Receiving notifications

Do not read or reply to notifications while driving.

Before you can use this feature, your device must be connected to a supported phone running the Garmin Drive™ app (Live services, traffic and smartphone features).

From most pages, a pop-up 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.

To ignore a notification, select OK.

The pop-up closes, but the notification remains active on your phone.
To view a notification, select View.
To listen to the notification, select View > Play.

The device reads the notification using text-to-speech technology. This feature is not available for all languages.
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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