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If I understand what I'm seeing on the Garmin Forum, preset messages as we know them are going away. They being replaced by "Check Ins".
Presets are the 3 'preset messages' we can create in our account to send a fixed-content message (like "I'm OK") to a list of contacts or phone numbers. The content is decided by the account owner and can be changed whenever the account owner wants. And the recipient list can be different for each of the three messages. Check-Ins, though, are different. They are still free but the content is only (1) "I'm checking in, everything is OK", (2) "I'm starting my trip" and (3) "I'm ending my trip". And according to what I'm reading in the Mini 2 forum, the Check Ins all go to the same recipients. Reportedly you can edit the recipient lists for each of the three messages separately but the changes are propagated to all.
There is some good news. As Garmin explains in this support article, many of us are grandfathered in.... at least for now.....
"NOTE: Check-in messages have replaced preset messages as of September 27th, 2022. inReach accounts set up prior to this date will still have preset messages available, but any new accounts created after this date will use check-in messages."
HOWEVER-- there are also reports that during firmware updates, we will be prompted to allow Presets to be converted to Check-Ins. And once converted, there's no going back.
Now I don't know if that's true but it would make sense. In any case, if presets are important to you and you see a prompt come up during a firmware update don't agree to convert to Check Ins....
If I understand what I'm seeing on the Garmin Forum, preset messages as we know them are going away. They being replaced by "Check Ins".
Presets are the 3 'preset messages' we can create in our account to send a fixed-content message (like "I'm OK") to a list of contacts or phone numbers. The content is decided by the account owner and can be changed whenever the account owner wants. And the recipient list can be different for each of the three messages. Check-Ins, though, are different. They are still free but the content is only (1) "I'm checking in, everything is OK", (2) "I'm starting my trip" and (3) "I'm ending my trip". And according to what I'm reading in the Mini 2 forum, the Check Ins all go to the same recipients. Reportedly you can edit the recipient lists for each of the three messages separately but the changes are propagated to all.
There is some good news. As Garmin explains in this support article, many of us are grandfathered in.... at least for now.....
"NOTE: Check-in messages have replaced preset messages as of September 27th, 2022. inReach accounts set up prior to this date will still have preset messages available, but any new accounts created after this date will use check-in messages."
HOWEVER-- there are also reports that during firmware updates, we will be prompted to allow Presets to be converted to Check-Ins. And once converted, there's no going back.
Now I don't know if that's true but it would make sense. In any case, if presets are important to you and you see a prompt come up during a firmware update don't agree to convert to Check Ins....