Use Garmin LiveTrack to Track Activities in Real Time
- Let your friends and family track your activities in real time using LiveTrack via the Garmin Connect App.
- LiveTrack gives you peace of mind during workouts, and lets your fans cheer you on every step of the way on race day.
Starting a LiveTrack Session
- Just pair your compatible Garmin device with the free Garmin Connect Mobile app and enable LiveTrack for your timed activity.
- When you select AutoStart, all future timed activities on that device will automatically start a LiveTrack session.
Sharing Your LiveTrack Information
- Invite your friends and family via email, Facebook or Twitter.
- They will receive a link to a webpage that includes the position of your phone or connected device.
- They’ll also be able to track your activity time, distance, speed and elevation in real time.
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Data from any ANT+ sensors you may
have - such as heart rate or cadence - can also be viewed on your LiveTrack
page.
How to Use Livetrack with Garmin Connect
You can use LiveTrack to share real-time information about your activities from your Garmin device with friends or family. LiveTrack settings can be found from the menu section of the Garmin Connect app. Your Garmin device must have a GPS receiver to use LiveTrack. Please note that not all features in LiveTrack are compatible with all Garmin devices.
- How to start a LiveTrack session
for the first time:
- Open the Garmin Connect App
- Access the Menu:
- Android: Select Menu (top left)
- iOS: Select More (bottom right)
- Select Safety and Tracking (If not present skip to step 4)
- Select LiveTrack
- Select I Consent
- Select Devices
- Select the desired device to enable LiveTrack
- Select Done (Android only)
- If desired, touch LiveTrack Name (Android) or Session Name (iOS) to change the name of the LiveTrack session.
- Add/invite recipients to view your LiveTrack session under Share Session (Android) or Share Web Link (iOS).
- Select Start LiveTrack then start an activity on your Garmin device.
- NOTE: Once an activity has been started it may take a few minutes for the LiveTrack session to show your current location.
- As long as the app and your Garmin device are connected and your phone has a cellular connection, your activity will be shared in real-time with those invited.
- For future LiveTrack Sessions:
- After setting up LiveTrack for the first time, future LiveTrack sessions can be started by following the steps below.
- Previously added recipients and the name of the LiveTrack session will carry over from any previously configured session.
- Show Course: For devices that display the Show Course option, enabling this will allow your LiveTrack recipients to see a magenta outline of the course you are follwoing.
- Auto Start: For devices that display the Auto Start option, enabling this will
allow you to automatically start a LiveTrack session without having to
follow the steps below. Once you start your activity the LiveTrack session
will begin.
- Open the Garmin Connect App
- Access the Menu:
- Android: Select Menu (top left)
- iOS: Select More (bottom right)
- Select strong>Safety and Tracking (If not present skip to step 4)
- Select LiveTrack
- Select Start LiveTrack for desired device
- Select Session Details to edit Session Name and/or Extend Session Visibility
- Select Share to send a LiveTrack Session invite to desired recipients
- Start an activity on your Garmin device
LiveTrack feature breakdown
- Devices
- Choose the device you want to enable LiveTrack for.
- LiveTrack Name/Session Name
- By default the LiveTrack Name/Session Name will be in the following format: Live Activity mm/dd/yyyy. You can select LiveTrack Name/Session Name to
change the name if desired.
- Show Course
- When enabled,
your LiveTrack recipients will see a magenta outline of the course you
are follwoing.
- Auto Start
- When enabled, LiveTrack will start automatically each time an activity is started on the
selected device.
- Extend LiveTrack
- When enabled, recipients will be able to view your LiveTrack events for 24 hours after stopping LiveTrack.
- Share Session/Share Web Link
- SMS: Select desired recipients to send a LiveTrack notification
- Email: Input the email address of recipients that you want to receive LiveTrack notifications
- Twitter: Automatically posts a LiveTrack tweet on your Timeline
- Strava Beacon: Requires a Strava Summit subscription. Learn more
here.
- Share To Garmin Devices
- GroupTrack allows all of your connections to view your location on their compatible devices.
- The user's position will be updated on compatible GroupTrack devices every 15-30 seconds (as long as Bluetooth + Cellular connections are present).
- GroupTrack requires that the certain conditions are met to view a participant on a compatible device:
- You must be connected with participant via Garmin Connect Connections
- The compatible device must be paired and connected to a phone through the Garmin Connect App
- Phone needs to have a cell service signal
- You must have initiated the LiveTrack feature within Garmin Connect App
- You must have initiated GroupTrack feature within Garmin Connect App
- Garmin Connect Connection needs to be added to the 'Visible to' field of GroupTrack in the Garmin Connect App
- Timed activity must be started in order for position to be shared
Garmin Connect App: LiveTrack Setup
