R8 Companion

"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself! New for version 1.25: • Pair it and forget about it! It just works. *New* - Robust Bluetooth connection engine works seamlessly in the background to manage all your R8 devices. • *New* - better support for background connections when switching between different R8 detectors. If you are running multiple R8s across multiple vehicles, this update is for you! • Seamless background connections between different R8 detectors, no need to bring R8 Companion to the foreground to connect. Other recent big updates: • MyRadarIQ™ - Threat assessment intelligent system for the radar companion series of apps. A new meter, visible at the top of the main alert screen, will show a graphical representation of the probability of a police presence (Ka or Laser) in the direction of your travel. Using your personal alert data, whenever a high probability exists for an encounter ahead, you will know about it well in advance of facing the actual threat. The meter will go from yellow (low threat), to orange (medium threat), to red (high threat) and flash on and off and a voice announcement will occur. The meter will also flash red when a Ka or Laser alert is actively being received to help draw attention to the alert. Probabilities are calculated down to the actual day of the week you are traveling, increasing the accuracy on any given day. • New detector settings menu. • Instantly see your changes when modifying detector settings. • Accessibility option to flash the screen on alert. • Latest historical BSM/CAS data for better protection against K falsing. • New iOS 26 Liquid Glass UI elements. • New light, dark, & tinted icons. • Improved speed calculations providing better accuracy and smoothing. • Updated NZ Firmware detection. • Additional fix for Spot Locked voice announcement ducking audio not returning to normal volume. • Compiled with latest XCode 26. • Misc. optimizations and bug fixes. If you liked R8 Companion before this release, you are going to LOVE it after! Modify the most popular settings on your R8 radar detector right from the app! See the list below for a complete list of the settings you can modify (more settings coming in future updates). Spread the word, it is only going to get better. If you have an idea / suggestion you would like included in a future update, please visit https://crackedpixel.com/contact-us to let us know. Thanks! Noteworthy updates: • Support for new R8w detector. • Added new firmware update notification to the main alert screen. • First major update to "SpotLocks" system (location based lockouts) since its release. • New and improved SpotLock 2.0 and Advanced False Assist 3.0. Both data driven systems have been updated using 5 years of historical data. This takes your detector to a whole new level of quietness and safety against real threats. • Added ability to erase POI, Ka & Laser Alerts from the map via the format button. • Added ability to backup/restore all, or just backup SpotLocks, POI, and Ka and Laser Alerts individually. • Added the option to have the radar detector's alert tones play through the app. The new setting is found in the 'Audio Settings' of R8 Companion. • Improved Bluetooth connection speed (now up to 60% faster) and re-connection reliability. ***TIP: Setting the main volume for the detector to 0 on the main alert screen and enabling the detector alert tones, will eliminate the brief audio "blips" you would normally hear when a mute command is first sent to the detector. Only potential threats will then trigger audio through your speaker or audio system providing an extremely quiet ride.

"Feels like a new detector!", -e This is what people are saying after using the Radar Companion™ apps - See what all the fuss is about, try it for yourself! Version 1.24 • New detector settings menu. • Instantly see your changes when modifying detector settings. • More reliable BT connections. Other recent big updates: • MyRadarIQ™ - Threat assessment intelligent system for the radar companion series of apps. A new meter, visible at the top of the main alert screen, will show a graphical representation of the probability of a police presence (Ka or Laser) in the direction of your travel. Using your personal alert data, whenever a high probability exists for an encounter ahead, you will know about it well in advance of facing the actual threat. The meter will go from yellow (low threat), to orange (medium threat), to red (high threat) and flash on and off and a voice announcement will occur. The meter will also flash red when a Ka or Laser alert is actively being received to help draw attention to the alert. Probabilities are calculated down to the actual day of the week you are traveling, increasing the accuracy on any given day. • Accessibility option to flash the screen on alert. • Latest historical BSM/CAS data for better protection against K falsing. • New iOS 26 Liquid Glass UI elements. • New light, dark, & tinted icons. • Improved speed calculations providing better accuracy and smoothing. • Updated NZ Firmware detection. • Additional fix for Spot Locked voice announcement ducking audio not returning to normal volume. • Compiled with latest XCode 26. • Misc. optimizations and bug fixes. If you liked R8 Companion before this release, you are going to LOVE it after! Modify the most popular settings on your R8 radar detector right from the app! See the list below for a complete list of the settings you can modify (more settings coming in future updates). Spread the word, it is only going to get better. If you have an idea / suggestion you would like included in a future update, please visit https://crackedpixel.com/contact-us to let us know. Thanks! Other Recent Updates: • Support for new R8w detector. • Added new firmware update notification to the main alert screen. • First major update to "SpotLocks" system (location based lockouts) since its release. • New and improved SpotLock 2.0 and Advanced False Assist 3.0. Both data driven systems have been updated using 5 years of historical data. This takes your detector to a whole new level of quietness and safety against real threats. • Added ability to erase POI, Ka & Laser Alerts from the map via the format button. • Added ability to backup/restore all, or just backup SpotLocks, POI, and Ka and Laser Alerts individually. • Added the option to have the radar detector's alert tones play through the app. The new setting is found in the 'Audio Settings' of R8 Companion. • Improved Bluetooth connection speed (now up to 60% faster) and re-connection reliability. ***TIP: Setting the main volume for the detector to 0 on the main alert screen and enabling the detector alert tones, will eliminate the brief audio "blips" you would normally hear when a mute command is first sent to the detector. Only potential threats will then trigger audio through your speaker or audio system providing an extremely quiet ride.