R8 Companion is a utility app developed by Angela Mcarthur. The last update, v1.15, released on October 16, 2024, and it’s rated 4.84 out of 5 based on the latest 680 reviews. R8 Companion costs $9.99 and requires iOS 12.0+ and Android 11 or newer to download.
Video: R8 Companion Overview
Description
NOTE: R8 Companion™ requires a Uniden R8 radar detector with US Version 134 firmware to function correctly. R8 Companion will NOT function correctly without this firmware.
Enjoy R8 Companion on your desktop! Download the latest APK (1.15, 10 MB) or choose your preferred version, and follow our Bluestacks emulator guide for easy installation on Windows or macOS. For any assistance with downloading or installing, feel free to visit our forums!
User Reviews and Ratings
★★☆☆☆Paid for a useless (to me) app
I currently have the uniden R8 and I purchased this app in hopes of connecting it through Bluetooth. Well since I got the app, it has never connected to my R8 and I assume it’s a problem with my uniden R8 but I just felt like this app was not necessary for me to purchase. This was probably the most useless app I have purchased and the R8 works perfectly fine without it. But with that being said, I will never know the benefits of this app because it never connected, and yes, I red my owners manua
★★★★★What a terrible app for RD’s
I have now had the opportunity to spend some time with V1 Driver and R8 Companion (and DS1 Companion). They each are similar and each are different. But in the end, I choose Companion. It is a seemed, easy to understand, and intuitive partner to my R8. I never look at my phone screen and wonder..what is that reading or message. Sometimes with V1, and it’s a great app too, I just don’t understand what it is doing. As well, I find Companion far quieter. The ultimate judge is my wife. She hates rad
★★★★★Updates make this better
Support this dev as this is a great app for those radar geek and novice alike.
Even novices will get a better and smarter radar detector adding value to their investment.
★★★★★Great App and worth the money.
Feature request: my r8 always has power through mirror tap. Don't have accessories tap in this location unfortunately. Therefore, I have the r8 to auto shutdown after 1hour to conserve car battery. While I'm home during this 1 hour, the r8 app keeps connecting and disconnecting. Any possibility to avoid this?
★★★★☆Helpful App
Helpful app with a lot of features. Will help quiet your R8 with more options than the detector itself offers. Organization of functions and screen layout could be better. Would be nice to have more granular control over specific audio alerts that play over Bluetooth.
