Receiving notifications while viewing the map

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.

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