How To Use Live Tracking Feature On Garmin Edge 810?

Posted by Garmin Express on November 15th, 2019

Garmin Edge 810 has the ability to track the live location, monitor heart rate, speed and distance traveled so far. The same report can be sent to family, friends or coach at the same time. The online live tracking system needs to be configured prior using it. If you don’t know how to use the Live tracking feature on your Edge 810, then go through the steps mentioned in the post.

Requirements for real-time tracking: The primary things required for the Live tracking includes Garmin Edge 810, membership on Garmin Connect and Garmin connect app installed on the android or iOS smartphone. If you have not downloaded the app, then download it from the respective app store.

Steps to create an account and setup app

To create an account online or sign-up on Garmin, you need to download the app first. After downloading the app install it and enter the login information as asked on the page. If you are already maintaining an account, then there is no need to create a new one. Just add the existing account to the new device or it will automatically get synced. The steps for setting up the app are also given on-screen. You can check from there.

Sync the Edge 810

To sync Edge 810, turn it on and enable Bluetooth of your smartphone. Connect the Edge with the phone through Bluetooth. For enabling Bluetooth on iPhone, go to ‘Settings’ and over to ‘Bluetooth’. Search for Edge 810 and click to connect to it.

How to send tracking invitations

Launch the app and click on the ‘Live track’ option. From here, you can invite someone whom you want to send the track records or distance you traveled. Enter the email address of the person or direct access from the phone book. Upon sending the request, the recipient will receive the request from your side. When it gets approved, you will get the notification on the app screen acknowledging the same.

Once you stop the live tracking option, the person will not be able to catch anything anymore related to your steps.

Starting a real-time tracking

For real-time tracking sessions, click on ‘Live track’ from the app itself. Start your ride with ‘Start’ button given on the device itself. While you are on-road or trail, all the things will be displayed on the screen which can be further tracked on computer.

It doesn’t matter which device or from which browser you are viewing the tracking. All the details related to it will be displayed in the same manner. You will find ‘Blue dot’ for live location and ‘Blueline’ on the app which indicates the route through which a person is tracking.  Apart from this, there are some special features accessible on Edge 810 which include heart rate monitoring, speed, elevation depicted on colored graph and line. Distance and total elevation are mentioned in numeric values.

This is how, a user can use the Live tracking feature of Garmin Edge 810 GPS enabled device and send the same details to the colleagues, friends or family members. They can check even the single movement of person owing the device through the Garmin Connect app. For further support or information in this regard, contact Garmin experts available on toll-free numbers.