Live Services, Traffic And Smartphone Features; Pairing With Your Smartphone (Iphone®); Disabling Bluetooth Features (Iphone); Showing Or Hiding Notification Categories (Iphone) - Garmin Drivesmart 55 Owner's Manual

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2
Select an option:
• Select Track Up to display the map in two dimensions (2-
D), with your direction of travel at the top.
• Select North Up to display the map in 2-D with North at
the top.
• Select 3-D to display the map in three dimensions.
Live services, traffic and smartphone
features
The Garmin Drive app allows your device to receive smart
notifications and live information, such as live traffic data and
weather information.
Live traffic data: sends real-time traffic data to your device,
such as traffic incidents and delays, construction zones and
road closings
(Traffic, page
Weather information: sends real-time weather forecasts, road
conditions and weather radar to your device
weather forecast, page
Smart Notifications: displays phone notifications and
messages on your device. This feature is not available for all
languages.
Hands-Free calling: allows you to make and receive phone
calls using your device, and allows you to use the device as a
hands-free speaker phone.
Send locations to device: allows you to send locations from
your smartphone to your navigation device.
Foursquare check in: allows you to check in to Foursquare
locations using your navigation device
Foursquare, page
4).
Pairing with your smartphone (iPhone
You can pair your Garmin DriveSmart device with your
smartphone and the Garmin Drive app to enable additional
features and access live information
smartphone features, page
1
From the app store on your smartphone, install the Garmin
Drive app.
2
Turn on your Garmin DriveSmart device and place the device
and your smartphone within 3 m (10 ft.) of each other.
3
On your phone, open the Garmin Drive app.
4
Select Add a Device.
5
Select DriveSmart 55, 65.
6
Go to the Bluetooth settings on your smartphone, select the
Garmin DriveSmart device from the list of other devices and
follow the on-screen instructions to pair it.
7
Go back to the Garmin Drive app.
The app searches for your device and connects to it.
8
Select an option:
• If you do not have a Garmin account, select Create
account and follow the on-screen instructions to create
and sign in to an account.
• If you already have a Garmin account, select Sign In,
enter your email address and password and select Next.
The main app dashboard appears. After the devices are paired,
they connect automatically when they are turned on and within
range.

Disabling Bluetooth features (iPhone)

By default, all compatible Bluetooth features are enabled when
you pair your phone. You can disable specific Bluetooth features
and remain connected to the other features.
1
Select Settings > Wireless Networks.
2
Select an option:

Live services, traffic and smartphone features

13).
(Viewing the
15).
(Checking in with
(Live services, traffic and
11) .
• To disable hands-free calling, select the phone name and
clear the Phone calls check box.
TIP:
hands-free calling.
• To disable Garmin Drive app data and smartphone
notifications, select Smartphone services and clear the
Smartphone services check box.
TIP:
active.

Showing or hiding notification categories (iPhone)

You can filter the notifications shown on your device by showing
or hiding categories.
1
Select Settings > Wireless Networks.
2
Select Smartphone services.
TIP:
and
3
Select Smart Notifications.
4
Select the check box next to each notification to show.
Pairing with your smartphone (Android
You can pair your Garmin DriveSmart device with your
smartphone and the Garmin Drive app to enable additional
features and access live information
smartphone features, page
1
From the app store on your smartphone, install the Garmin
Drive app.
2
Turn on your Garmin DriveSmart device and place the device
and your smartphone within 3 m (10 ft.) of each other.
3
On your phone, open the Garmin Drive app.
4
Select Add a Device.
5
Select DriveSmart 55, 65.
)
®
The app searches for your device and connects to it.
6
Select an option:
• If you do not have a Garmin account, select Create
account and follow the on-screen instructions to create
and sign in to an account.
• If you already have a Garmin account, select Sign In,
enter your email address and password and select Next.
7
Select an option:
• If you want to send smartphone notifications to your
Garmin DriveSmart device, select Enable Smart
Notifications and select the apps for which you want to
send notifications.
• If you want to skip setting up smartphone notifications,
select Skip for Now.
You can enable, disable or customise smartphone
notifications at any time
The main app dashboard appears. After the devices are paired,
they connect automatically when they are turned on and within
range.

Disabling Bluetooth features (Android)

By default, all compatible Bluetooth features are enabled when
you pair your phone. You can disable specific Bluetooth features
and remain connected to the other features.
1
Select Settings > Wireless Networks.
2
Select the phone name.
3
Select an option:
• To disable hands-free calling, clear the Phone calls check
box.
• To disable Garmin Drive data and smartphone
notifications, clear the Garmin Drive check box.
appears coloured next to the phone name used for
and
appear coloured when the services are
appear coloured when the services are active.
(Live services, traffic and
11) .
(Smart Notifications, page
)
12).
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