Dash cams have become an essential accessory for cars these days, both for security and insurance purposes. With the increasing popularity of dash cams with Wi-Fi features, many users want to know if they can connect their dash cam to their phone. The good news is, yes, you can!
Connecting your dash cam to your phone’s Wi-Fi can increase its flexibility and popularity during your journeys. You can easily download and share videos and files directly to your phone, making it easier to share footage with your family, friends, the police, and your insurance provider in case of unexpected events.
Here are the steps for connecting your dash cam to your phone:
Step 1: Stay inside the car and stay close to the dash cam.
When you want to connect the dash cam Wi-Fi signal to your smartphone, you need to stay inside the vehicle and stay close to the dash cam (around 5 meters) so that you can find a strong signal on your smartphone. Note that the Wi-Fi signal cannot work through doors or walls, so you can’t find the Wi-Fi signal for your smartphone when the car is in the garage, and you are inside the car.
Step 2: Power on the dash cam manually.
You can power on the dash cam manually by pressing the power button. Note that the Wi-Fi signal is not active at the time of driving mode. Wi-Fi works for smartphones, but it does not work at the time of parking mode, so ensure that you are in driving mode.
Step 3: Cancel all existing Wi-Fi connections on your smartphone.
You can’t connect your smartphone to your dash cam if your smartphone is already connected with a home or work Wi-Fi signal. So, disable your home Wi-Fi, or your smartphone will search for home Wi-Fi at the time of connecting to the dash cam and hamper the Wi-Fi connection.
Step 4: Ensure that the Android smart network switch is off.
A stable internet connection is needed to establish a Wi-Fi connection with your smartphone. If the smart network switch is on, your phone can switch over to use mobile data, hampering the Wi-Fi connection. Turn off the smart network switch to avoid this problem.
To view the dash cam video files on your mobile device, you need to pair the dash cam with an Android phone. Here are the steps to follow:
1. Connect the dash cam to a power source.
2. Select the Wi-Fi network’s location.
3. Download a familiar app from the Google Play store.
4. Tap the more button, then tap the settings menu.
5. Tap external camera, and follow the pairing flow.
If you can’t connect your dash cam to your phone, try the following steps:
1. Turn off the cellular data network (3G/LTE) of your phone.
2. Connect directly to the Wi-Fi signal.
3. Turn on the location in the app from phone settings.
4. Turn off the smart network switch (for Android) or Wi-Fi assist (for iPhone).
5. Remove the stored information of the dash cam’s Wi-Fi in your smart Wi-Fi setting.
6. Turn off the Wi-Fi connection of your smartphone and turn off the dash cam’s Wi-Fi by pressing the Wi-Fi button.
7. Wait a few seconds and press the button again to turn it back on.
8. Turn on the smartphone’s Wi-Fi and connect to the dash cam.
If you still can’t solve the problem, you can reset the dash cam Wi-Fi password. Sometimes, you can’t connect a particular smartphone to the dash cam’s Wi-Fi, but you can connect another smartphone by the dash cam’s Wi-Fi.
In conclusion, connecting your dash cam to your phone can give you great advantages. By following the above steps, you can easily connect your dash cam to your phone and make the most out of your dash cam.