Google Pixel phone could soon double as a very basic dash cam

[groovesocket]

This has potential.

https://www.techradar.com/news/your-google-pixel-phone-could-soon-double-as-a-very-basic-dash-cam

https://9to5google.com/2023/05/16/pixel-dashcam-personal-safety-update/

https://www.droid-life.com/2023/05/17/google-turning-your-pixel-phone-into-a-dashcam/

I have an older Pixel phone that I could use as a dedicated dash cam instead of using my current phone.

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[GingerMan512]

I use a Pixel6 as a backup phone that is de-Googled running CalyxOS. The battery will last just over a damn week just sitting there.

 

[Ponchsox]

My phone would overheat in about five minutes leaving it on my dash in Florida.

 

[UberGadgetFreak]

I've been using an app called Sygic for about 10 years now (at the time I bought it, it was the only app that had maps in some of the places I went for work like military posts and such). It also has some add-ons including a Dashcam app, "Real View Navigation" where it overlays your route on the camera image and can also be a HUD display sitting on the dash reflecting off the windshield.

I am actually surprised built-in Map apps haven't offered similar features sooner. They are cool and nice to have as long as the phone doesn't overheat and keeps a strong charge.

 

[A Sturdy Beast]

This has potential.

https://www.techradar.com/news/your-google-pixel-phone-could-soon-double-as-a-very-basic-dash-cam

https://9to5google.com/2023/05/16/pixel-dashcam-personal-safety-update/

https://www.droid-life.com/2023/05/17/google-turning-your-pixel-phone-into-a-dashcam/

I have an older Pixel phone that I could use as a dedicated dash cam instead of using my current phone.

I used an android dash cam app called DailyRoads Voyager Pro. Instead of a dash cam I used it as a handlebar cam on my bicycle. The app worked fine on several older Samsung phones. But the vibration would break the phone’s image stabilization, usually in less than a year. So I eventually bought a GoPro.

One potential problem using a cell phone as a dash cam, very few thieves will break a window to steal a low end dash cam. But that might not be the case for a cell phone.

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