Garmin Drive™ Reviews

Garmin Drive™ Reviews

Published by on 2024-09-16

🏷️ About: The Garmin Drive™ app is a mobile application designed for the latest Garmin automotive navigators and dash cams. It provides real-time information for traffic, parking, advanced weather, and photoLive traffic cameras, in addition to smart notifications from your... Show more


       


Overall Customer Experience 😎


👿🤬😠 Negative experience
56.4%

😎👌🔥 Positive experience
29.8%

🙄💅🫥 Neutral
13.8%

~ from Justuseapp.com NLP analysis of 7,155 combined software reviews.



Summary of Customer Reviews (Takeaways): 💎

- Easy to use and connect

- Great at showing what’s going on in front of the driver

- Doesn’t record speed

- Voice commands work flawlessly

- Small size and quality



Read 37 Customer Service Reviews 👿🤬😡😠💢😤

4.6 out of 5

🛑Can’t connect Dash cam mini 2 to iPhone with iOS 15

2022-05-21

The latest version (from early Dec 2021) - still not working!!
Cannot connect new Dash cam mini 2 to iPhone with iOS 15.2 - cannot finish the setup in GarminDrive . After I select the device it remains on the same screen without finishing the setup. I do see under Bluetooth settings two active... Show more

Did you say Garmin or Garbage?

2022-06-22

I’m having nothing but problems with all things “Garmin” I just purchased the expensive top of the line Garmin GPS at a truck stop recently. It’s nearly impossible to use, and no it’s not a lack of know how on my part. Any address I enter simply cannot be found. It will list nearby services but ... Show more

Wireless Apple CarPlay and This doesn’t Work

2022-07-23

So I found a bug in the way this setup works, so if you have “wireless” Apple CarPlay and you want to view the cameras the system doesn’t work and you won’t be able to connect and view footage as the iPhone is trying to connect to the WiFi network generated by the radio for CarPlay so it never conn... Show more

Cannot pair dash cams to app—6 months with no fix.

2022-08-24

GarminDrive does not appear to allow dash cams to pair properly. I successfully had a prior version of GarminDrive pair with a Dashcam 46 and a Dashcam Mini, so I know it’s not my phone. GarminDrive asks you to initiate pairing from the Dashcam, and then it says “you will need to select your acc... Show more

Come on Garman

2022-09-25

Hey Garmon for heaven sake’s I’ve had Garman drive an Alexa working for several years suddenly the end of October they get a divorce Alexa doesn’t want to even think that she wants to deal with garmon Inc comes up with every excuse so they’re not speaking do I get to a counselor I get them back tog... Show more

Worse and worse with every update

2022-10-26

When I had my 66W, it would record 1.5 minutes before and 1.5 minutes after an event or voice triggered recording. Now with the 67W it only records 15 seconds before and 15 seconds after an event or voice triggered recording. This is absolutely useless. I have been a user of garmin products for ove... Show more

App needs more features f/ Dash Cams

2022-11-27

I previously had a competing brand Dash Cam and their app was more intuitive and informative in regards to the meta data stored for the recordings. You could easily access an overview displaying map location, speeds, Etc. GarminDrive is so bland when it comes to accessing those features. I shou... Show more

Smartphone services wont connect

2022-12-28

Everything worked great until a few days ago when I updated my device firmware. Now I can't get "smartphone services" to connect.

Typical garmin. They make a pretty solid device but the smartphone integration is spotty. Why need an app? Everything should be wifi and done on-device. Scrap the... Show more

Works most of the time.

2023-01-29

So I’ve had issues with GarminDrive working properly. And some issues getting some things to work. Like if I don’t save a clip, I have a hard time grabbing the video editor thing to shorten the video from the beginning of the video. It tries to have me go to the last page because you can swipe to ... Show more

Great dash cam but…

2023-03-02

The Garmin mini 2 dash cam has worked good since I purchased it, however, it seems there is an overheating issue. If the cam is left plugged in and your vehicle is parked in the heat it will not function properly when you crank your car back up. Normally I’d have to unplug it and wait 15 minutes an... Show more

Good camera overall

2023-03-31

Great picture quality with the Garvin Mini2. The lens filter I had to order separately, which I believe should be included with the camera. I wish it downloaded the videos onto my phone permanently, instead of only being able to access them from the memory chip on the camera. I can’t download them ... Show more

Repeatedly Asking for Bluetooth on iOS 15

2023-05-02

Update: I thought I had fixed the constant pop ups from Drive asking for Bluetooth to be turned on. But I did not. No matter what I change in the settings, I get this pop up every time I wake up my phone. Annoying and unnecessary.

I kept getting pop ups from Drive asking for Bluetooth to be... Show more

Better than the VIRB app

2023-06-02

GarminDrive is an improvement from the VIRB app that my previous Garmin Dash Cam 55 had to use. I like this apps ability to connect multiple cameras but it seems to hang loading the images when the secondary camera is not powered on.

The improvement I would like to request is the availabili... Show more

Love my Garmin

2023-07-04

Used Waze for many years but with its changes I found it not very helpful as much. I returned to Garmin and love it. The Garmin Drive app is like using Waze. I program in my phone where I want and it always finds the location and tells me traffic. I must be Bluetooth to Garmin for this to work but ... Show more

Love to drive again

2023-08-04

Ok, just a little sarcastic, but yeah... I drive professionally, and this thing makes it so I can concentrate on the road while it handles getting me where I need to go, and usually haven’t been before. A couple things I would like to have it do, though, to help professional drivers.

1. All... Show more

Highway

2023-09-05

It’s a little tricky to get started sometimes but once it’s started it usually works great. It’s great at showing what’s going on in front of me while I’m driving especially in today’s society where they want to back up and hit you then say that I rammed them or something. All I gotta do is wait un... Show more

Excellent

2023-10-07

I use GarminDrive for my small business to transport handicapped, Senior Citizens, dialysis and regular people with needs. I prefer it 100% more than Smart Link! I like the fact Advance Weather and Photo Live are free vs. $4.99 on Smart Link. It’s a blessing to be hands free while earning money. O... Show more

DEZL OTR700 Truck GPS

2023-11-07

I honestly was going to buy a Rand Mcnally but then I heard from a manager that works on Love’s Truck stop and said that Rand Mcnally have a lot of returns but the Garmins doesn’t have any returns. Then I decided to give a try at the Garmin DEZL OTR700 and honestly it blow my mind with so many feat... Show more

Hands-free phone still pops up

2023-12-09

I updated the software to the latest version and it started showing the hands free phone even though I have all the notifications shut off on the phone and the Dezl OTR 800. I even deleted GarminDrive on my phone and unpaired everything and set it all up again making sure all notifications were of... Show more

Great app

2024-01-09

GarminDrive works - at least for me flawlessly. I use voice commands for “take a picture” and “save video” all the time with no issues. The only reason I am rating GarminDrive is that there are those having issues with it and I simply wanted to say that I have zero issues. It easily connects and ... Show more

Major Wifi to Cellular issues

2025-01-23

When I start my car in the driveway, my phone is still on the home wifi. As I drive away and the phone switches to cellular, Garmin Drive loses connection and never reconnects until power cycle. Developer claims that my cell signal is low; however, I have 5 full bars. Clearly there are issues and t... Show more

Many issues

2025-01-23

1) please add a Select All button so I can delete footage in bulk. With hundreds of parking mode clips, selecting and deleting in app is an exercise in frustration.
2) GarminDrive often has connectivity issues with my Dash Cam Mini. Failed to join the network is a pretty common error.
3) p... Show more

Connectivity issues

2025-01-23

I use it to connect my DriveSmart 65 to iPhone 8 for traffic. First time in connects fine but next time I am in the car, it just doesn’t connect. The only option is to use the option of ‘Forget this device’ and then add the device again- wastes about 10 minutes trouble shooting. Got another DriveSm... Show more

Keeps getting disconnected

2025-01-23

GarminDrive /device connection keeps getting disrupted and requires a hard reset/re-pairing to work again. The BT connectivity is fine. Going through the reviews this seems to be a known issue that has been doing the rounds for a while. When it works, it works great. I would expect a company like ... Show more

Drive App w/Garmin 66w Dashcam

2025-01-23

So far so good. The only issue I’m having is Bluetooth connecting with the 66W. It takes a very long time to connect to view the live feed on my iPhone. Sometimes not at all. My other Bluetooth devices connect reasonably quickly.

Other than that issue, I like what Garmin has done to view li... Show more

Swing and a miss

2025-01-23

An obvious feature would be to be able to access my phone contacts and then push the location to the GPS to either start a new route or save the location to the device. Why can’t I do this? For that matter, why doesn’t GarminDrive simply share my address book with the GPS unit so that I can just ... Show more

Pairing Failure

2025-01-23

I really like GarminDrive when I can get it to pair with my iPhone 6S or iPad Pro, but you usually only can get a day with successful pairing. Hard restarting, forgetting device and removing GarminDrive and re-downloading don’t always assure you that the pairing will be successful. Message states... Show more

Must for Law Enforcement

2025-01-23

Must easier to use than the mapping portion of CAD. However, the map might not be up to date in areas where new developments are being built. At the same time though, even Google maps may not be either.

Front Dash and back window Dash mini

2025-01-23

I set this Dash 46 for the front window and the mini for back window in 2 cars and Sienna van. For van I extended its cord with a 2’ male/female USB cord and that gave enough to hide cable along the path.

Works great. Overwrite feature and ability to give front camera a verbal command to ... Show more

Love the garmin and app

2025-01-23

I have a iphone xr and it has no issue at all. Works great and i move this from car to car as i rent alot. Alexa works great with only a few features not available like playing video. I would love if it would show nest and blink camera. That would make this product perfect. i can run my home l... Show more

Best GPS

2025-01-23

I went to Canada and the GPS didn’t fail me at all! Amazing! Traffic, weather, LIVE traffic, connect to your incoming calls. And other features I haven’t tried but I will soon. Best GPS I have every purchase in my life. I highly recommend. Also, tells you ahead a time when a red light cam is coming... Show more

Awesome device

2025-01-23

I don’t do very many reviews but I have to say that everything about this is excellent. I know there are some that will want more but for me every time I use it I feel that I am getting a great device and app that works together. Keep up the good work guys and gals.

Thank you
David Murphy

Simply Works!

2025-01-23

Whether you use a business name or street address the database makes several suggestions and you pick the one you want and tap GO. What more could you want or need. At least until the AI start telling us where we want to go.

Love it

2025-01-23

I work in security and I use it every day. Had few incidents in the past where I was unable to document but now I can ;) I like the notification that I get on the device as well in terms of the speed limit, forward collision, lane departure, proximity alerts. It's like I have upgraded my vehicle fr... Show more

Dawson
2023-01-02

I’m having the same issue a lot of people have. The driveapp getting stuck on “Select an Accessory”. Nothing pops up in there bu... Show more

David
2021-08-30

The app and my device pair up perfectly fine but the app gets stuck on the select an accessory page and will not continue any fu... Show more

Craig Fowler
2021-06-18

Garmin drive app will not connect to my Samsung Note 8 phone. I have followed all troubleshooting videos. Blue tooth connects ... Show more



Is Garmin Drive Safe? 🤗🙏


Yes. Garmin Drive™ is quiet safe to use but use with caution. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 7,155 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 4.6/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for Garmin Drive Is 34.6/100.


Is Garmin Drive Legit? 💯


Yes. Garmin Drive™ is legit, but not 100% legit to us. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 7,155 Garmin Drive™ User Reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for Garmin Drive Is 50.6/100..


Is Garmin Drive™ not working? 🚨


Garmin Drive™ works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or Contact Support.



How was your experience with Garmin Drive™? Post a Review




Features

- Real-time traffic information

- Parking information

- Advanced weather updates

- PhotoLive traffic cameras

- Smart notifications from your mobile device

- Quick access to camera controls and settings for compatible dash cams

- Dash Cam Auto Sync feature to connect up to four dash cams wirelessly

- Picture-in-picture video creation from any two perspectives

- Compatibility with Garmin Speak™ and Garmin DriveSmart™ 65 with Amazon Alexa

- Access to Amazon Alexa for music, news, and more

- Turn-by-turn navigation

- Audio streaming through vehicle's stereo using Bluetooth® or AUX

- Compatibility with older Bluetooth-capable Garmin navigators through the Garmin Smartphone Link app

- Access to video footage for older Wi-Fi-enabled Garmin dash cams through the Garmin VIRB app.

  Customer Service/Support