Description
Brought to you by the worldwide leader in GPS, Garmin Tracker — combined with a GPS-enabled Garmin tracking device (**purchase required) — lets you track what’s important while on the go.Garmin Tracker is a free, unique app that will help keep tabs on whatever is important to you. Got a little one walking to school? No sweat — clip a Garmin tracking device to their backpack. Got a frisky mutt with a specialty for sneaking out of the yard? (Bad Rex!) Attach a Garmin tracking device to Rex’s collar. You’ll be able to see the location of all of your devices using the handy dandy Garmin Tracker app.
Not only does the app let you view your device’s location directly from your smartphone, it also lets you navigate to it with turn-by-turn directions.
You can also draw geofences, view track history and adjust your tracking device settings. (Let’s review: A geofence is a virtual boundary around an area of your choosing. When you set up a geofence for your tracking device, you can set a preference to notify you by email and/or text message when it enters or exits.)
So, back to your little one — say you want to know when they arrive safely at school. You can use the app to draw a geofence around the school and set your preferences to receive an email and/or text message once they enter that geofence. It’s that simple.
And then there’s Rex, your sneaky mutt. Using the app, draw a geofence around your house and yard. Once you get the notification that Rex has left the yard for a stroll through the neighborhood, grab your smartphone and go. Finding him is a breeze because Garmin Tracker will show you his location on a map. Catching him and bringing him home — that may be a different story.
Here’s how you get started:
1. Get yourself a Garmin tracking device.
2. Register and activate your device in your Garmin account at https://my.garmin.com.
3. Download this free app to your smartphone.
What you can do with the app:
1. View the location of your Garmin tracking device on your smartphone on an easy-to-read map.
2. Navigate to your device.
3. Draw, edit or delete geofences.
4. View track history of your device.
5. Set up email and/or text message notifications.
6. Adjust your device settings.
With Garmin Tracker, everything needed to locate and control your tracking device is in the palm of your hand.
** Visit https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=67686 information regarding products available for use with this application.
Jeremy
Apr 18, 2012 3:07:59 AM
Lots of bugs in this app. It always forgets your list of devices upon exit and it will sometimes forget when just moving around in the settings part of the app. It also randomly crashes quite a bit too.
iZapThings
Mar 17, 2012 8:56:05 AM
Great for tracking my young son
Steve
Feb 18, 2012 5:16:19 AM
Ppl complaining that it doesnt work with their GPSs are morons. Most GPSs receive only. A networked GPS (GTU10) is required b able to transmit to fone
D.
Feb 8, 2012 5:08:38 AM
Garmin SUCKS!!! You HAVE to own a Garmin to have a MyGarmin account. You have to have an account to use this app. Gladly flushed this POS!
Chad
Jan 19, 2012 1:13:15 PM
Track star? Sometimes forgets my device.but for the most part does what it says... Nothing a quick re-sign in doesn't fix...
radboater
Dec 15, 2011 8:11:16 PM
Not working w nulink Program does not work with garmins nulink that allows for remote tracking. It should.
Trailblazer
Nov 30, 2011 12:59:12 AM
Fix the Authentication Bug and it gets 4 stars Over half of the time when I open the app it tells me I have no registered devices. I log out and back in and it finds my one device. Great otherwise!
Eric
Oct 16, 2011 7:34:23 AM
Great!! Works great with the GTU 10. Funny, this is the ONLY listed product under supported items. Guess the other MORONS never bothered to check.
EddieV
Sep 7, 2011 2:21:34 AM
So so performance Map is slow in loading. Pop ups are formatted poorly. Keeps losing my devices, forcing me to sign in and out every time I close and open the app.
the Jon
Jul 18, 2011 3:22:07 PM
Hambone? I am the Hambone. Imposter! This app works fine if you have the gtu10 device.