Angela McarthurR8 Companion Customer Service
- CompanyAngela Mcarthur
- CategoryUtilities
- Published2023-08-18
- Current Version1.10.46
- Price$9.99
- Content Rating4+
- CompatibilityMin. IOS 12.0
NOTE: R8 Companion™ requires a Uniden R8 radar detector with US Version 127 firmware to function correctly. R8 Companion will NOT function correctly without this firmware.
R8 Companion™ is a feature rich app, designed to give you the most out of your R8, while enhancing your driving experience along the way. Featuring intelligent alerts and advanced muting! R8 Companion™ is the COMPLETE solution to enjoying your R8.
The R8 Companion™ app leverages years of optimizations and features from the Radar Companion™ series of apps. (Available separately for owners of the V1, R4, R9, & DS1 radar detectors).
Enhanced GPS location based 'false muting' via SpotLocks™ - All future updates to this app are free to purchasers of R8 Companion™
R8 Companion™'s alerting and muting systems are fully optimized for the R8 platform. Intelligent voice announcements and on-screen visuals will always keep you informed and aware of the situation around you.
R8 Companion™ full feature list:
• SpotLocks™ - Location based false silencing has never been this good or easy. Turn on the intelligent location-based learning and let R8 Companion™ do the rest. Or you can manually 'lock' or 'unlock' locations with ease from the main alert screen.
• SpotLocks™ works seamlessly with your R8’s built in 'auto mute memory' locations. If you create or delete a location from the app it will apply the changes to your R8 at the same time.
• Option to play detector tones in app.
• 'Proximity' meter - leverages the high resolution signal strength and direction information provided by the detector to show you a better representation of the signal's source.
• 'K & X falses in area' meter shows you how many possible false alerts exist in the area you are travelling based on the accumulated SpotLock data™.
• 'Custom Phrases' for a given threat's audio announcements.
• High resolution meter for the priority alert (Not limited to the # of bars on the R8 display).
• Customizable heads-up display (HUD).
• HUD displays the priority alert's band, signal strength, frequency, & direction.
• HUD of the secondary alerts' bands, signal strengths, frequencies, bogey counts & directions.
• Mute rear K & X band signals independently.
• Advanced BSM/CAS/Ka False Muting (Optimized for the R8 platform).
• Ability to set the R8’s internal detector settings from within the app (See below list, more detector settings coming in free future upgrades). *Requires US Version 127 firmware:
All Threat
Quiet Ride
Limit Speed
K BLK 1
K BLK 2
Rear K Mute
Units
Laser
X Band
K Band
K Pop
K Filter
K Scans
TSF
Ka Band
Ka Pop
Ka Filter
Ka Scans (Narrow, Wide, Segmented)
Ka 1-9 Segments
Auto Mute Volume
Change Alert Display NOTE: A bug in firmware makes it so you have to select #3 from the detector.
Display Color
Display Brightness
Priority Band
Auto Mute Memory ON/OFF
Select Auto Mute Memory Bands
• 'Ghost' muting quiets false alerts when you are stuck traveling near a false emitting vehicle.
• "Passive Mute™"- Quiets the R8 below user set speeds & during weak K & X signals.
• Bogey count display showing total number of threats.
• Vehicle speed (MPH or KMH) display. Speed is color coded for each alert type.
• Mute status with the ability to manually mute/unmute alerts as you need.
• Detailed & intelligent voice announcements of direction, band, frequency, strength, number of alerts, occurrences of mixed signals and more.
• Automatic muting of Ka, K, and X bands ('Time before mute' set for each band).
• 'Reduce Speed' notification for user set speed.
• ‘Urgency Alerts™’ - Unmutes growing threats & announces these alerts via voice & notifications.
• ‘Alert History’ - View your past alerts with detailed information about each encounter.
• Compass heading.
• Imperial/metric units.
• Detailed trip summary at the end of your ride including duration, distance, alerts, muting stats, battery, and more.
• iPhone & Apple Watch notifications of direction, band, & frequency of each alert.
• Tips/Help system.
R8 Companion App Comments & Reviews
R8 Companion Positive Reviews
Fantastic App!This app takes the already stellar R8 detector to a whole new level! I’m still learning everything this app can do, but straight out of the gate it adds tremendous functionality with barely any need to learn the features, as the default settings are perfect for my needs. As you start investigating the app you will find a plethora of functionality that simply works as it should. The app is stable and connects reliably every time. I absolutely love it and actually get excited to hop in the truck with the R8 detector and R8 Companion! I know it sounds silly, but it’s true!😂.Version: 1.09.9
Better than bad, it’s goodWorks great and makes the detector even quieter. Setup was a breeze and so far it has connected to the detector every time without issue. It takes a few minutes to understand the capabilities added by the app. I like the trip overviews when the detector disconnects. I’m not sure if there’s a way to bring a trip summary back up however. There’s a detection log but there’s info in the summary popup not in the log (distance, time, spotlocks added, etc). Interface is a bit clunky/unrefined but the functionality is excellent..Version: 1.06.28
Works Very Well with my R8!I have been using this app for about 2 weeks and love it. Set my speed alert to 80 and it just works. This app had blocked out a lot of the annoying fake alerts and has made the R8 even quieter. The only issue I have had is that is does not consistently connect to the R8. I need to close the app and restart it. Other than that no other issues. Well worth the purchase!.Version: 1.05.7
It turns my music down on AlertsI have the volume of the app to 0 and whenever the radar picks something up it’s turns my music volume down on my car to about 20% and than it goes back up to 100% volume to what I had my music playing so the problem isn’t the voice app speaking it’s just I have it muted and it still turns my music down as if where speaking which it’s not it’s just annoying if you have a fix let me know I’ll change it to 5 stars.Version: 1.09.9
Great appHelps me get the most out of my R8 and very easy to use. I've been using for awhile now and while I enjoy a quiet ride, I haven't missed any real alerts. Appreciate that it has audio through carplay. Fingers crossed you'll be able to have a carplay app some day. I've read your response to this previously. Just adding my vote. And I would also pay an in app fee for it to help offset your dev costs..Version: 1.09.9
Is this really my R8???I have been a Uniden guy since the R3. Upgraded to the R7 and loved it! Then upgraded to the R8 and loved it even more. Now that I have this app, it takes the R8 to a whole new level and it’s worth its weight in gold! If you haven’t purchased this app, you will never know what you’re missing. Total game changer and thankful for this developer for doing it right without bugs!!!.Version: 1.07.21
Awesome but one thingReally great job with the app. Much needed for my R8. I initially installed on an older iPhone 6 and it worked but it kept blinking and cutting connection to the radar. I then installed on an iPhone 11 and issues were resolved. I have this app running on my spare phone and I run Waze on my primary phone. Love it! Thank you for creating this app..Version: 1.06.28
Awesome Uniden R8 App !!!!!!!!!!Finally someone Made a App for iso users to use with there Uniden R8 Thank you soooooooo much the App is awesome and a love it …. I’m sure you’ll be adding new features and stuff as time goes on . It was super easy to hook up to the Uniden R8 . Whoever made this, you are a genius !!!!! You took the uniden R8 to a whole Nother level. Wish I could give you 100 star review..Version: 1.08.13
MUST HAVEI just bought my r8 and I know nothing about radar detectors, this app knocks down your false alerts by probably 80 percent it’s a must have if your tired of getting false alerts, plus there’s a bunch of cool and useful settings much easier than using the detector..Version: 1.09.9
Extremely happyI’ve been very happy with R8 Companion, makes my r8 much quieter. I do have 2 features I’d like to request. 1. Toggle to disable connection/disconnect notifications. 2. Option to force audio to play on phone speaker even with Bluetooth device connected.Version: 1.08.13
Love The SimplicityThis app is amazing, I was have regrets about the R8 because it was very noisy compared to my buddies Redline. But now it’s super quiet and the only time it makes noise is when Leo is around. Don’t wait any longer and buy this app, it will be your best purchase you make this year..Version: 1.04.13
Great StartGreat start to this app. Really enjoying the ride. Makes everything more quiet and make the R8 feel like a new detector! I can’t wait to have some live activity’s and time sensitive notifications built in, so this can run in the background..Version: 1.03.14
Must have.I’m really enjoying this app so far. It does seem like it is a must have app that will make life simpler to configure the R8. One question I have is can this app handle multiple installations of the R8? We have two vehicles with an R8 in each vehicle..Version: 1.07.21
If you wan a very quiet r8 this is itWhen you first get a radar detector it can be very painful to get all of your mute memories in with the app I can confidently say it has been a breeze. Went from a noisy r7 to a silent r8 game changer..Version: 1.03.14
Works as intendedAuto mutes for you, good features, only gripe is in the car it plays the sound from the app as if it was music and not navigation..Version: 1.03.14
Love it if you never upgrade phonesShould really make it where u can back up and restore on another phone upgraded phone and realized that feature is useless in said case.Version: 1.03.14
It works I haven’t mastered it yet.It works. It’s complicated there’s a lot of instructions. I’m very satisfied but it’s like learning a mini course or from the school of life..Version: 1.09.9
Very responsiveDeveloper is very responsive to my questions and suggestions. Much appreciated. App is terrific! Makes Uniden's R8 far more useable. Great! I use a dedicated iPhone SE 2020 just for R8 Companion..Version: 1.09.9
GreatSo far so good I wish it had a option of speed camera alerts.Version: 1.01.2
Absolutely the best app for the R8Can’t drive without this app..Version: 1.08.13
Solid appSuper solid app! Works great..Version: 1.07.21
AwesomeGame changer for sure. Love it already.Version: 1.00
Almost perfectGreat app. 5 stars if worked with CarPlay..Version: 1.08.13
R8 CompanionMakes my R8 feel like a brand new detector. Love the voice alerts over the sound system in my vehicle. I enjoy listening to music at higher volumes so I don’t always hear my detector. Also makes it super easy to change settings and every single setting has an information tab so you know exactly what it does. Spot lock gets smarter and smarter every time you drive and the app has blocked out every weak K band alert since I got it. Awesome app and I’m sure it’ll only get better. Totally worth the price.Version: 1.06.28
Great addition for the R8This is a must have app for R8 users. Makes your ride much more soothing by helping quiet down all those extra K signals..Version: 1.02.13
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