Name: Lap Map Alert (Android)
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: Mindshaft_LLC

ANDROID ONLY. iPhone will not send texts. Garmin’s own Live Event Sharing is Android-only for the same reason.

Lap Map Alert sends SMS lap updates with a Google Maps link — similar to Live Event Sharing, without Garmin Connect+.

REQUIRES the Lap Map Alert Android companion app. The watch field does nothing useful without it.

Setup:
1. Install the Android companion from Google Play and add SMS recipients.
2. Turn texts ON in the phone app before your run.
3. Add Lap Map Alert as a data field on your Run activity screen.
4. In Garmin Connect, turn Live Event Sharing OFF to avoid duplicate texts.
5. For automatic mile/km texts: in that activity’s settings, turn Laps → Auto Lap ON (distance). You can still press Lap anytime.

During a GPS activity, the watch sends start, lap, and finish events to your phone over Bluetooth. The phone composes and sends SMS using your number and carrier.

Features:
• Start, lap, and activity-end texts
• Google Maps link at each lap and at finish
• Configurable message content on the phone (time, pace, maps, optional HR / cadence / power)
• Optional short “fading” / ETA cue in SMS (off by default)
• Optional on-watch banner if a lap looks off (enable in Run → Alerts → Connect IQ Data Fields). This is not spoken in headphones; Garmin’s own lap/pace/Eat audio prompts are unchanged.
• On-watch banners (optional, not in headphones): after installing this field, Hold MENU → Activities & Apps → Run → Run Settings → Alerts → Add New → scroll to Connect IQ / Connect IQ Data Fields → Lap Map Alert. If that type is missing, update the watch field. Full steps are in the Android app Settings.

Requires Bluetooth to your Android phone during the activity.