What's New

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App Description

When paired with a compatible Garmin kid’s wearable device, the Garmin Jr.™ app¹ is a parent’s resource for keeping track of kids’ activity² and sleep, managing chores and rewards and encouraging 60 minutes of activity a day.

With an LTE-capable device, parents can also stay connected to their kids with text and voice messaging features. They can track their location on the map in the Garmin Jr.™ app, set boundaries and receive alerts related to those boundaries. Your kids will be only be able to communicate with the people you add as guardians, caregivers or friends in the app.

The Parent Helper
With the Garmin Jr.™ app on their smartphone, parents can:

• Get detailed statistics of their child’s activity and sleep.
• Celebrate personal records, including steps and active minutes.
• Assign tasks and chores and reward your kids for a job well done.
• Manage your child’s device settings, including goals, alarms, icons and display.
• Create challenges to encourage the whole family to be more active.
• Connect with other families and compete in multi-family challenges.
• Invite up to nine guardians and caregivers to your family.
• Send text and voice messages to your child’s compatible Garmin device.*
• Track your child’s location on the map.*

• Get notified when your child leaves or arrives at a family boundary.*
• Get notified when kids in the family request Assistance from their compatible devices.

¹Requires app loaded on parent’s compatible smartphone
²Activity tracking accuracy: http://www.garmin.com.en-us/legal/atdisclaimer
* To use LTE features, an active subscription plan is necessary

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • November 05, 2016 Initial release
  • November 09, 2016 New version 1.2
  • December 14, 2016 New version 1.3
  • June 13, 2019 New version 3.6.1
  • August 16, 2019 New version 3.7
  • October 05, 2019 New version 4.0
  • October 28, 2019 New version 4.0.1
  • November 18, 2019 New version 4.1
  • November 26, 2019 New version 4.1.1
  • January 21, 2020 New version 4.2
  • July 15, 2020 New version 4.3
  • October 23, 2020 New version 5.0
  • December 10, 2020 New version 5.1
  • August 06, 2021 New version 5.2.2
  • September 16, 2023 New version 6.3.2
  • October 04, 2023 New version 6.4