V1 Companion App Reviews

VERSION
3.13.6
SCORE
4.6
TOTAL RATINGS
143
PRICE
$9.99

V1 Companion App Description & Overview

What is v1 companion app? **NEW** GPS location based 'false muting' via SpotLocks™
V1 Companion™ is a feature rich app, designed to give you the most out of your V1 radar detector, while enhancing your driving experience along the way. Featuring intelligent alerts and advanced muting, it takes situational awareness to another level! V1 Companion™ is the COMPLETE solution to enjoying your V1.

V1 Companion™'s alerting and muting systems are optimized for each V1 platform. Intelligent voice announcements and on-screen visuals will always keep you informed and aware of the situation around you.

V1 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 V1 Companion™ do the rest. Or, you can manually 'lock' or 'unlock' locations with ease from the main alert screen.
• View and modify your V1's internal hardware settings. You no longer have to exit the app, and run the V1 connection app, to modify your V1's internal settings.
• The ONLY iOS app with "Dynamic Volume Control" for V1 Gen2, completely silences unwanted alerts (No more annoying initial audio blip accompanying false alerts).
• Play detector tones through app.
• 'GPS Warmup' keeps the detector quiet for a 'user set' number of seconds or until a GPS connection is established with your iPhone. Useful for parking garages etc.
• 'Proximity' meter.
• V1 Firmware version check & notification of new firmware.
• 'K & X falses in area' meter.
• 'Custom Phrases' for threat's audio announcements.
• High resolution meters for front & rear signal strengths of the priority alert (Not limited to the # of bars on the V1 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.
• Band priority mode.
• Mute rear K & X band signals.
• Advanced BSM/CAS/Ka False Muting (Optimized for each V1 platform).
• 'Ghost' muting quiets false alerts when you are traveling behind a false emitting vehicle.
• "Passive Mute™"- Quiets the V1 below user set speeds & during weak K & X signals.
• Total bogey count display (Above the V1’s limit of 9).
• Vehicle speed (MPH or KMH) display.
• Mute status with the ability to manually mute/unmute alerts.
• Detailed & intelligent voice announcements of direction, band, frequency, strength, number of alerts, occurrences of mixed signals & more.
• V1 mode display (All, logic, Adv. logic - Tap to Toggle).
• Automatic muting of Ka, K, and X bands ('Time before mute' set for each band).
• 'Reduce Speed' notification for user set speed.
• ‘Visual Awareness™’ – Slowly flashes the V1 display when the "Passive Mute™" system is actively muting.
• Priority ‘Visual Awareness™’ - Rapidly flashes the V1 display after a Ka signal has been muted.
• ‘Urgency Alerts™’ - Unmutes growing threats & announces these alerts via voice & notifications.
• ‘Alert History’ - View your past alerts with detailed information about each encounter.
• ‘Dark Mode’ support for use with V1 concealed display and/or iPhone as main display.
• Compass heading.
• Muting of Ka false signals from older, cheaper detectors.
• ‘J-Out’ alert for Ka false alerts.
• Imperial/metric.
• Detailed trip summary at the end of your ride including duration, distance, alerts, muting stats, battery, & more.
• Automatic connection to Bluetooth enabled V1's (V1 with Bluetooth LE Dongle & V1G2 supported).
• iPhone & Apple Watch notifications of direction, band, & frequency of each alert.
• Tips/Help system.

This app requires a Valentine One V1G2 or V1 Radar Detector that is compatible with Valentine Research's Bluetooth LE Dongle. You should have Valentine Research's V1Connection App (freely available in the App store) operational beforehand, to ensure compatibility with the V1 Companion App.

Some portions of this program are Copyright (c) 2020 Valentine Research, Inc.

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App Name V1 Companion
Category Utilities
Published
Updated 18 March 2024, Monday
File Size 7.37 MB

V1 Companion Comments & Reviews 2024

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Good app with some small failings. Mostly this is a good iOS app for the v1Gen2. Biggest failings are 1. voice announcements are inaudible at highest volume settings. I can only hear voice announcements if the car is stopped. 2. If I can hear the voice announcements, the spoken frequency has significant figures out to 3 decimal places with no easy way to change. Ie. 34.700 hz instead of a simpler 34.7 hz Both these issues are so annoying I choose a competitive app instead most days.

Great companion app. This app is awesome, really makes life better. The spot lock is great and I love that I get the notifications that I want to see. Keep it up!

Has potential and makes sense.. After trying all the other ones available, this is by far the best out there of the very few available at this time. And definitely better than the ever so confusing and over priced V1Driver. This is going in the direction and made the way an app should be made, opposed to fumbling around with it constantly adding pins etc. I would rather use this app here due to the simplicity of it even if not quite perfect yet. Having to constantly add things manually like on other apps of the alike preoccupies your thinking and makes it unsafe to drive at that point. I will stick with this app for now, unless something comes along better. It’s all still very new with Bluetooth enabling GPS options via smart devices, and a big game changer at this point to compete with escorts redline 360c which already has all of this all in one. I do like the fact the app has options opposed to escort models of the alike (being an owner of both devices)does in fact give a lot more control over your detector, but there is still a long way to go before I see one as perfect as I’d like to see it work.

Nice App. Works nice! My hope is that it will eventually include crowd sourced alerts, speed cameras, and aircraft.

UI Disaster. I reeeally want to like this app, but the user interface is a poorly designed visual disaster, lacking any basic organization, information hierarchy, and professional design. The developer has clearly forgotten that you will be DRIVING when using this app. Instead, it seems like the intent is to impress us with how many alert and pieces of information can be thrown on the screen all at once, sometimes using plain English sentences, with bright contrasting colors. The initial splash screen – using what looks like comic sans – is your first clue that this will not be a good user experience. You’re then BOMBARDED by an unavoidable, overwhelming and infuriating wave of prompts that you CAN NOT STOP. Once you finally get past that, you’re presenting with a poorly designed UI/UX that any first year design student could dramatically improve in five minutes of casual work while drinking a cup of coffee. This app’s functionality might be amazing, but its UI and UX are just too sophomoric to even try. What a shame.

Getting started. Just purchased last night and so far so good, the looks could be cleaned up a bit, looks a tad cartoonish. The settings buttons are also a little hard to see at the bottom of the screen . Will try it out for awhile and see how it goes.

Excellent App. Ignore my other review with the exception that the developer put the instructions on how to change the voicing. Excellent support, well worth the purchase.

True companion to the V1. This is the best app for the V1G2. It works exactly as intended, though of course nothing is absolutely perfect. SpotLocks takes care of all of the stationary radar and his built-in database of frequencies - most Blind-spot radar you are going to encounter. Customization of the app is enough to make it work for you, without being too much or too complicated to figure out. Once I had all my settings dialed in, I haven't messed with the app. One of the best features, that I am yet to see with another V1 iPhone app, is the dynamic control of the volume. It makes a silent drive when youre encountering stationary K-band and BSM systems, yet still alert quietly when manually. This implementation hands down makes this app better than the rest it for me.

V1G2. Initial impression - I like it a lot and look forward to the tweaks and improvements

Love it! Just wish I could turn off the “V1Gen2 disconnected” announcement. I love that this app enables me to customize nearly all the settings on my V1G2 radar, but it has one major flaw. Though I understand its purpose, I wish it gave the option to turn off the “V1Gen2 connected” or “disconnected” announcements. The app sometimes glitches and will make “disconnected” and “connected” announcements multiple times during a drive, even when the app’s connection to the radar is uninterrupted. Lastly, I hate alerting to the world that I have a radar detector whenever I exit my vehicle. Otherwise, this app is excellent and 5-star!

One last thing and it’s perfect…. If it could be used in landscape mode it would be perfect for me... I do use it more than any of the other apps out there. But really want landscape support since my pro max phone gets in the way of other things to see on dash while in portrait orientation. That’s it. Nothing else to dislike it is by far the most quiet v1 ride to work and around town. Great work on last version update. It’s a KA warning system and has since eliminated 99.9 of all other false. bSM and ghost is excellent. And spot locks never let me down. App support site down.. still hoping you are working on landscape option. Thanks!

V1 companion. Excellent App, Thank you developer, Makes using the V1 gen 2 a breeze and adds so Much extra functionality to the V1

Has a lot of potential. Have the app and like it but as others have stated the toggles need to move to another page and the main screen enlarged so it uses the entire screen for alerts. Being able to switch to a horizontal view would be great. I’m guessing that a lot of users would appreciate an easier to view alert screen especially us mature users ;)

Hallelujah! I was at a loss until this app. Really don’t know or care why Valentine 1 doesn’t buy this app and sell it as their own. This app transforms my V1G2 from unusable in city to works really good. Either way, I’m grateful to have controls and love that the app has consistently been updated. Looking forward to the increased functionality and features!

Superb. This is overall one of the best apps I have on my phone. It works flawlessly, works as advertised, and makes (IMO) the best radar detector on the market even better. The screens and graphics could use a little cleaning up to make them more legible and less cluttered, and an explanation of some of the symbols that appear on the screen would be ideal, but this is a small price to pay for the functionality offered in this package. Absolutely, totally, and inarguably, worth every penny of the asking price.

V1 Companion. Keeps getting better with every update. Thank you for listening. By far the best V1 app ever made. Thank you once again.

CarPlay?. This is an excellent sidekick to the v1, but I am longing for CarPlay compatibility. By the way, thank you to the developer(s) for putting so many useful features in this app!

Good app. I like this app & like my new V1. App works great and connects seamlessly. I’m glad devs devote time & skill to projects like this. If I could change one thing, I’d prefer a different skin or theme. I don’t really care for the font that’s used.

Great app. Looks pretty simple, developer has been upgrading it regularly, I wish the settings toggles would go away and maybe tap or double top bring back them back, that way it would make it look cleaner

Works to make a quiet ride. A really sensitive detector can be so annoying it’s useless. I get very few false hits and yet it warns me when there really is a problem. Not “perfect” but very useful. It’s the best by far and keeps getting better!

Awesome app! One wish-list item.. Love this app! Would it be possible in a future release to include a database for red light/speed cameras? Thanks!

No Landscape Mode, worthless. No landscape mode available

Won’t fit. Won’t fit on my screen. I cannot access controls or menu options. I was excited by Vortex Radar about this app but now I’m disappointed.

This app rocks!. I finally “upgraded’ to a Gen2 V1. Combining the functionality of this app, especially the GPS Spot Locks, frequency reports, trip summaries, and MANY other cool additions make this a must have for any iOS using Valentine Gen2 user. I had a couple questions that were almost immediately answered by the app team. Most of the time asking questions about an app is a trip to the black hole of never, not so with V1 Companion! I am very happy with this app and the support, thanks Cracked Pixel and team.

Just got it yesterday. Nice looking interface. Works great with the V1G2. It keeps connecting and disconnecting from the bluetooth. Is this the app’s fault or a Valentine problem?

Falling in love with my V1Gen2 all over again. This really quiets your ride. All the reasons why I wanted to get the R8 are now addressed with this app. Overall I think the V1Gen2 is better than anything out there, but its lack of GPS is extremely frustrating. I could write so much more about this app, but this app really is everything the V1Gen2 should be out of the box.

Amazing so far. Ditto to all the other raving reviews, the only thing its missing is its not compatible with apple car play. That would take this app to the next level

Great V1 Companion. Great app. It’s by far the best V1 app I’ve tried. Well worth the price. It’s frequently updated with new and advanced features. This app keeps my V1 pleasantly silent unless an actual threat is near. It’s simple to use and makes my ride so much more peaceful than using my Valentine One without the app.

Won’t connect. I have one of the latest V1 Gen 1 detectors, along with the Bluetooth dongle that works for both Android and IOS, but this app fails to connect.

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Language English
Price $9.99
Adult Rating 4+ years and older
Current Version 3.13.6
Play Store com.crackedpixel.V1Companion
Compatibility iOS 12.0 or later

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The application V1 Companion was published in the category Utilities on 18 September 2020, Friday and was developed by Angela Mcarthur [Developer ID: 451676466]. This program file size is 7.37 MB. This app has been rated by 143 users and has a rating of 4.6 out of 5. V1 Companion - Utilities app posted on 18 March 2024, Monday current version is 3.13.6 and works well on iOS 12.0 and higher versions. Google Play ID: com.crackedpixel.V1Companion. Languages supported by the app:

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V1 Companion App Customer Service, Editor Notes:

***V3.X IS A MAJOR UPDATE - Includes full support for latest V1 Gen2 firmware V4.1032 features*** V3.0 introduced one of the most intelligent 'location based lockout systems' for any iOS app called SpotLocks™. Latest V3.13: • Fixed crashes on 'Audio Settings' screen introduced with V3.12. V3.12 includes: • Compiled with latest Valentine ESP Library v2.0.4 for full support of the 4.1032 firmware. • New 'Ka Sensitivity' setting now available in the app detector settings page. Select from Full, Original, or Relaxed sensitivity. • Ability to keep the Bluetooth connection light ON while running in dark mode. Helpful to know your detector is really on. This new option can be found on the settings page, next to the 'Dark Mode' setting. • 'GPS Cooldown' added to 'GPS Warmup' feature. • Enlarged high resolution front and rear horn alert meters and noise meter for easier reading. • Groundwork architecture completed for future feature(s). • Added ability to erase POI, Ka & Laser Alerts from the map screen via the format button. • New robust iCloud 'Map' data backup functionality: • Added ability to backup/restore all, or just backup SpotLocks, POI, and/or Ka and Laser Alerts individually. • New Alert log event, "Urgent" based on your urgency alert settings. • Bug fix for when a Ka alert has been muted and then a X/K Spotlocked signal is received, it would unmute the Ka alert. • Bug fix for when you max out the number of POIs and were are unable to delete any POIs. In addition, V1 Companion is the only iOS app supporting the V1 Gen2's newest firmware (4.1027+) capabilities for dynamic volume control. These features provide the most quiet ride of any iOS app when dealing with false alerts. SpotLocks™ feature the following: • Automatic, intelligent, location based learning / unlearning of potential false alerts (you have the ability to turn this feature on or off). • Discrete signal locking™ - helps prevent locking out real police radar in close frequency range to the SpotLock™ frequency. • Frequency drift compensation™ - helps compensate for changes of the location's frequency drifting up and down over time at the saved location. • BSM guard™ - helps to keep non-stationary vehicle BSM/CAS signals from polluting the SpotLock™ stationary location database. • Continuous location tuning - Whether a SpotLock™ is actively locked or learning, the SpotLock™ system will continue to learn and tune itself over time to better handle future encounters. • Manual creation/deletion of SpotLocks™ - Manually create/delete SpotLocks™ by easily tapping a graphical 'lock' image on your phone screen if desired. • The SpotLocks™ system is optimized separately for each of the V1Gen1 and V1Gen2 platforms. • SpotLocks™ take advantage of the advanced muting ability of the V1Gen2, so all SpotLocks™ are quiet from the onset, with no annoying initial 'blip' of audio. What others are saying: "V1 Companion Wow! ...so far it works so well and is so quiet that I was thinking the V1G2 was faulty!! It wasn't until the drive summary popped up that I realized it was obviously working hard in the background to keep my sanity intact from all of the weak K band sources." - D "It’s by far the best V1 app I’ve tried." "It’s frequently updated with new and advanced features." - IA "First drive today with V1 Companion and I am HAPPY!... The Ghost and BSM filtering works nicely!" - NCT "This app is my go-to now because of its simplicity. It’s what I’m looking for to just quiet down the V1 without all the technical advanced features in other apps that seems overwhelming to use." -RV "This release has really been a game changer for me… EXACTLY what I needed for my OCD using the V1 in my CX5." - C "This app transforms my V1G2 from unusable in city to works really good." - JB "[Other apps’] random beeps are a deal breaker. [They are] only marginally better than the gen1 with annoying weak notifications. The [V1] Companion rocks at killing unnecessary noise!" - GH

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