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# How Messaging Works with the EVERYWHERE App and inReach Devices
## The EVERYWHERE platform keeps your team connected through the App, inReach devices, and the Hub. App-based messages automatically route over Wi-Fi, cellular, or satellite depending on what’s available, so communication continues even in remote environments.
#### Messaging Overview
There are three main ways to send and receive messages:
1. **inReach Device (Satellite):**
- Messages send directly over the Iridium® satellite network.
- Supports three types of messages:
- **Preset Messages** → preloaded, one-touch messages sent to assigned contacts.
- **Quick Messages** → up to 20 short, prewritten phrases managed in the Hub at the device or team folder level.
- **Custom Messages** → typed directly on the device.
- All messages are limited to **160 characters**. Longer messages will be split into multiple parts.
- **Note:** IMT-capable devices (Messenger Plus, H1i Plus) allow messages up to **1,600 characters**.
1. - **USB Sync** is required to update contacts, preset, and quick messages configured in the Hub.
2. **EVERYWHERE App (Data or Satellite):**
- **Over Data (Wi-Fi or cellular):** Send and receive messages directly in the App, even without an inReach.
- **Over Satellite (when paired):** If your inReach is powered on and paired over Bluetooth, the App can also send and receive messages via satellite.
- Media (images, video, audio) can be sent over data; over satellite, only **IMT-capable devices** (Messenger Plus, H1i Plus) support media.
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3. **EVERYWHERE Hub (Computer):**
- Hub users can message teammates from a browser.
- Messages include timestamps, aliases, and location crosshairs so dispatchers and admins have full context.
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#### Best Practices
- **USB Sync your inReach** before going into the field to ensure contacts, preset messages, and quick messages are up to date.
- **Keep your inReach powered on and paired** if you expect to lose Wi-Fi or cellular service. This ensures your App can fall back to satellite.
- **Use data (Wi-Fi or cellular)** whenever available before heading out to receive Hub updates like changes to teammate contacts, check-ins, and more..
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#### Key Takeaways
- The **App** works over data or satellite (when paired).
- The **inReach** provides satellite-only coverage when off-grid.
- The **Hub** connects dispatchers and field users for team-wide communication.
- Messages on the app will always route over the best available path when Intelligent Routing is enabled.
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