Garmin Drive™

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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.
Simplify your drive
Updated on
Sep 12, 2026
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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

23.4K reviews
Neil DC
May 12, 2026
After almost 4 years the dash cam mini 2 is on it's way out. I think its the imaging sensor as clouds are now purple and green. The cam has been 5 star, but this app has always been a nightmare to use. The cam is an arms length away from my phone yet it can never connect first time and when it does shows only a few video clips. when I take the SD card out and put it into the laptop I can see every file no problems. I'm going to look around for a replacement before the mini 2 dies
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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.
38 people found this review helpful
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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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What’s new

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.