About Garmin Explore(TM)
PAIR, SYNC AND SHARE With Garmin Explore, you can pair your smartphone or tablet1 with your compatible Garmin device2 to sync and share data for off-grid adventures. Use downloadable maps for navigation anywhere.
PAIR, SYNC AND SHARE
With Garmin Explore, you can pair your smartphone or tablet1 with your compatible Garmin device2 to sync and share data for off-grid adventures. Use downloadable maps for navigation anywhere.
• Garmin Explore needs SMS permission to allow you to receive and send SMS text messages from your Garmin devices. We also need call log permission to display incoming calls on your devices.
• Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
OFF-GRID NAVIGATION
When paired with your compatible Garmin device2, the Garmin Explore app lets you use your mobile device for outdoor navigation, trip planning, mapping, and more — with or without Wi-Fi® connectivity or cellular service.
SEARCH TOOL
Easily locate geographic points — such as trailheads or mountain summits — associated with your adventure.
STREAMING MAPS
For pre-trip planning, you can use the Garmin Explore app to stream maps when you’re within cellular or Wi-Fi range — saving valuable time as well as storage space on your mobile device. Download maps for offline use when venturing outside cellular range.
EASY TRIP PLANNING
Plan your next trip by downloading maps and creating courses. Specify your start and finish points, and automatically create a course you can sync with your compatible Garmin device2.
ACTIVITY LIBRARY
Under the Saved tab, review and edit your organized data, including your saved waypoints, tracks, courses, and activities. See map thumbnails to easily recognize your trips.
SAVED COLLECTIONS
The collections list allows you to quickly find all data related to any trip — making it easy to sort and locate the course or location you’re looking for.
CLOUD STORAGE
The waypoints, courses, and activities you’ve created will automatically sync to your Garmin Explore web account when you’re within cellular or Wi-Fi range, preserving your activity data with cloud storage. A Garmin account is required for storing your data in the cloud.
LIVETRACK™
With the use of the LiveTrack™ feature, loved ones can follow your location in real time3 and see data such as distance, time and elevation.
What You Get with Garmin Explore
• Unlimited map downloads; access topographic maps, USGS quad sheets, and more
• Aerial imagery
• Waypoints, tracking and route navigation
• High-detail GPS trip logging and location sharing
• Unlimited cloud storage of routes, waypoints, tracks, and activities
• Online trip planning
1 See compatible devices at Garmin.com/BLE
2 See a full list of compatible devices at explore.garmin.com/appcompatibility
3 When used with your compatible smartphone, the Garmin Explore® app and when used with your compatible inReach-enabled Garmin device.
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Garmin Explore(TM) since it was posted on our website on 2019-07-15 11:45:28.
The latest version is 4.14.1 and it was updated on 2026-06-10 22:21:06. See below the changes in each version.
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.14.1
Updated At: 2026-05-27
Changes: 🐛 Various bug fixes and improvements
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.12
Updated At: 2026-02-23
Changes: Find and explore Garmin Trails by name or by area such as city names, mountain peaks, national parks or lakes
Record your reviews while offline after finishing the trail and Explore will upload it for you when it finds a connection
Added a My Reviews section where you can go back and find all the reviews you have submitted and modify them if desired
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.9
Updated At: 2025-10-27
Changes: 👤 Manage your profile details: name, location and photo
🐛 Various bug fixes and improvements
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.8
Updated At: 2025-09-26
Changes: Download an offline map of Garmin Trails and head out to the back country where you can transfer a trail from Explore to your navigation device
Get online and share your experience in a trail review
We have improved the clarity between trail systems drawing and Garmin Trails drawing. Garmin Trails now render as dashed lines.
Share links to trails that can launch the Explore app bringing hikers directly to the shared trail
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.7
Updated At: 2025-08-04
Changes: 📁 Streamlined GPX import process for a smoother experience.
🗺️ Easily switch map themes using the activity selector.
🐛 Various bug fixes and improvements.
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.6.2
Updated At: 2025-06-17
Changes: ⛰ Refreshed icons and visual styles for Waypoints
🗺️New hiking-themed map
🐛Fixed an issue with user's preferred units not being reflected on the map
🐛Issue with sharing collections that only contains waypoints is now fixed.
🐛Various bug fixes and improvements
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.5
Updated At: 2025-05-19
Changes: Garmin Trails - New Map Layer Available!
Browse for Garmin Trails by panning the map
Configure filters in the Garmin Trails Map Layer to limit results displayed on the map
View Trail Details and Trail Reviews
Save Garmin Trails to your library and sync it to your device
Add Garmin Trails as customizable courses to your collections
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.4
Updated At: 2025-04-29
Changes: 🗺️ Map data error reporting is now available in Map Layers screen
🐛 Various bug fixes and improvements
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.3.1
Updated At: 2025-03-28
Changes: 🔘 Multiple selection for collections management
🗺️ Improved download mechanism for offline maps.
⛳️ Course points no longer snap to nearby map items when ‘Direct Routing’ is enabled.
🐛 Various bug fixes and improvements
Garmin Explore(TM) version 4.2.2
Updated At: 2025-03-03
Changes: ⭕️ You can now create circular courses!
▶️ Introduced playback button in collections
⚠️Added outage banners to notify about connection issues
🐛Various bug fixes and improvements
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