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Connected Feature Requirements

Some features require a smartphone and a specific app on your smartphone.

Feature

Connected to a Paired Smartphone with the Garmin

Connect App

Connected to a Wi‑Fi Network

Software updates Yes Yes

EPO downloads Yes Yes

Live geocache data Yes Yes

Weather Yes Yes

Phone notifications Yes

Connect IQ Yes No

BirdsEye Direct imagery No Yes

Pairing a Smartphone with Your Device

1 Bring your compatible smartphone within 10 m (33 ft.) of your device.

2 From the main menu on your device, select Setup > Bluetooth.

3 On your compatible smartphone, enable Bluetooth technology, and open the Garmin Connect or Garmin

Explore app.

4 From the app, select the devices option and follow the on-screen instructions to pair your device.

Phone Notifications

Phone notifications require a compatible smartphone to be in range and paired with the device. When your

phone receives messages, it sends notifications to your device.

Viewing Phone Notifications

Before you can view notifications, you must pair your device with your compatible smartphone.

1 Select > Notifications.

2 Select a notification.

Hiding Notifications

By default, notifications appear on the device screen when they are received. You can hide notifications to

prevent them from appearing.

Select Setup > Bluetooth > Notifications > Hide.

Managing Notifications

You can use your compatible smartphone to manage notifications that appear on your GPSMAP 66i device.

Select an option:

• If you are using an iPhone

device, go to the iOS notifications settings to select the items to show on the

device.

• If you are using an Android smartphone, from the Garmin Connect app, select Settings > Smart

Notifications.

The device receives phone notifications from a paired iOS

phone directly, and through the Garmin Connect app on an Android

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phone.

16 Connected Features