Garmin Explore™

Garmin Explore™

By Garmin

  • Category: Navigation
  • Release Date: 2018-10-15
  • Current Version: 4.12
  • Adult Rating: 12+
  • File Size: 474.34 MB
  • Developer: Garmin
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
Score: 4.07412
4.07412
From 877 Ratings
Free On itunes

Description

OFF-GRID NAVIGATION When paired with your compatible Garmin device(1), the Garmin Explore app lets you use your mobile device for outdoor navigation, trip planning, mapping and more — with or without Wi-Fi® connectivity or cellular service. SEARCH TOOL Easily locate geographic points — such as trailheads or mountain summits — associated with your adventure. STREAMING MAPS For pre-trip planning, you can use the Garmin Explore app to stream maps when you’re within cellular or Wi-Fi range — saving valuable time as well as storage space on your mobile device. Download maps for offline use when venturing outside cellular range. PAIR, SYNC AND SHARE With Garmin Explore, you can pair your smartphone or tablet with your compatible Garmin device to sync and share data for off-grid adventures. Use downloadable maps for navigation anywhere. EASY TRIP PLANNING Plan your next trip by downloading maps and creating courses. Specify your start and finish points, and automatically create a course you can sync with your compatible Garmin device. ACTIVITY LIBRARY Under the Saved tab, review and edit your organized data, including your saved waypoints, tracks, courses and activities. See map thumbnails to easily recognize your trips. SAVED COLLECTIONS The collections list allows you to quickly find all data related to any trip — making it easy to sort and locate the course or location you’re looking for. CLOUD STORAGE The waypoints, courses and activities you’ve created will automatically sync to your Garmin Explore web account when you’re within cellular or Wi-Fi range, preserving your activity data with cloud storage. A Garmin account is required for storing your data in the cloud. LIVETRACK™ With the use of the LiveTrack™ feature, loved ones can follow your location in real time(2) and see data such as distance, time and elevation. What You Get with Garmin Explore • Unlimited map downloads; access topographic maps, USGS quad sheets and more • Aerial imagery • Waypoints, tracking and route navigation • High-detail GPS trip logging and location sharing • Unlimited cloud storage of routes, waypoints, tracks, and activities • Online trip planning 1. https://explore.garmin.com/appcompatibility 2. When used with your compatible smartphone, the Garmin Explore® app and your compatible inReach® technology-enabled Garmin device. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license.

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Reviews

  • It’s been broken for two years now

    2
    By Mark_Mark
    They tried to improve the app with a new mapping and routing engine. Now the best case for topo lines is 100 foot intervals which can be completely useless for hiking. To make things even better they broke the routing engine: many trails on the map are simply not routable. That means if you click anywhere on the trail, you can get a crazy course to get somewhere near there and then a direct line into that point on the trail. It could be miles out of the way. This problem has been there for years now.

  • Great for following and finding trails

    5
    By Laurentwos
    This is the greatest app of all time. I use it all the time for finding new trails to hike and to navigate where I am as it syncs with my Garmin watch as I’m doing an activity. And the cumulative map showing every GPS activity you’ve ever recorded is just so cool! Only thing is I wish there were more colors you could change your activities to on the map!!

  • Good enough but always crashes??

    2
    By kpd33rd
    Sufficiently competent for route planning and sending to device, but inexplicably must crash 4-5 times in a row before it’ll open? Absolutely frustrating. Once it’s done crashing it works as advertised.

  • Just keeps getting worse

    2
    By splat-matt
    It is great that it can route downloaded maps while offline but the detail is extremely limited from what it use to be. Mapbox has better features than this. COROS’ map ui far outweighs with current trails and route building tools. Yet, Garmin is the watch I have. Ugh

  • Canceled Subscription Still Charged

    1
    By jenni78
    Find customer service to get my money back seems to be impossible. Will be disputing with my credit card company. So incredibly annoyed.

  • Constantly Freezes

    1
    By WDJapes
    I really want this app to work. Have it paired with my fenix 8 pro, offline with downloaded maps and a custom route, freezes every 5-15 minutes. Sounds like it’s happening to others.

  • APP NOPE, SUBSCRIPTION NOPE

    1
    By Ben Dover Daily
    WELL FIRST OFF I TRIED THE APP FIRST ON THE NEWEST IPHONE THANKFULLY FIRST. WHY WOULD YOU STICK A REPOSITION OF CURRENT LOCATION ICON DIRECTLY WHERE YOUR RIGHT THUMB HOVERS AND MOVES. CHECKING OUT N.Y. GAMELANDS AND BECAUSE OF THAT ICON IT SENT ME BACK TO CURRENT LOCATION 10 TIMES IN 20 MINS LOOKING AT TRAILS, I WILL NOT BE USING IT. I DONT HAVE TIME FOR THAT NONSENSE. PAPER IT IS.

  • Unreliable and requires a paid subscription

    1
    By Saunterie
    This app is absolutely horrible. I've wasted way too much time trying to figure out how to do things like hide old tracks, figure out where in the app my most current tracks are saved, etc. Just plug the Garmin into your computer and dig through the SD card chronologically because otherwise you'll end up wasting hours of your time trying to figure the interface out. This company has gone waaaay downhill over the last several years. Garmin has a monopoly and they care more about their smart watches and fitness trackers than they care about doing a solid job with GPS units.

  • Amazing app

    5
    By MyFitnessPal Review1924
    Essential for any Garmin user.

  • Great for exploring

    5
    By Teskey Ala Too
    I love this app. Great for planning runs/hikes and navigating during long adventures. Sometimes there is a glitch where it won't let you connect 2 points on a trail if it crosses a national forest/wilderness boundary.

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