# Garmin Drive™

> Navigation

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1276198893](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1276198893)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1276198893`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Garmin
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (9,116 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.29.25
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2017-10-17
- **Size:** 364 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/garmin-drive/id1276198893)
- **Website:** [https://garmin.com/driveapp](https://garmin.com/driveapp)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.garmin.com/en-US/privacy/consumerauto/](https://www.garmin.com/en-US/privacy/consumerauto/)

## Description

The Garmin Drive™ Chrome extension adds real-time navigation aids for compatible Garmin devices, delivering live traffic, parking updates, and weather information, plus quick access to dash cam controls and recorded footage.

It supports advanced dash cam features like Dash Cam Auto Sync for up to four cameras and picture-in-picture viewing from two perspectives, making it easy to review and share footage. Integrations include Garmin Speak and DriveSmart 65 with Alexa, with older devices able to connect via Smartphone Link and VIRB for access to video and related data.

## Rankings

- #18,932 — Overall
- #7 — navigation

## Review summary

Users praise Garmin Drive for easy setup and clear camera quality, plus strong hardware integration and multi-camera support. However, recurring issues center on unstable connectivity and pairing, limited live view access, and inability to download videos. Update-related Bluetooth/Wi-Fi problems and occasional device discovery failures further hinder reliability. A Wi-Fi hotspot is often needed for live viewing, and some users note a lack of configurable settings. Overall, solid hardware and simple setup are offset by persistent software reliability concerns.

### Pros

- Easy to set up and use
- Clear image and video quality from the camera
- Driver-friendly hardware and solid device integration
- Works well with multiple cameras (e.g., two cameras connected)

### Cons

- Unreliable connectivity and pairing with dash cams; live view often unavailable
- Cannot download videos to phone
- Updates (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi) cause instability and new pairing issues
- App sometimes fails to discover or add devices / lacks settings

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1276198893)