Garmin inReach Messenger Plus GPS Satellite Communicator

Tell them you miss them. Show them the view. Share your experience. Satellite communication device with photo and voice messages.

Stay in touch with friends and family outside of the cellular network, exchange text messages, photos or voice messages with an active inReach® subscription. The rugged design of the new satellite communication device1 can withstand extreme conditions and temperatures, with a battery that lasts for weeks.

Highlights of the Garmin inReach Messenger Plus

• Exchange SMS, photos and voice messages - even without cellular reception
• Pair the inReach with the Garmin Messenger™ app for group messaging and more
• Send interactive SOS emergency calls to Garmin Response℠, the 24/7 manned international emergency coordination center
• Use the Garmin Explore™ app to plan trips, record activities and more
• Easily navigate back to the starting point with the Tracback® routing function
• Use the Garmin Explore™ app to share your GPS position with Livetrack

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Details about the Garmin inReach Messenger Plus

• Share photos: Send a selfie or share the sunset - regardless of mobile coverage. Simply pair your inReach Messenger Plus with the Garmin Messenger app on your compatible smartphone.
• Exchange voice messages: Send your loved ones a 30-second voice message - without cellular reception - and tell them you miss them. Simply pair your inReach Messenger Plus with the Garmin Messenger app on your compatible smartphone.
• Two-way communication: Send text messages of up to 1,600 characters directly from your inReach. Connect your compatible smartphone to the Garmin Messenger app and exchange text messages, send emojis or start a group chat.
• Interactive SOS emergency call: Go exploring with peace of mind knowing you can send an interactive SOS emergency call with your GPS coordinates to Garmin Response, a 24/7 international emergency coordination center. Instead of relying on cellular reception, your messages are sent via the Iridium satellite network with 100% global coverage.
• Share your route: Let your loved ones at home share your tour. Share your GPS position and route at any time via LiveTrack or embed your GPS coordinates in your SMS messages, photos or voice messages.
• Garmin Explore app: Plan your trip, view your track on a map, save an activity and view a route marker showing how far you have to go to your destination. This requires pairing with the Garmin Explore app on your compatible smartphone.
• Check-in messages: Send simple check-in messages that do not count against your allotted SMS messages.
• Synchronize contacts: Easily find your contacts with the Garmin Messenger app on your compatible smartphone.
• Seamless connection: Send messages via Wi-Fi technology or your smartphone's cellular connection. If no cellular or Wi-Fi connection is available, the device seamlessly switches to the satellite network.
• Write group messages: Use your smartphone and the Garmin Messenger app to send group messages.
• Remote control: With selected compatible Garmin products, you can remotely send and receive SMS messages or trigger an interactive SOS emergency call.
• Device display: Use the display to confirm message delivery, send messages and read replies if your smartphone battery runs out.
• GPS accuracy: The integrated antenna automatically captures satellite signals to update the latitude and longitude of your position. So you don't have to point your inReach at the sky to find satellites.
• Robust design: The compact inReach® Messenger Plus has been specially developed to function even in extreme temperatures. It is robust, durable and waterproof to IPX7.
• inReach weather information: Get detailed weather forecasts for your current location or for other waypoints or locations you have saved.
• Tracback Routing: Use this function to navigate back to the starting point along the same route.
• Safety charge: Is your smartphone battery empty? Connect the phone to your inReach and charge it using the device's battery.
• Long battery life: The integrated lithium battery lasts up to 25 days in 10-minute tracking mode.

Technical data for the Garmin inReach Messenger Plus

General specifications

• Watch glass material: Chemically reinforced glass
• Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.4 x 2.3 cm ( 3.1-inch x 2.5-inch x 0.9-inch)
• Weight: 117.2 g
• Water resistance: IPX7
• Display: Sunlight-readable, monochrome, transflective MIP display (MIP), 2.53 x 1.1 cm, 2.74 cm diagonal, 160 x 68 pixels
• Battery: Integrated lithium-ion battery
• Battery life with fully charged battery:
  • Up to 120 hours when sending SMS or position every 2 minutes in energy-saving message mode
  • Up to 70 hours in performance messaging mode
  • Up to 600 hours when sending SMS or position messages every 10 minutes in energy-saving message mode
  • Up to 110 hours in performance messaging mode Sending up to 250 media messages
  • Up to 1 year when switched off
• Interface: USB-C

Maps and memory

• Automatic route guidance / turn-by-turn directions on roads: via Garmin Explore™ app
• Birdseye: via Garmin Explore™ app
• Includes detailed hydrographic features (shorelines, lake/river shorelines, wetlands and permanent seasonal streams): via Garmin Explore™ app
• Includes searchable points of interest (parks, campgrounds, overlooks and picnic areas): via Garmin Explore™ app
• National, state and local parks, forests and natural areas: via Garmin Explore™ app
• Waypoints: via Garmin Explore™ app
• Routes: via Garmin Explore™ app

Sensors

• GPS SENSORS
• GALILEO
• QZSS
• BEIDOU
• Compass
• Highly sensitive GPS receiver
• GPS compass (when in motion)

Daily smart functions

• Compatible with Garmin Messenger app

Safety and tracking functions

• LiveTrack

Outdoor leisure functions

• Point-to-point navigation: via Garmin Explore™ app
• TracBack®

inReach® functions

• Interactive SOS emergency calls
• inReach weather
• Message exchange (sending and receiving) via SMS and email
• SMS message exchange (sending and receiving) via another inReach device
• Sending and receiving group messages
• Sending and receiving photos
• Sending and receiving voice messages
• Sending and receiving messages with 1,600 characters
• Exchange locations with other inReach device
• Compatible with MapShare with tracking
• Virtual keyboard for composing your own messages
• inReach® compatibility

Outdoor applications

• Compatible with the Garmin Explore™ app
• Compatible with Garmin Messenger app
• Smart switching between Wi-Fi, cellular and satellite with the Garmin Messenger app

Connectivity

• Wireless connectivity: Bluetooth®

Scope of delivery

• inReach Messenger Plus
• Charging/data cable (USB-A to USB-C)
• Documentation