inReach Mini 2 - Recent Threads

Can't add people to the automated notification option

ralfvdeerden — Sun, 10 May 2026 16:24:15 GMT

When you want to share with people that you are starting your trip using livetrack you have the option to add 50 people. But when I try to add one I keep getting that I need to select someone that has a Garmin connect account. Well the person I am selecting has a livetrack account but it just won't seem to work.

I get a message stating "something went wrong" try again later.

I can however manually send them updates via the Inreach Mini 2 or via IR Messenger.

Anyone else having this issue?

issue with cancel SOS with 5.01

3946766 — Sat, 02 May 2026 23:18:12 GMT

I had an emergency today, and after the rescue, although I was able to cancel the SOS on the Mini2, the SOS remained active (is still displayed as active on screen). It seemed frozen and switching off is not possible. My account was also logged out in the Messenger app. I had to log in and authorize countless times before it finally worked. Then the SOS on the Mini2 was canceled. This definitely needs improvement.

The latest software does not fit on your device's internal memory

2490988 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:42 GMT

this error occures when i try to update my device,garmin says i have to delete the debug folder on garmin drive but it does not work

Explore app freezing

4374522 — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:24:34 GMT

I can view my progress on the Explore app syncing with the M2, but when I start tracking, the screen freezes and I can't tell if tracking is actually enabled. I can later view the track online. Any fixes? Suggestions on alternate apps to use?? Thanks...

What a waste of money

6086547 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:15:26 GMT

I'm deeply regretting my purchase of 2 Garmin Inreach 2's.
We run tour company and need to swap the devices between guides. I was told that I needed the pro subscription - which was a convoluted process, but I did it - why you can't do it online it a mystery to me. After a series of emails and phone calls, I registered both devices but every time we go to set one up on a phone it is a complete pain in the butt - now they wont connect at all and I can't get anyone from Garmin on the phone.

What a waste of $1000!!!!! I will NEVER buy a Garmin product ever again. They are difficult to use, they don't work very well when you can get them working. We are better off with a PLB and a mobile phone.

InReach Mini 2 message quota

WheE — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:01:15 GMT

With my subscription I am looking at a message quota. If I send one message to 4 contacts, does that count as 1 or 4?

Thanks

InReach Mini 2 Software version 5.01

Garmin-Christopher — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:58:20 GMT

Change Log

Added support for displaying SOS threads by device
Added Messenger account phone number to about page
Added sender device to message details
Fixed issue with deleting SOS threads

Explore Map symbol

3591733 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:35:58 GMT

What does the small black symbol that looks like a person with a rifle represent on the Explore map? See attached screenshot

Garmin inReach Mini 2 - No pop up messages on Edge 1040

TexasChip — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:47:26 GMT

In the past, when I received a text message on my inReach mini, the message would pop up on a screen on my Edge 1040, courtesy of the inReach Remote widget. Now this doesn't happen anymore. The message is received on my Edge, I can see it in the widget if I open it manually by pulling on the screen from the top down. Not sure when this functionality stopped, if it was a bug introduced by an Edge or inReach mini software update, as I hadn't used my inReach mini for a few months until recently. I even factory reset both devices twice, with no luck. I miss this functionality, as a received message popping up on my Edge screen draws my attention while riding. I could be missing the inReach chirp. Also, I don't want to fiddle with my Edge screen when I'm riding in the middle of the night during my ultra gravel races.

I'm running the latest software on both devices:

Garmin inReach Mini 2 , SW 4.34 (15P)

Garmin Edge 1040 Solar, SW 30.18

Has anyone run into this issue or any idea on what else I can try to get this fixed?

Thanks a lot in advance.

I also plan on calling Garmin Support in the next few days if I can't get this resolved.

I also cross-posted this in the Edge 1040 forum.

USB mode

7562959 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:45:40 GMT

What does mind "Garmin mode" in USB?

InReach Mini 2 is connected to my phone but won't pair.

1281757 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:32:42 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to pair my new inReach Mini 2 to my phone using the Messenger app. I have followed all of the steps and it connects to the phone but doesn't pair. It shows as 'paired' in my phone but in the Messenger app it shows as not paired. I have tried rebooting both devices several times, unpairing via the phone, turning bluetooth off and on etc.

Does anyone have any suggestions for this? Is there any harm in factory resetting the device and starting again? I've spent about two hours trying to do this simple task and it's very frustrating! Thanks

I’m trying to decide which unteach mini2 plan that I really need. I don’t text often So I don’t mind a small charge now and then. I’m 65 and hike with my dogs daily, 2-5 miles per. I need the cheapest plan that will allow family/rescuers etc. to be able to

7450802 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:08:48 GMT

Which plan is best?

Fenix 8 text responses

7000518 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:35:31 GMT

Ive just got inreach mini 2 and dont have a subscription yet. Ive set it up and its connected to the watch.

There are 3 types of preprepared text responses.

1-As I understand it the quick text messaging from the messenger app seems to be solely for the another contact with the messenger app, is that right? but when I put a contact it says 'this recipient is no longer on garmin messenger' so does that mean this option for quick messages only comes up when messaging others who have the messenger app?

2- The inreach is synced with my fenix 8 and I have changed the text responses in the connect app. Despite syncing and switching on/off, going into app settings the preset text responses havent updated on the watch to reflect those changes. Is that something it only does if you have an active subscription?

3- Explore app has seperate message presets which can be seen on the inreach 2, but I cannot see a way to edit this on the phone in the explore app to sync with the inreach and would like to avoid typing it manually on the inreach.

Finally the inreach messages have seperate presets when mapshare is clicked on the device. Where are the in any app and how do I edit them.

Any help with the above would be welcome and clarification on this as 3 seperate presets message routes through 3 seperare apps is v confusing.

Thanks

InReach Mini 2 and Garmin Edge 1050 - Ant+ Sensors disconnect when InReach Connected - Just started happening in last couple of weeks

fruitarider — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:26:47 GMT

Hi!

We partner our InRach Mini 2 to our Garmin Edge 1050. This is great as we use the Edge 1050 to View / Send / Receive Messages at a glance. This has worked fantastic up until a couple of weeks ago ish.

Now, app every 10 minutes while recording, the Edge 1050 drops all of it's Ant + sensors, (HR, Varia, Power) then reconnects. The disconnect lasts app 3 to 5 seconds. Meanwhile we have a Fenix 8 Dual Recording (without Inreach connected to it) and all sensors stay connected to it just fine.

Steps we have completed to troubleshoot / fix.

- Removed all old unused sensors.

- Removed all apps dowloaded from app store.

- Factory Reset (Complete Wipe) Edge 1050.

- Factory Reset InReach Mini 2

- Verifed Edge 1050 and InReach Mini 2 were up to date on software using Garmin Express.

- Verified Varia was up to date software with Garmin Express and Varia App.

- Added just one Ant+ sensor back to Edge 1050 (HR). Then added Inreach Mini 2, went for a ride, and Ant+ Sensor dropped out. Disconnected Inreach Mini 2 and Edge 1050 works fine, sensors stay connected.

Added back in and Renamed all current active sensors, 12 Ant + sensors (4 bikes with power and gears, Varia Radar, Varia Light, HR Strap, Smart Trainer). Have gone for several rides. Whenever InReach Mini 2 is connected Ant+ Sensors drop out. If we simply disconnect the InReach Mini 2, all sensors stay connected just fine.

Meanwhile, the Fenix 8 is dual recording with all sensors just fine. Note: Inreach Mini 2 is not connected to it. We'll do that and report back here later. For now, it would be great to get the Edge 1050 back to it's reliable operation as it was a couple of weeks ago.

It's 100% Repeatable. Connect my InReach mini 2 to the Edge 1050, Go for a ride, sensors drop out. Disconnect InReach Mini 2, sensors stay connected just fine.

If you have any other ideas, steps, comments, they are more than welcome.

Thanks!

Mike

Fenix 6 shows triangle but wont charge

4661559 — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:34:22 GMT

My Fenix 6 shows the triangle but will not charge

inreach user assignment issue

9861088 — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:06:14 GMT

I have bought 8x Garmin Inreach Mini 2 devices.

The purpose was to see the location of the 8x mini groups off-road.

I initially registered as CONSUMER (Essential Subscription) and made the ‘mistake’ of activating all individual devices from the ONE EMAIL ACCOUNT.

Later I realized that in order to see the individual locations of the devices, I need to upgrade to PROFESSIONAL. So I did it.

Now comes the problem…. I am unable to ‘assign’ the separate users (I have made 8x email addresses to make 8x users) to individual devices..

Likely reason is that the devices are assigned a single email ID (original email with which I registered the consumer account and which is now the administrator account) and I am unable to ‘un-assign’ them from the original email. I searched and tried everything available on the internet, however, nothing is working and I am missing something which is stopping me from moving forward

Imported GPX as Route from AllTrails - Chirps at Every Point Along Route

MtnView — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:07:20 GMT

I just imported a route from All Trails as a GPX into Explore and synced it to a new mini 2. This is basic stuff.

The problem is the mini 2 chirped every 5 minutes so it seems like it was chirping every time I hit a point that made up the imported GPX route from All Tails.

If I mute the sound on the mini I won't hear messages come in.

How can I import a GPX route so it won't chirp every five minutes? It was not an off-course alert. The message it displayed when it chirped was "Now arriving at destination x" X was always a different number.

Am I understanding correctly that the Mini 2 can only text or email to another Inreach? Even with a phone and the app?

3579480 — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 06:12:46 GMT

I am ready to pull the plug and buy a Mini 2 now that they are on sale. But as I research further, It may not suit my needs. I want to be able to send a message while hiking OR if cell towers go down and satellites are up. Is it true that the recipient must have an Inreach? What if they have a Spot?

Cannot get InReach Mini 2 inReach IMEI Number and Authorization code.

1407188 — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:07:13 GMT

When I press down from the Home screen, I don't see System Settings. I bought mine used.

I was trying to follow the instructions listed here. account.inreach.garmin.com/.../UACDeviceValidation

Haven't Seen Update 4.34 Hit Garmin Express Yet

Dan.Boilermaker — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:38:36 GMT

Is this a rolling update?

InReach Mini 2 Software Version 4.34

Garmin-Christopher — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:49:21 GMT

Change Log

Added support for secure inReach Remote connections
Updated eLabel
Fixed waypoint sort order without GPS
Fixed factory reset button combo not clearing all data

Travelling to India BEWARE

8632330 — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:48:27 GMT

Hello fellow In Reach users. I want to warn you to think very carefully before you carry any Garmin devices connected to GPS but in particular In Reach into or transiting through India.

i am currently sitting in the departure lounge waiting for a flight home. It was a very different story 5 weeks ago when I was transiting through IGI Delhi on my way to Bhutan.

I was blissfully unaware of India’s view of GPS devices so when the CISF officer asked me if the 2 small orange devices were GPS I innocently said yes. This set off a nightmarish process that ultimately was the biggest bureaucratic waste of time I’ve ever encountered.

The short version was that I was detained in the airport, disembarked from my plane to Paro, it took seven hours to get out of the airport and then I was taken to the IGI police station. It was unclear as to whether I had been arrested, I therefore contacted the British Consulate and a local lawyer. In the end, I was “freed” and allowed to fly on to Bhutan the next day on the condition I returned to Delhi to appear in the Magistrates Court to receive a Rupee 50,000 fine.

I therefore returned to Delhi after my epic Snowman’s Trek during which I obviously didn’t have In Reach comms with the outside world, fortunately others who had come through Kathmandu did. I was told to attend the Court which I duly did. Having waited 4 hours the Magistrates session ended at 1630 and he walked out. It was then I discovered that all charges (which were criminal in nature) were dropped, the case dismissed with no fine and I was told I could collect my devices!

I attended the police station this morning to collect the In Reach devices, which were in a store room. With other Garmin devices. Like boxes and boxes of them! It was an incredible sight. They put the devices in an envelope and, with great process, sealed them with a wax stamp. They then handed them back to me.

Lessons learned:

- do not travel to India with any Garmin GPS devices

- research your intended destination as well as any transit countries for similar bear traps

- if you have to take a GPS into India, pack it / them in your hold luggage

- if you get stopped at an Indian airport with a GPS, I recommend allowing the devices to go in the bin (not that this was offered as an option for me, but I have heard of this happening since I started researching these issues) rather than fighting to keep them

- if you get caught in the same process as I did, it seems there is a very clear legal precedent for there being no case to answer if, as in my case, you have made an error in bringing them in not knowing the laws of India regarding GPS devices.

I hope this information is of use to any travellers to India.

InReach Mini 2 not recording High Detail

6387674 — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:17:09 GMT

My InReach Mini 2 isn't recording high detail activities, it's only recording the 10 minute tracking points. It's set to High Detail Activity recording but it's not doing it. I can see on the InReach screen that it's showing the same data as I see on the computer. I've seen that this has been a known issue for some time, is there any progress on fixing this yet?

Fenix 7X Pro + inReach Mini 2 - Sending custom message to MapShare from watch via inReach widget

ThomasN — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:56:36 GMT

Hello community, hello Garmin support,

TL;DR:

When composing a custom message on my Fenix 7X Pro via the inReach widget or data page for sending it via my inReach Mini 2, I can't select "Mapshare" from the contacs list since there is no such entry while it is available in Garmin messenger and on the Mini 2 itself.

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I would have a question regarding remote controlling an inReach Mini 2 via my Fenix 7X Pro.

With the inReach Mini 2 you can send two types of messages. The three predefined ones for checkin and custom ones including predefined templates for the latter.

For the three predefined checkin messages, you setup the recipients in Garmin Explore. So here I've setup the cellphone number of my wife and also MapShare. This ensures that all checkin messages I send also appear in MapShare on the map which is great, since you can see the messages at the location where they have been sent.

So now I want to do the very same with custom messages and here comes my problem.

When I want to compose a custom message (or use one of the predefined templates) this time I have to chose from my contacts to whom I send this message. When I do this with the Messenger app on my phone which is connected with the inReach Mini 2, or directly on the Mini 2, there is an entry "Mapshare" in my contacts list. So also for these messages I can easily send them to one or more contacts AND make them appear on Mapshare.

BUT my normal usecase is, to remote control the Mini 2 which resides in my backpack via my Fenix 7X Pro and while I see all the contacts here that I maintained for my Mini 2, I do NOT see an entry "Mapshare".

My question is, if I'm missing something in the setup process, or if I can manually add a contact which achieves this and how it has to look like, or if this is a missing feature or a bug in the Fenix firmware. I'm running the good old 17.28 FW on my Fenix since it's stable.

Any ideas?

Best regards,

Thomas

inReach Professional: How do I give each device the ability to send their own check-in or pre-set messages?

9451806 — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:49:28 GMT

I seem to have lost the ability to allow each device in a Professional Group to configure their own check-in message recipients.

I have an in-reach Professional plan with 2 inReach Mini devices. The plan was created in 2018.
Each device has their own user account linked to the admin account.
Both devices are members of the same Group.
The Group is configured with all the normal device and account settings that I want to apply as a baseline default to my devices.

When logged in to EXPLORE WEB as an account Admin, I step through the Group editing wizard and it REQUIRES me to define Pre-Set message defaults.

When I view the MESSAGES section of explore.garmin.com (as an Admin), it tells me:

Note: The admin of this account is overriding your selection of Preset and Quick Text Messages with their own.

When logged in to explore.garmin.com web as the USER account linked to a device, it tells me:

"inReach message history is no longer available on the Garmin Explore website. You can view messages directly on your inReach device or in the compatible inReach companion app."

I have no ability to configure check-in message recipients per device anymore.

When I sync the device via USB, the check-in message recipients are still the OLD recipients from the last time the device was synced many months ago, before whatever has recently changed.

Help please!