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If you’re venturing off the grid, this small, rugged satellite communicator1 goes beyond the limits of cellular networks to keep friends and family in reach with global two-way text messaging.
You can still connect to the ones who matter, even when there’s no cellphone coverage.
Pair your inReach device with the Garmin Messenger™ app on your compatible smartphone to text via satellite or cellular networks.
Need emergency assistance? Send an interactive SOS to our coordination center.
When you need to be sure, the on-device display confirms that your message has been sent.
Use check-in messages to easily check in with contacts as you travel.
Stay on your adventures longer with up to 28 days of battery life between recharges.
Stay in touch with global messaging.
TWO-WAY MESSAGING
A simple user interface through the Garmin Messenger app on your smartphone makes it easy to exchange text messages with loved ones via satellite or cellular networks.
SEAMLESS CONNECTION
Optimized inReach messaging uses a cellular connection of your smartphone when it’s available, then it seamlessly switches to a 100% global Iridium® satellite network when you go beyond available cellular coverage range.
GROUP MESSAGING
With the Garmin Messenger app, your inReach connection supports group message threading and distribution. So, you can share your adventures with multiple contacts simultaneously — and have group text chats with friends and family.
INTERACTIVE SOS ALERTS
In case of emergency, trigger an interactive SOS message to Garmin ResponseSM, a 24/7-staffed emergency response coordination center.
LOCATION SHARING
Share your location with loved ones back home anytime by using your MapShare™ page or with your GPS coordinates embedded in your messages.
FLEXIBLE SATELLITE AIRTIME PLANS
To access the global Iridium network and communicate with your inReach Messenger device, an active satellite subscription is required. You can opt for an annual package or a flexible month-to-month plan.
COMPACT, RUGGED DESIGN
Don’t let the 3.1 inch x 2.5 inch size and 4 oz weight fool you. inReach Messenger is tough, durable, impact-resistant and water-rated to IPX7.
SAFETY CHARGING
Need a backup option in case your compatible smartphone battery dies? Just connect inReach Messenger to your phone for enough safety charge to send a custom text message from the inReach Messenger device via your phone’s touchscreen.
EXTRA-LONG BATTERY LIFE
The internal, rechargeable lithium battery gives you up to 28 days of battery life in 10-minute tracking mode, so you can do what you love longer between recharges.
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SYNC YOUR CONTACTS LIST
The Garmin Messenger app can sync with your compatible smartphone’s contacts list to make staying in touch even easier.
ON-DEVICE DISPLAY
The inReach Messenger device’s high-end memory-in-pixel screen gives you the ability to confirm that messages have been sent, and you can even read responses right on the device.
CHECK-IN MESSAGES
Check in with contacts directly from the inReach Messenger by using check-in messages that do not count toward your allotted text messages with an active satellite subscription.
OTHER GARMIN DEVICES
Remotely control your inReach Messenger device to send and receive text messages or trigger an interactive SOS using your compatible Garmin handhelds, marine equipment, aviation equipment, wearables or other select smart devices.
INREACH WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE
Get detailed weather updates on inReach Messenger or your paired compatible device. You can even request forecasts for your current location, other waypoints or destinations on your itinerary.
TRACBACK ROUTING
The TracBack® routing feature navigates you back to your starting point the same way you came, should you get lost — right on your device.
Physical & Performance
| Display Size | 1" x 0.43", 1.08" diagonal (2.53 x 1.1 cm 2.74 cm diagonal) |
| Battery type | Rechargeable internal lithium-ion |
| Display resolution | 160 x 68 pixels |
| GPS | Yes |
| Dimension | 3.1" x 2.5" x 0.9" ( 7.8 x 6.4 x 2.3 cm) |
| Interface | USB-C |
| Waterproof | IPX7 |
| Weight |
4 oz (113.9 g) |
| Display Type | sunlight-readable, monochrome, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| Battery life |
Up to 28 days with a message or location sent every 10 minutes with full sky view; up to 14 days with moderate tree cover |
| High-sensitivity receiver | Yes |
Maps & Navigation
| Basemap | No |
| Ability to add maps | No |
Features
| Send route selection to MapShare during trip | No |
| QZSS | Yes |
| Smart switching between Wi-Fi, Cellular and Satellite with Garmin Messenger app | Yes |
| Send waypoints to MapShare during trip | No |
| inReach weather | Yes |
| Active Weather | No |
| Contacts | No |
| Rinex logging | No |
| inReach remote widget | No |
| Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | No |
| Touchscreen | No |
| LED beacon flashlight | No |
| inReach remote compatible | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | No |
| Virtual keyboard for custom messaging | Yes |
| MapShare compatible with tracking | Yes |
| IRNSS | No |
| Geocaching-friendly | No |
| Send and receive text messages to other inReach device | Yes |
| Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads) for motorized vehicles | No |
| Send and receive group messages | Yes |
| GLONASS | No |
| Send and receive text messages to SMS and email | Yes |
| Frequency band | No |
| Displays national, state and local parks, forests, and wilderness areas | No |
| Smart notifications on handheld | No |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) | No |
| Custom maps compatible | No |
| Compatible with Earthmate | No |
| Dog tracking | No |
| Connections Wireless Connectivity |
BLUETOOTH®, ANT+® |
| LiveTrack | No |
| Exchange locations with other inReach device | Yes |
| Vibration alert | No |
| Point-to-point navigation | No |
| Picture viewer | No |
| Barometric altimeter | No |
| SBAS | No |
| Weather | No |
| XERO™ Locations | No |
| Interactive SOS | Yes |
| VOX (voice activation) | No |
| BeiDou | Yes |
| Ballistics solver | No |
| Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads) for outdoor activities | No |
| TracBack® | Yes |
| GPS compass (while moving) | Yes |
| Includes detailed hydrographic features (coastlines, lake/river shorelines, wetlands and perennial and seasonal streams) | No |
| Multi-band frequency support | No |
| Includes searchable points of interests (parks, campgrounds, scenic lookouts and picnic sites) | No |
| Hunt/fish calendar | No |
| Compass | No |
| Compatible with Garmin Explore™ app | No |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | Yes |
| Galileo | Yes |
| Garmin Pilot™ app compatible | No |
| Garmin Explore website compatible | Yes |
| Area calculation | No |
| MIL-STD-810 | No |
| Location reporting (send and receive GPS positions) | No |
| VIRB® Remote | No |