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AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedWell rated- Total installs
- 210 thousand
- Rating on Google Play
- 4.40
- 1,247 ratings
- Last updated
- July 28, 2026
Varia™ has 210 thousand installs. Users rate it well: 4.4 stars from 1,247 ratings.
Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 3.6 thousand
- Per day
- 120
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 100+ thousand
- Launched
- April 2020
Installs over time
Varia™ has been installed 210 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 120 installs per day.
Rankings
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Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 5.1.3
- Launched
- April 2020
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayGoogle Play Rating history and histogram
Comments on Varia™ for Android
★★★★☆
Gregory Taylor
· Sep 11, 2025
Love it, hate the burn in on my screen. Have the 515 model with rear light and radar. Displays when vehicles are approaching from behind. Very useful. However, black screen with static white lines on display for several hours at a time several times a week have burned faint lines onto phone screen. If developers could shift the white lines a couple of pixels every couple of minutes it would prevent this burn in. 5 stars for functionality, but the burn in is a problem for me.
★★★★★
Mick Matthewson
· Dec 23, 2024
Excellent app works well in showing you when vehicles are approaching from behind and gives an idea of their approach speed.
★★★★★
Alfie Catalan
· Apr 5, 2025
Nice ang great. I love it 😊 It's a big help for safety, especially for vehicles that you can't see from behind.
★★★★★
robert nicholls
· Jul 7, 2025
Love my new Varia radar tail light, Best Garmin product yet....
★☆☆☆☆
William Hambridge
· Apr 28, 2025
No longer supports split screen! Older versions (Summer 2024 on Pixel 8 Pro) allowed split screen with maps or what ever else you wanted on the bottom half of your phone screen with Varia on the top for vehicle radar alerts. The newest version of Varia (Spring 2025 on Pixel 9 Pro) no longer allows split screening.
★☆☆☆☆
Wynajembu Sa
· Jul 19, 2025
A dramatically poor application – much like Garmin's overall approach to customers. When sent to the background, it gets killed. Doesn’t allow screen sharing with another app, there’s no option for displaying a pop-up over another application. You can only keep it on top, and even then, the configuration options are laughable at best. It feels like a deliberately shady policy – but personally, I’d rather use third-party apps that support the radar than give Garmin another cent.
★☆☆☆☆
Martin Harper
· Mar 13, 2025
Terrible app. Every time there are problems with Bluetooth connectivity. Makes the Garmin varia rct715 useless.
★☆☆☆☆
Marek Wladar
· Sep 27, 2025
The app doesn't work anymore. It finds the Varia 715, but can't connect to it. Always returns connection error. 🤡
Technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 29
- App size
- 116.1 MB
- Needs Android
- 9.0+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Varia™
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29 libraries
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About the app and developer
About Varia™
Varia™ is a sports app developed by Garmin.
How many times has Varia™ been installed?
Varia™ has been installed 210 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 3.6 thousand times.
What is the rating of Varia™?
Varia™ is rated 4.40 out of 5 stars, based on 1.2 thousand ratings.
Is Varia™ free?
Varia™ is free. The app size is 116.06 MB. The latest version available is 5.1.3. The last update was on July 28, 2026.
What are the requirements for Varia™?
Varia™ requires Android 9.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since April 2020.
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Store listing
By Garmin, from Google Play“Ride with peace of mind”
Screenshots by Garmin, from the Google Play listing
Description by Garmin Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
When paired with a compatible Garmin Varia radar 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 Radar Camera Tail Light or Garmin Varia Vue Camera Headlight, you can:
• Set the camera in the best position for capturing videos and photos.
• Record videos or take photos and save them 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.
With a Varia Vue Camera Headlight, you can:
• Configure light mode configurations for your headlight.
• Add an optional Vault subscription, which automatically backs up your Varia Vue videos and provides easy access in the Varia app for searching, filtering and sharing.
By adding the Varia eRTL615 Radar Tail Light for eBikes, you can:
• Configure and edit light mode configurations for your tail light.
Easy to Use
Pairing your Garmin Varia devices with the app is quick and easy. Once you set them up, the Varia app will automatically recognize your devices.
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 RearVue 820, Varia RVR315 Rearview Radar, Varia RTL515 Radar Tail Light, Varia RCT715 Radar Camera Tail Light, Varia eRTL615 Radar Tail Light for eBikes and Varia Vue Camera Headlight.
Recent changes:
This version of the app features bug fixes and performance improvements to help you ride confidently with Varia.
• 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 Radar Camera Tail Light or Garmin Varia Vue Camera Headlight, you can:
• Set the camera in the best position for capturing videos and photos.
• Record videos or take photos and save them 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.
With a Varia Vue Camera Headlight, you can:
• Configure light mode configurations for your headlight.
• Add an optional Vault subscription, which automatically backs up your Varia Vue videos and provides easy access in the Varia app for searching, filtering and sharing.
By adding the Varia eRTL615 Radar Tail Light for eBikes, you can:
• Configure and edit light mode configurations for your tail light.
Easy to Use
Pairing your Garmin Varia devices with the app is quick and easy. Once you set them up, the Varia app will automatically recognize your devices.
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 RearVue 820, Varia RVR315 Rearview Radar, Varia RTL515 Radar Tail Light, Varia RCT715 Radar Camera Tail Light, Varia eRTL615 Radar Tail Light for eBikes and Varia Vue Camera Headlight.
Recent changes:
This version of the app features bug fixes and performance improvements to help you ride confidently with Varia.