“They are tracking you and selling your information. Even after you close and quit the app check location request in your settings and you'll see this app still tracking. Why would they need to keep requesting my location days after I last…”
Public review signal · 911 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.7 ★35,537 ratings
100K+Downloads
4+Age rating
778 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Drive Smarter enhances your driving experience when you are using select* connected Cobra and Escort devices.
Drive Smarter lets you use your smartphone as a companion to your DashCam.
A streamlined onboarding process lets you quickly connect your Dash Cam and configure it as part of your dashboard. You can "add" a virtual vehicle to your account, then add compatible* Cobra and Escort branded devices to your vehicle.
Users with mobile WiFi hotspots** can optionally connect their cameras directly to the Drive Smarter cloud, to avail of instant upload of videos and to share time-sensitive data and event information.
View recordings stored on your Dash Camera SD card; recordings are conveniently sorted by timeline which highlights events of importance; such as possible collisions or impact.…
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Developer replies to reviews
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Cancelling, in the store description
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Themes reported by reviewers
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Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
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Data & privacy concerns5 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
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“Big privacy no no. in order to function you must allow it to monitor your location at all times, even when you are not using the app. This is a ridiculous invasion of privacy and they'll likely selling your data. for this reason alone I…”
“The app doesn’t function at all once opened. It immediately requests a number of excessive permissions, such as access to my camera and contacts. I don’t understand why these would be necessary, and it won’t let me use the app without…”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 4.12.2.
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