Transfer GPX from to Garmin using iPhone

Goal:

I’ve recently had some time on my hands so I’ve been familiarizing myself with how to more easily use my electronics while on the road.

I have the Garmin 396 LMT-s and I wanted to transfer the .GPX file that my buddy text me to the device.

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it is quite easy!

Device Specifics

Garmin 396 LMT-S
- SW: 3.60
- HW version: zumo396 C2p2 T V6 16GB 120MB DN TE
- GPS FW 6.17.14
- BT FW 8.0.32 P2.1138.0.32
iPhone
- SW 13.5.1

Device SW & Pairing

First I saved the .GPX track to ‘My Files’

Then I opened up ‘My Files on the iPhone. You can see the Pioneertown to Big…te.gpx file below:

Then I selected the file and held it until the options came up:

Once the options were shown, I selected ‘Share’ (near the bottom of the screen above.

This screen pops up:

I then scroll all the way to the left of the apps and select ‘More’ to reveal the screen below where I select Copy to SmartLive (the Garmin App):

When I select it, it opens the Smart Link app and asks if I want to send the file to Zumo

I select the orange ‘Send to zumo’ button and the file is uploaded via Bluetooth to the 396 LMT-S!

Here is a picture of the track on the device:

This was easy and I’m happy that I have the capability for someone to email or text me a gpx while I’m on the road so I can explore new places!

As I was looking for this I googled and found this link that told me it was possible: https://advrider.com/f/threads/gpx-to-zumo-via-android.1391457/