Does anybody have idea of what could be the problem with the Garmin smartlink on my I phone . I can be many miles from home and punch in gas or food on the foursquare segment and all it shows me is food and gas around where I live . I tried it with the gps on ,on the bike but it still did the same thing . Any ideas ? Thanks
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garmin smartlink
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lkraus
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Apple or Android?
I suspect there is problem with Smartlink having the proper access to location/GPS on the phone.
Yes, it's actually 4-Square that's bad! Why do they use that?
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lee
Debbie's Servant
Garmin Smartphine link sucks!
If you want to search for something search on Google Maps or Apple Maps and share the location to Smartphone link and it will send to the Garmin or BMW Nav.
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I tried it several times on my Android phone and get a Not Supported message.
Edit: I was searching in Google. When I search in Google Maps it works.
Thanks
I always use my phone to send a location to my car Navigation and thought it was odd I could not do the same with my Nav V.
With my Nav V I can send a local location from my phone to the Nav but not a location in another town or state.
Using the phone voice command and Share option is much easier than typing it into the Nav.
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marcopolo
Active member
I tried searching for something in Google Maps on my iPhone, then sharing that result. Garmin SmartLink was not one of the share choices. Tried it with Apple Maps and SmartLink did not show up as one of the share choices either. It didn't matter whether SmartLink was open, or not. Same result.
How do you add SmartLink to the Share menu on an iPhone?
How do you add SmartLink to the Share menu on an iPhone?
lee
Debbie's Servant
lee
Debbie's Servant
Try this
How Do I Add Apps to the Share Menu
Tap the share icon.
Swipe over the app icons to the left.
Tap the three dots above the word More.
Select the app of your choice. Depending on the app, you may need to add contacts or other choices before you send, post, or publish.
lee
Debbie's Servant
lee
Debbie's Servant
marcopolo
Active member
Ditto.
What you dan do, though, is copy the address field from a place you find in Google Maps, then paste that address into the "Find Nearby Places" field in SmartLink. Tap on that search result in SmartLink, and the map opens up. Tap again on the red circle icon (with the i inside the circle), and you are presented with three choices: Send, Share, and Save (it will show you the full address and coordinates). If you choose "Send", SmartLink will send that address to your Navigator (not that I've actually tried that, yet - too lazy to go into my hot garage and take the Nav VI off my bike).
lee
Debbie's Servant
Give it a try.
On my Android phone when I tap on Send I get a not supported message.
The message only appears for a second and I can't read all of it.
HWYHOUND
New member
It works perfectly on mine, but keep in mind it will only recognize nearby locations.
lee
Debbie's Servant
That's correct. Mine has always worked for something local but never worked for something in another state or even 100 miles away.
Wish it was like my car. I never have to type a location into my car in-dash navigation. I speak into My Chevy app on the phone and press Send.
When I get in the car and start it there's a message on the dash asking if I want to go to that location or save the location.
