Although it can be a distraction and we can even receive fines for using our cell phone in the car, the reality is that according to DGT regulations, the phone can become our best ally while driving. So, it can help us reach our destination by following the most convenient route through a good GPS navigator or dodge the radarseither with a specific application or with a browser with this function integrated.
And if instead of using the phone raw, we connect it to Android Auto, so much the better. This way we will have the necessary compatible applications as well as a more agile and simplified experience on a larger screen.
It is quite common that this navigation application with radar detection is Google Maps, although it has other big rivals like Waze or TomTomGo. However, the reality is that radar apps provide a more targeted and advanced experience to avoid speed detection systems, such as “fixed and mobile speed cameras”. It is not the only one: there is a radar detection application that is not only very complete, but also works with Android Auto.
You can use it on your mobile and also on Android Auto
The application in question is called Radarbot and it is available for free on the Google Play Store and although I have already told you that when you install it you will find several payment plans, you can also use it for free in a limited way, taking advantage of this valuable information linked to radars. Just provide the appropriate permissions and ignore the subscription or directly, after setting it up, close it and reopen it so that the cursor appears on the map.
The most interesting thing about Radarbot is How many speed cameras have you recorded? coming from the combination of its database and community (it’s not as big as Waze’s, but it exceeds 100 million users). Thus, it offers the situation and real-time alerts from fixed and mobile radars, in tunnels, at traffic lights, on sections, as well as security detection or mobile phone use or traffic control cameras. access. Best of all, it also warns you of road irregularities, potholes and black spots.
A very useful point is that can be used both online and offlinealthough obviously offline we will miss recent information, such as temporarily installed radars or DGT cameras, an option that you can find in its main menu to check the congestion of main national roads.
Although it can be used on your mobile on Android and also on iOS with iPhone, if you want you can also see it through the screen of Google’s infotainment system, combining it with your application to listen music or podcasts or even leave it in the background so that it warns you of speed cameras while following maps from other apps such as Waze or Google Maps.
But as we mentioned above, the free version is limited to basic functions like fixed speed camera alerts or speed limits, but if you want to use it with Android Auto, get rid of ads, have automatic updates of new speed cameras, have navigation and offline speed cameras or Copilot, then you will have to go to the checkout and pay 5.99 dollars for the Gold version (however, the first three months cost 2.99 dollars and if you take it annually there is a 50% discount) or subscribe to Gold Roadpro for 9.99 dollars/month. The latter mode has all of the above plus special features for heavy vehicles, making it particularly interesting for those who drive trucks.
Radar robot
Radar detection application
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