Messages
Your inReach SE+/Explorer+ sends and receives
text messages using the
Iridium satellite network. You can send messages to an SMS phone number,
an email address, or another inReach device. Each message you send includes
your location details.
- Sending a Preset Message
- All preset messages are created at the
inreach.garmin.com website.
- Each preset message includes predefined
text and recipients.
- Select Preset.
- Choose desired preset message and select
Send.
- Sending a Text Message
- Select Messages > New
Message.
- Select an option:
- Select To: to enter new
recipients.
- Select
to
choose recipients from your contacts list.
- Select an option:
- Select Message to create a
new message.
- Select
to
choose a quick text message.
- Select Send Message.
- Replying to a Message
- Select Messages.
- Choose a conversation.
- Select an option:
- Select Type Reply to create a new
message, enter the message, and select Done..
- Select Quick Reply to choose a
quick text message.
- Forwarding a Message
- Select Messages.
- Choose a conversation.
- Select a message within the
conversation.
- Select
>
Forward
- Posting to Social Media
- Select Messages > New Message.
- Select an option:
- Select
to
post to your Facebook account.
- Select
to
post to your Twitter account.
- Select
to
post to your MapShare page.
- Select an option:
- Select Message to create a new
message.
- Select
to choose a quick text message.
- Select Send Message.
- Checking Messages
- Your inReach device listens for new
messages at regular listen intervals. Satellites announce recently
sent messages, and your device receives the message at the next
listen interval.
- Your device must be in view of a
satellite at the time of the listen to receive messages.
- You can force a check for messages by
manually checking for messages, sending a message, or sending a
track point. During a check, your device connects to satellites and
receives messages waiting to be sent to your device.
- Select Messages > Check
> Check Now.
- Viewing Message Details
- Select Messages.
- Choose a conversation.
- Select a message that includes
.
- Select
>
View on Map to view the location from which the message was
sent on the map.
- Navigating to a Message Location
- Select Messages.
- Choose a conversation.
- Select a message that includes
.
- Select Navigate.
- Including Location Coordinates in a Message
- Select Messages > New Message.
- Choose one or more recipients.
- Enter desired message.
- Select
to include your location coordinates.
- Select Send Message.
- Deleting Messages
- Select Messages.
- Choose desired conversation.
- Select
> Delete Thread.
