my experience goes. It is absolute garbage, and it is not worth the money I paid for it. That’s not to say somebody else might have a better experience with the products, but my experience has been nothing but frustration and absolute garbage.
Not worth the money
01/30/2025

RyRy_Kalvec

I think results will be different for most people. Since I have had this product. I have had nothing but problems with it. I have both a front and rear camera and I have a 2021 Ford F150 and I cannot get it to communicate with the app or vice versa. It continually gives me the “connecting to Wi-Fi” message or it just stops trying to connect. I’ve got it to export one video since I’ve had it and I’ve had it for at least three weeks now. I bought it a while ago but finally got it set up but it’s only exported one video and that was a fight just to get that one video. I don’t know if anybody else has an issue with it connecting and interfering with your phone‘s Bluetooth to the stereo and stuff. It has a toggle switch That says to turn it on if you are having an issue with it interfering with your Bluetooth stereo. I’ve had the switch on and off and it still has issues. I cannot recommend this product as far as my experience goes. It is absolute garbage, and it is not worth the money I paid for it. That’s not to say somebody else might have a better experience with the products, but my experience has been nothing but frustration and absolute garbage.

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 4.27.65

12/22/2025

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