Sync Earthmate for Android with Explore portal

Earthmate mobile app acts as an extension of your inReach satellite communication device. The app allows you to mark waypoints, type messages, and access a larger screen for viewing maps. Earthmate will also receive information from your Garmin Explore account, and send data to your inReach device when it is synced.

IMPORTANT

• To sync Garmin Explore website changes, a cellular data or Wi-Fi connection on the paired mobile device is required and the compatible inReach device must be powered on and connected.
• Always check your inReach device after performing a sync to be sure that the data you would like on the device is present.
• On a suspended account, data recorded by an inReach device will not sync to Earthmate app or the Garmin Explore website. Data recorded during this period will sync once the account has an active subscription.
• If the Earthmate app has been deleted or installed on a new mobile device, messages older than one year may not sync to a newly installed Earthmate app.
• For Professional accounts, profile changes cannot be synced using Earthmate app. For more information, see Using Profiles as an inReach Professional Administrator.

It is important to sync the Earthmate app before leaving Wi-Fi or cellular data coverage.  This ensures that the following information are updated in the Earthmate App:

inReach SE and inReach Original:

• Quick messages
• Predefined messages
• Contacts
• Message routing

inReach Explorer, inReach Explorer+, and inReach SE+:

• Quick messages
• Predefined messages
• Contacts
• Message routing
• Waypoints
• Routes

Note: In order to sync the inReach SE or inReach Explorer with the Explore portal using the Earthmate application, your inReach device must be on firmware version 2.8 or greater and you must be using the latest version of Earthmate on your mobile device.

To Sync Account Info

1. Open the Earthmate app:
Note: The Earthmate app is a free download from the Google Play Store.

2. Tap on the Settings icon .

3. Tap Settings.

4. Tap Sync.

5. The Earthmate app is now Synced to your Explore account online. Make sure to repeat this process every time a change is made to the Contacts, Quick Text, Preset Messages, Waypoints, Routes, or Social settings in your account online.