Outage in Garmin inReach

SMS Messaging Delays

Major

January 27, 2026 - Started about 2 hours ago
Official incident page

Incident Report

Messages sent to SMS numbers not in the Garmin Messenger platform are experiencing a delay in delivery. This does not affect SOS messaging.

Components affected

Garmin inReach SMS/Text Communication Garmin inReach Developer APIs Garmin inReach Garmin Earthmate Mobile App

Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )

INVESTIGATING about 1 hour ago - at 01/27/2026 09:14PM

This only affects customers in Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Satellite Phones.

INVESTIGATING about 2 hours ago - at 01/27/2026 08:36PM

Messages sent to SMS numbers not in the Garmin Messenger platform are experiencing a delay in delivery. This does not affect SOS messaging.

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