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Garmin Tracker

™

Use caution when sharing your location information with others.

Before you can use this feature, you must connect your device

to a supported smartphone running the Smartphone Link app.

The Garmin Tracker app allows you to report your location and

follow others, and it can allow others to follow your location. This

feature is not available in all areas.

Setting Up Garmin Tracker

Select Apps > Tracker > Get Started.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing Your Nickname

The first time you use the Garmin Tracker app, the device

prompts you to enter a nickname. You can change the nickname

at any time.

Select Apps > Tracker >

Select Edit.

Enter a nickname.

Viewing Your Garmin Tracker ID

Your Garmin Tracker ID identifies your device uniquely to others

using the Garmin Tracker app. Other users can use your Garmin

Tracker ID to invite you as a follower.

Select Apps > Tracker >

Followers

You can invite another person to follow your location for a

specified period of time. When that time expires, the follower

can no longer view your location.

You can invite a follower using an email address or Garmin

Tracker ID. If you invite a follower using an email address, that

person must follow you using the Garmin website. If you invite a

follower using a Garmin Tracker ID, that person can follow you

using the Garmin Tracker app on their device.

Following Others

Before you can follow someone using your device, that person

must invite you to follow him or her using your Garmin Tracker

ID.

Select Apps > Tracker > View.

Select a person.

The location of the selected person appears on the map.

Inviting a Follower

You can invite another person to follow your location for a

specified period of time.

Select Apps > Tracker > Follow Me.

Select a recipient, or enter an email address or Garmin

Tracker ID.

NOTE: The Garmin Tracker ID is case sensitive.

Select Next.

Select a message, or enter a message.

Enter a duration, and select Next.

Select Send.

Canceling a Follower

When you cancel a follower, that person can no longer view

your location.

Select Apps > Tracker > View.

Select

Select one or more followers, and select Stop Tracking.

Using the Apps

NOTICE

> Profile.

Enabling Your Social Network Accounts for the

Garmin Tracker App

Before you can post your location on social networks using the

Garmin Tracker app, you must enable your social network

accounts in the Smartphone Link app on your smartphone.

On your compatible smartphone, open the Smartphone Link

app.

Select

> Social Networks.

Sharing Your Status and Location

Before you can share your location or status updates with the

Garmin Tracker app, you must pair your device with a

compatible smartphone running the Smartphone Link app.

The Garmin Tracker app lets you share your status and location

with contacts on your smartphone and social network accounts.

Select Apps > Tracker.

Select Here I Am.

Select a recipient for your status update, and select Next.

NOTE: You must install the compatible social network apps

on your smartphone before you can post your status or

location to your social network accounts.

Enter a message, or select a message.

Verify your message, and select Send.

Hiding Your Status

You can hide your status and location from people who are

following you.

Select Apps > Tracker > Hide Me.

Trip Planner

A trip can consist of up to 29 via points and one final destination.

Up to 125 shaping points can be included between each via

point.

About Via Points

Via points are intermediate destinations within a trip. An orange

flag indicates a via point on the map. A trip can contain up to 29

via points and one final destination. While navigating a trip, the

device announces your arrival at each via point.

About Shaping Points

Shaping points are intermediate points between destinations or

via points that can be used to shape the direction of your route.

A blue dot indicates a shaping point on the map. You can have

up to 125 shaping points between each destination or via point.

While navigating, the device does not announce your arrival at

each shaping point.

Planning a Trip to Destination

You can use the trip planner to create a trip with a single or

multiple destinations.

Select Apps > Trip Planner.

Select New Trip.

Select Select Start Location.

Search for a location

(Finding a Location by Category,

page

3).

Select Select.

To add a final destination, select

Select Next.

Enter a name, and select Done.

Adding Points to a Trip

NOTE: Before you can add a shaping point, your trip must

contain a start location, at least one via point, and a final

destination.