VIOFO

I had never written a review before, but I feel compelled to do so for this app. Unfortunately, the app only functions when you're inside your car. I recently had an auto accident where the other driver was at fault, and having the camera proved beneficial. However, there were significant challenges when it came to showing the camera footage to the police. The video had to be accessed from right next to the driver's door or inside the car, which was inconvenient. Moreover, attempting to upload the camera footage to my phone turned into a nightmare due to the excessively large file sizes. It became apparent that I needed to purchase additional storage space for my phone in order to upload the video successfully. Even after that, I faced another obstacle—uploading the video as evidence to the police, as the file was still too large. I had to learn how to compress it before finally being able to upload it. Considering the price of the camera, it is unreasonable to expect users to sit directly in their cars just to view the recorded videos. Additionally, the app's user-friendliness is severely lacking. I am thoroughly dissatisfied with its performance. Unfortunately, I have no alternative as the app is required to upload the video footage. The camera itself is already installed, and I do not possess a cable long enough to connect it to my computer for downloading the videos. The process of installing the app on the computer was a nightmare in itself, and it ultimately did not even work. Although it is possible to download the videos if you have enough storage space on your phone, I had to figure all of this out on my own. The instructional videos on the net for the camera were of no assistance whatsoever.

the camera is awesome but the app itself is pretty awful compared to other dash cams apps i've had. you're unable to play back your recordings in the app majority of the time. you have to download them to the app for them to play and half of the time it fails. it also doesn't save that the camera is yours, you have to wait for the wifi to connect to have it show yours. previous dash cams i've had will at least show you the different cameras you have and will tell you that they're offline. the only way i can pull my recordings it to put it into a computer but with that you can't see the GPS. also you can NOT see the live feed, it's just a black screen. correction, you can only view everything while on airplane mode. that's the only way you can view anything on the app. PLEASE change this!

Like previous reviewers mentioned this app is mediocre at best. The recorded files used to display gps tracking info on a map below the video when played but but after recent update I just get a blank space instead. No map no go’s tracking no nada. It is not the units fault as the video shows embedded GPS info at the screen bottom so it is the software no doubt. This happened after recent update. I wish there was a way to go back to the previous version. To be fair the app is still useful to manipulate camera settings and review and download files if you get the WiFi to work. And here is my other gripe: the recent firmware update suppose to “improve” WiFi modem operations. Not for me. I set the WiFi to 2.4ghz and could not see it on my phone. Same for 5ghz “auto”. I was able to get the network to show up only after setting it to 5ghz and specific channel. And I had to do it in the camera itself as changing WiFi settings in the app would not result in WiFi network being visible in my phone. Note to developer: please resist the urge to update something that is actually working. Previous version was working for me flawlessly if you don’t mind the outdated windows 95 look of the app itself… hopefully next update will address the issues🤞🤞🤞