Garmin Drive™

3.8
22.6K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

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 the ability to send and receive calls, texts, and 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™ with Amazon Alexa brings 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.
Updated on
Aug 29, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Contacts and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.8
22.1K reviews
Nick Colosimo
November 17, 2024
Terrible. Takes ages to connect (minutes) to the phone and sometimes fails completely. I can't do anything with files saved to the vault despite have a paid subscription. Really poor all round. I went for Garmin as I have a watch and software is good. Not sure what has happened here however. Suspect I will stop the subscription and return the device to Amazon and just go for a cheaper alternative.
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Matty Eckley
February 9, 2024
If I could give 0 stars, I would not hesitate in doing so! Less than 24 hours of buying a Garmin Sat Nav, I have already decided that Garmin products need to be avoided, and it's all down to this awful app! I cannot get the app to acknowledge the device, and I cannot get connected to the devices bluetooth. Tried online instructions for help, even spoke to Tech Support, they were no help! The app is needed to access live traffic and speed cameras. Without access to them, device isn't worth having
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Paul Leggett
August 27, 2023
Absolute piece of junk. Pairing a phone seems to be a matter of random luck. Following the on screen instructions ends up telling you to call a help desk. When it does connect the WiFi won't connect, so when that happens you have to forget the paired device and start all over with the random chance of reconnecting. Also the video isn't in short segments but one continuous image for every time the device turns on. I would buy another NextBase but they are so unreliable. Avoid Garmin.
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