NOTICE
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 popup 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.
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To ignore a notification, select
OK.
The popup closes, but the notification remains active on your phone.
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To view a notification, select
View.
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To listen to the notification, select
.
The device reads the notification using text-to-speech technology. This feature is not available for all languages.
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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.