Varia™
Free
3.2.0for iPhone, iPod touch
Age Rating
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About Varia™
When paired with a compatible Garmin Varia device¹, the Varia app has the tools you need to ride with confidence. Using the Varia app, you can:
• Be alerted right on your phone when approaching vehicles are within 140 meters behind your bicycle.
• View color-coded alerts based on surrounding traffic: Green means you’re all clear, yellow means a vehicle is approaching, and red means a vehicle is coming at you quickly and you should take caution.
• Receive tone and vibration alerts for approaching vehicles even when you’re not looking at your phone.
With a compatible Garmin Varia Rearview Radar Camera, you can:
• Set the camera in the best position for capturing videos and photos.
• Record videos or take photos while riding with a simple button press on your phone.
• Automatically record videos of incidents and save the video footage with the Incident Recording feature.
By adding the Varia eRTL615 Rearview Radar Tail Light, you can:
• Configure and edit light mode configurations for your tail light.
Easy to Use
Pairing your Garmin Varia device with the app is quick and easy. Once you set it up, the Varia app will automatically recognize your device.
Even if you already have a Varia device paired with a compatible Garmin device or head unit, the Varia app provides additional awareness and peace of mind while riding.
¹ Compatible devices are the Varia RVR315 Rearview Radar, Varia RTL515 Radar Tail Light, Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera and Varia eRTL615 Rearview Radar Tail Light.
• Be alerted right on your phone when approaching vehicles are within 140 meters behind your bicycle.
• View color-coded alerts based on surrounding traffic: Green means you’re all clear, yellow means a vehicle is approaching, and red means a vehicle is coming at you quickly and you should take caution.
• Receive tone and vibration alerts for approaching vehicles even when you’re not looking at your phone.
With a compatible Garmin Varia Rearview Radar Camera, you can:
• Set the camera in the best position for capturing videos and photos.
• Record videos or take photos while riding with a simple button press on your phone.
• Automatically record videos of incidents and save the video footage with the Incident Recording feature.
By adding the Varia eRTL615 Rearview Radar Tail Light, you can:
• Configure and edit light mode configurations for your tail light.
Easy to Use
Pairing your Garmin Varia device with the app is quick and easy. Once you set it up, the Varia app will automatically recognize your device.
Even if you already have a Varia device paired with a compatible Garmin device or head unit, the Varia app provides additional awareness and peace of mind while riding.
¹ Compatible devices are the Varia RVR315 Rearview Radar, Varia RTL515 Radar Tail Light, Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera and Varia eRTL615 Rearview Radar Tail Light.
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.2.0
Last updated on Mar 19, 2024
Old Versions
This version of the app has added an “Alerts over Other Media” setting to Sounds & Alerts. This setting plays your Varia alerts at a louder volume than other media, such as music.
This version of the app features bug fixes and performance improvements to help you ride confidently with Varia.
This version of the app features bug fixes and performance improvements to help you ride confidently with Varia.
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Version History
3.2.0
Mar 19, 2024
This version of the app has added an “Alerts over Other Media” setting to Sounds & Alerts. This setting plays your Varia alerts at a louder volume than other media, such as music.
This version of the app features bug fixes and performance improvements to help you ride confidently with Varia.
This version of the app features bug fixes and performance improvements to help you ride confidently with Varia.
3.1.0
Oct 2, 2023
This version of the app adds features and support for the Varia eRTL615 rearview radar tail light, including the ability to configure and edit light modes.
3.0.1
May 10, 2023
This version of the app adds features and support for the Varia eRTL615 rearview radar tail light, including the ability to configure and edit light modes.
3.0.0
Apr 26, 2023
This version of the app adds features and support for the Varia eRTL615 rearview radar tail light, including the ability to configure and edit light modes.
2.2.1
Mar 2, 2023
This version of the app has a refreshed user interface and new photo and video features, such as Incident Recording, to support the Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera.
2.2.0
Sep 26, 2022
This version of the app has a refreshed user interface and new photo and video features, such as Incident Recording, to support the Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera.
2.1.0
Aug 9, 2022
This version of the app has a refreshed user interface and new photo and video features, such as Incident Recording, to support the Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera.
2.0.3
Jun 15, 2022
This version of the app has a refreshed user interface and new photo and video features, such as Incident Recording, to support the Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera.
2.0.2
May 30, 2022
This version of the app has a refreshed user interface and new photo and video features, such as Incident Recording, to support the Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera.
2.0.1
May 24, 2022
This version of the app has a refreshed user interface and new photo and video features, such as Incident Recording, to support the Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera.
2.0.0
May 18, 2022
This version of the app has a refreshed user interface and new photo and video features, such as Incident Recording, to support the Varia RCT715 Rearview Radar Camera.
1.7.1
Jan 10, 2022
Louder target sounds and bugfixes
1.7.0
Jul 14, 2021
Bug fixes and improvements.
1.6.0
Dec 8, 2020
Bug fixes and improvements.
1.5.0
Oct 7, 2020
Bug fixes.
1.0.1
Jun 2, 2020
App improvements
1.0.0
May 13, 2020
Varia™ FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Varia™ in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Varia™.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Varia™ supports English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese