Garmin Messenger™

3.5
3.49K reviews
500K+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Stay in touch with friends and family. Enjoy the security and connectivity of global messaging with the Garmin Messenger™ app. Pair with your compatible inReach® satellite communicator for fast, easy direct messaging and interactive SOS that's not limited to cellphone coverage areas (active satellite subscription required). The app supports group messaging as well as photo and voice messaging when paired with a compatible Garmin device (1). Automatic switching between internet, cellular, and satellite networks gives you the best connectivity and efficiency for all your messaging. When you have connectivity, the app will work seamlessly even if your inReach device is turned off. Invite your friends and family to download the app to stay connected and keep the conversation going on and off the trail. 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.

(1) See compatible devices here: garmin.com/p/893837#devices
(2) When used with your compatible smartphone and the Garmin Earthmate® app or when used with your compatible inReach® technology-enabled Garmin device.

Note: Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices. It is the responsibility of the user to know and follow all applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the device is intended to be used.
Updated on
28 Aug 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Messages and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Messages and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.4
3.41K reviews
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23 August 2025
@Bug report for engineering team My wife sent me a URL. This app renders an image of the website the URL points to. However I am unable to see the address of the URL. When a single click the message or rendered image, I am taken to the message details screen. The correct behavior for single clicking the rendered image would be to open my web browser with the URL.
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Cian Montgomery
5 June 2025
complete failure of a product and app. i have taken it in the field about a half a dozen times. every time the device or app has failed in different ways. this latest time inspite of testing ability to send messages with a friend 2 days before the trip, this app showed my inreach as unpaired, could not use the app for the trip. lacks reliable confirmation that messages have been sent. messages i sent delivered weeks after sending. i could go on but i am out of space.
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Gordon Gahan
4 August 2025
Needing to add each contact phone number as a friend in order to even send a message is too redundant. The whole watch messenger is redundant and less convenient than just using the phone that you need for it to work anyway.
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What's new

- Fixed crash on incoming call