--Garmin today announced the Google Maps app is now available for free in the Connect IQ™ Store, providing simple, turn-by-turn directions on compatible Garmin smartwatches, including select ...

The Google Maps app is now available for download from Garmin’s Connect IQ Store and is compatible with upwards of 90 different models of its smartwatches.

Garmin knows that map updates are critical for a GPS navigator. As I said earlier, this is actually a major shortcoming of using a dedicated GPS navigation unit versus the likes of Google Maps.

They say the days of traditional GPS navigators are long gone, but I personally beg to differ. There’s no doubt mobile navigation apps, be they Google Maps or Waze, dominate this space. But ...

OLATHE, Kan., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the Google Maps app is now available for free in the Connect IQ™ Store, providing simple, turn-by-turn directions ...