04 / Get RouteBeam
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Download RouteBeam on Android and install the watch app on your Watch from the Garmin Connect IQ Store.
Like RouteBeam? ☕ Buy me a coffee to support development.
Share any Google Maps location to your Garmin watch instantly. Navigate or save — without touching your phone again.
Find any place — a restaurant, trailhead, hotel, or random pin anywhere on the map. Any location works.
Hit the share button and choose RouteBeam from the list. No copying coordinates, no typing.
Your Garmin watch receives the waypoint. Choose Navigate Now to launch Garmin's native navigation, or Save Waypoint for later.
Once the waypoint is on your watch, you don't need your phone anymore. Navigate with Garmin's full GPS, maps, and navigation — all from your wrist. Perfect for hiking, running, cycling, or exploring a new city.
RouteBeam is free and always will be. No premium tiers, no monthly fees, no account required.
The entire flow takes 3 seconds. Share → Send to Watch. Done. Your Garmin watch handles the rest.
Uses Garmin's built-in Navigate app — full maps, GPS accuracy, turn guidance. Not a custom workaround.
No servers. No accounts. Location data goes directly from your phone to your watch via Bluetooth. That's it.
RouteBeam's watch app installs from the Connect IQ Store on any of these Garmin models. Editions, colorways, and regional variants of the same watch share one app listing.
Mach 1 Pro, Mach 2, Mach 2 Pro
G1, MK2, Mk2S
Enduro™, 2, 3
(Gen 2), Pro
6 Pro, 6 Pro Dual Power, 6 Pro Solar, 6S Pro, 6S Pro Dual Power, 6S Pro Solar, 6X Pro, 7, 7 Pro, 7 Pro – Solar Edition (No Wi-Fi®), 7S, 7S Pro, 7X, 7X Pro, 7X Pro No Wi-Fi, 8 AMOLED, 8 Pro, 8 Solar
955 Dual Power, 965, 970
(Gen 2), Commander (Gen 2), Adventurer, Athlete, Aviator, Aviator (Gen 2), Captain, Commander, Driver, Expedition, Golfer
6, 6X
7, 7 – AMOLED Edition, 8 AMOLED, 8 Solar
Download RouteBeam on Android and install the watch app on your Watch from the Garmin Connect IQ Store.
Like RouteBeam? ☕ Buy me a coffee to support development.