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Sending a Location from Your Smartphone
to Your Device
You can search for a location using the Smartphone Link app on
your phone and send it to your Garmin DriveSmart device.
1
On your smartphone, open the Smartphone Link app.
2
Select an option:
• To find a nearby location, select Find Nearby Places, and
enter all or part of an address or the name of a place.
• To find a nearby Foursquare point of interest, select
Foursquare, and select a point of interest from the list.
• To choose a location on the map, select Pick location,
and touch the location on the map.
• To find an address from your contact list, select Contacts,
and select a contact name.
The selected location appears on the map.
3
Select Send.
The Smartphone Link app sends the location to your Garmin
DriveSmart.
4
On your Garmin DriveSmart device, select an option:
• To start navigating to the location, select Go!.
• To view details about the location, or to save the location
to your favourites, select
.
• To accept the location without starting navigation, select
OK.
The location appears in the recently found locations on your
Garmin DriveSmart device.
Smart notifications
While your device is connected to the Smartphone Link app, you
can view notifications from your smartphone on your Garmin
DriveSmart device, such as text messages, incoming calls, and
calendar appointments.
NOTE: you may need to wait a few minutes to receive
notifications on your navigation device after it connects to the
Smartphone Link app. appears coloured in the Bluetooth
settings when smart notifications are connected and active
(Bluetooth Feature status icons, page 11).
Receiving notifications
WARNING
Do not read or reply to notifications while driving.
Before your Garmin DriveSmart device can receive notifications,
you must connect it to your smartphone and to the Smartphone
Link app.
From most pages, a pop-up appears when the device receives a
notification from your smartphone. If the device is moving, you
must verify you are a passenger and not the driver before you
can view notifications.
NOTE: if you are viewing the map, notifications appear in a map
tool.
• To ignore a notification, select OK.
The pop-up closes, but the notification remains active on your
phone.
• To view a notification, select View.
• To listen to the notification, select View > Play.
The device reads the notification using text-to-speech
technology. This feature is not available for all languages.
• To perform additional actions, such as dismissing the
notification from your phone, select View, and select an
option.
NOTE: additional actions are available for only some
notification types and must be supported by the app
generating the notification.
Receiving notifications while viewing the map
WARNING
Do not read or reply to notifications while driving.
Before your Garmin DriveSmart device can receive notifications,
you must connect it to your smartphone and to the Smartphone
Link app.
When you are viewing the map, new notifications appear in a
map tool at the edge of the screen. If the device is moving, you
must verify you are a passenger and not the driver before you
can view notifications.
• To ignore a notification, select , or wait for popup to expire.
The pop-up closes, but the notification remains active on your
phone.
• To view a notification, select the notification text.
• To listen to the notification, select Play Message.
The device reads the notification using text-to-speech
technology. This feature is not available for all languages.
• To listen to the notification using a voice command, say Play
Message.
NOTE: this option is available only when the selected
language supports the voice command feature and appears
in the map tool.
• To perform additional actions, such as dismissing the
notification from your phone, select View, and select an
option.
NOTE: additional actions are available for only some
notification types and must be supported by the app
generating the notification.
Viewing the list of notifications
You can view a list of all active notifications.
1
Select Apps > Smart Notifications.
The list of notifications appears. Unread notifications appear
black, and previously read notifications appear grey.
2
Select an option:
• To view a notification, select the notification description.
• To listen to a notification, select
.
The device reads the notification using text-to-speech
technology. This feature is not available for all languages.
Hands-free calling
NOTE: while most phones are supported and can be used, it
cannot be guaranteed that a particular phone can be used. All
features may not be available for your phone.
Using Bluetooth wireless technology, your device can connect to
your mobile phone to become a hands-free device (Pairing with
your phone and connecting to Smartphone Link, page 11). While
connected, you can place or receive calls using your device.
Placing a call
Dialling a number
1
Select Apps > Phone > Dial.
2
Enter the number.
3
Select Dial.
Calling a contact in your phone book
Your phone book is loaded from your phone to the device each
time your phone and the device connect. It may take a few
minutes for the phone book to be available. Some phones do
not support this feature.
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