Use your mobile phone as a dash cam - all information

If you want to monitor your car trips in the event of an accident, you can use your mobile phone as a dash cam. We'll tell you what you need to know.

Use your mobile phone as a dash cam - there are some things to consider

• First you need a holder for the cell phone. In the following practical tip you will find the best cell phone mounts for your car. Alternatively, you can make a cell phone holder yourself.
• In order to turn your mobile phone into a dash cam, you still need a suitable app. The AutoGuard Blackbox and DailyRoads Voyager are recommended for Android smartphones. iPhone users use the Road Watcher or the Dashcam.
• There you can, among other things, determine the recording quality and measure and record your speed via GPS. So that you don't have to delete the recording after each trip due to lack of space, it is particularly worth using an additional memory card on Android smartphones.
• Basically, it is not allowed in Germany due to the data protection law to film other road users permanently. However, the Federal Court of Justice has ruled that admissions to court are generally permitted.

The use of dash cams is illegal in Austria and legally controversial in Germany. In the next practical tip, we will show you how legal the use of dash cams really is.