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Sending a route to your phone via SMS

Once you have saved a route, you can text the Google Maps link to your own phone with one tap. This is handy for getting a route off your computer and into your hand before you set off.

Before you start: verify your number

Route SMS is sent only to your own verified mobile number, so you do not have to type a phone number every time and there is no risk of sending to the wrong person. If you have not done so yet, add and verify your mobile number on your Profile page first. See the article on verifying your mobile number for the steps.

How to send a route to yourself

  1. Save a route, or open a saved route from the Routes tab
  2. Choose Send route to your mobile phone

You receive a short text with the route link. Tapping it opens the full route in Google Maps on your phone. If you have not verified a number yet, the button is disabled and links you to your profile so you can set one up.

What the message looks like

The SMS is sent from the sender name BraveTools and contains a short link to your route, for example: "Your route is ready. Open it in Google Maps: https://app.brave.se/lnk/ab12cd34". The link is intentionally short, so the message always fits in a single SMS.

You do not need to set up an SMS sender

Unlike SMS Campaigns, Route Planner SMS is a built-in system message. You do not need to configure your own sender or 46elks account. Route Planner uses the shared BraveTools sender. The only requirement is that your account has SMS credits.

It uses one SMS credit

Sending a route via SMS uses 1 SMS credit, the same as the rest of Brave Tools. If you have none left, the button is disabled and shows a link to buy more under SMS Campaigns.

Copying the link is always free

If you do not want to spend a credit, use Copy Google Maps link instead and share it however you like, by email, chat, or your own messaging app. Copying never uses credits or route quota.

Where does the route SMS show up

Every route SMS is recorded in the activity feed on your Brave Tools dashboard, under SMS, alongside your campaign and workflow messages. Re-sending the same route again only uses an SMS credit. It never counts against your monthly route quota.