Dive Product and Feature Compatibility

You can pair multiple Descent™ devices to form a dive network for you and your fellow divers. Not all features are available for older devices. See your Descent device owner's manual for more information.
NOTICE

You should update your devices to the latest software versions to access all features and improvements. If the software versions are incompatible, the following alert appears on the dive computer: Transmitter %1 failed to connect.. "%1" is replaced with the transceiver name.

Descent T1

Descent T2

Descent Mk2i

Diver tank pressure Diver depth Diver distance

  • View tank pressure

  • View diver depth

  • View diver distance

Receive messages Diver tank pressure Diver depth Diver distance Person

  • Receive messages

  • View tank pressure

  • View diver depth

  • View diver distance

  • View public tank name

Descent Mk3i

Descent X50i

Diver tank pressure Diver depth Diver distance

  • View tank pressure

  • View diver depth

  • View diver distance

Send messages Receive messages Diver tank pressure Diver depth Diver distance Person

  • Send messages

  • Receive messages

  • View tank pressure

  • View diver depth

  • View diver distance

  • View public tank name

Descent S1

Not compatible

Dive buoy Send messages Receive messages

Using a paired dive computer during a dive:

  • Navigate to buoy

  • Send messages to the surface

  • Receive messages from the surface

Send messages Receive messages Diver tank pressure Diver depth Diver distance CompassPerson

Using the Garmin Dive™ app from the surface:
  • Send messages to underwater divers

  • Receive messages from underwater divers

  • View tank pressure

  • View diver depth

  • View diver distance

  • View diver direction

  • View public tank name

Diver tank pressure

View tank pressure for yourself and connected divers.

Diver depth

View diver depth for connected divers.

Diver distance

View diver distance for connected divers.

Compass

View the direction to connected divers.

Person

View the public transceiver names for yourself and connected divers.

Send messages

Send pre-defined in-dive messages to divers with a Descent T2 transceiver, or to users on the surface with a Descent S1 buoy.

Receive messages

Receive in-dive messages from divers with a paired Descent T2 transceiver, or from users on the surface with a Descent S1 buoy.

Dive buoy

View distance and direction information to navigate back to the Descent S1 buoy.

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November 2025