Garmin add-on for Locus Map is an app by WearSoft in the Maps & Navigation category, listed since at least November 2022. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.
What's new in v2.1.0
2.1.0 - Renamed from "Locus Map for Garmin"; various tweaks
BEST APP OF ACTIVE LIFESTYLE in 2020 Garmin Connect IQ Developer awards! Thank you!!
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/general/2020-connect-iq-developer-awards-winners/
To see change log of Locus Map Garmin App, please go to Connect IQ Store:
https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/f15dd655-e734-456e-b8f5-314d287df4a4#0
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Navigate yourself with your Garmin on a whole new level! Connect it with Locus Map, one of the best outdoor navigation apps for Android. Enjoy route planning on a big screen of a smartphone and navigate, track your activities or even play geocaching with Garmin.
With Locus Map for Garmin you can
1) use it as main activity application which enables you:
-- display real-time data from Locus Map running on your smartphone in your Garmin:
---- NAVIGATION
---- GUIDANCE
---- TRACK RECORDING
---- DEVICE STATUS (battery, GPS.. )
-- record activities, provide their statistics and store them on Garmin Connect
-- see map stored on your Garmin device (on supported devices)
2) EXPORT ROUTES from your smartphone to your Garmin to navigate them with other activity apps (on devices supporting navigation features)
DEVICES COMPATIBILITY & QUICK SETUP & USER GUIDE & FAQ & TROUBLESHOOTING
https://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php?id=manual:user_guide:add-ons:locusforgarmin
PREVIEW/PREMIUM MODE
After installation, the app runs in a “Preview mode”. Full-featured Premium version can be purchased in Locus Store (within Locus Map app) for about 4 EUR. You can test all main features compatible with your Garmin before purchase to see whether the app behaves correctly with your Android phone and Garmin combination.
By unlocking Premium mode, you will get:
- removed Preview Mode overlays
- no Preview mode splash screen
- vibration alerts before navigation events
- dynamic screen manager (hides unused screens etc.)
- and more
To use the app, you must install:
- this Android communication app, through which you can install all rest. After the initial setup, you don’t need to open this application again as it runs in the background when required.
- Locus Map outdoor navigation app
- Locus Map for Garmin Connect IQ app ( https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/f15dd655-e734-456e-b8f5-314d287df4a4 )
Get help, write your ideas or please let us just know what you think!
Mail: [email protected]
FB: https://www.facebook.com/LocusMapForGarmin/
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Signature matches the Google Play versionChecked by the source store on Jun 30, 2026.
Certificate from Google Play App SigningGoogle keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature verifiedJun 30, 2026
Validated against Google PlayJun 30, 2026
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
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Permissions (3)
Garmin add-on for Locus Map requests 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.
Run foreground servicesandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Required hardware & features
Basic touch inputandroid.hardware.faketouch
Garmin add-on for Locus Map APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Garmin add-on for Locus Map APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 78c95dac5fcd7da6310600f5770b67ea.