Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder is a lightweight dashcam solution that overlays hardcoded subtitles such as date, location, GPS coordinates, speed, and license plate directly on recordings. It supports background recording, loop recording, and auto start triggers while keeping all videos stored locally for privacy. In AUTO market rankings it sits at AU #20, IT #25, CA #33 with 1,000,000+ total downloads and 32K in the last 30 days, backed by a 4.28 rating from 18,443 reviews.
Pros & Cons
Local on-device storage with no server backups
Hardcoded subtitles overlay on recordings for easy reference
Background recording and automatic start options for hands-free use
Small, lightweight APK size for quick installs and smooth performance
Video stabilization (EIS) not available
No support for multiple cameras or wide-lens on all devices
Higher battery consumption and potential device heating during extended use
About Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder
Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder is an auto & vehicles app developed by DroidCoolApps.
Download Statistics
Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder has been downloaded 2.5 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 32 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 auto & vehicles apps.
User Ratings
Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder is rated 4.28 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 19 thousand ratings.
App Information
Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder is FREE to download. The APK download size is 6.91 MB. The latest version available is 1.1.29. The last update was on June 15, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play September 2020.
Description
Droid Dashcam is a great driving video recorder (dashboard camera, BlackBox) app for car/vehicle drivers which can continuously record videos in loop mode, add subtitles with needed information directly on those videos (read below) and record in background, autostart recording and much more.
Features:
* Hardcoded (embedded) Subtitles - Overlay Captions directly on Recording Video file: - Timestamp (Date) - Location Address - GPS Coordinates - Speed (based on GPS data) - Vehicle registration plate (car number) * Background Video Recording - you can continue recording in background and use other apps which doesn't use camera. You can also use notification panel to start/stop recording while this app is running in background. * Loop Recording - auto deleting old video files when there is not enough space for new videos (you can set max space usage for all videos) * Options for autostarting recording on charging on/off, on system boot, on Bluetooth device connection/disconnection, AUX-cable connection, or on app launch * Small (Lightweight) app size * Automatic change of day and night video recording mode * Landscape and Portrait Orientations for video recording * Share or upload a selected video to various services * Recording in Shared Movies folder or App owned folders (phone and external SDcard storages) - can be set in the settings * Lock videos from overwriting (G-shock sensor) on impact detection * Videos Screen which allows selecting video you want and playing it using any video player app you have, deleting selected videos * Easy to use, simple UI, the configuration of the buttons displayed on the screen, etc. * Camera selection - you can use any camera for recording (rear/front) but only some devices allows to choose camera with wide-angle lens * Taking photos * Floating window with control buttons on top of all applications
Privacy: * All your recorded videos will be saved only on your local device. We never make backup copies of your videos (the application doesn't have and doesn't connect to the servers)
FAQ: https://github.com/HelgeApps/droid_dashcam_faq/wiki/en - answers to frequent questions or feature requests like - Video Stabilization (EIS, Electronic stabilization) is not available in the app - Multiple cameras / wide lens camera not available in the app - Battery usage is high, battery drains fast, device becomes hot
Language of app: * If you wish to help translate app to your language, then you can find existing languages at https://github.com/HelgeApps/droid_dashcam_faq/tree/main/languages Use whatever language you know to translate into your language
Recent changes: Fixes some error-handling issues during recording.
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Comments on Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder for Android
★★★★★Raj· Mar 24, 2026
10/10 This is the best app. I had an old phone to upload and this app works like a dream, use it daily. The quality is great, picks up sound good, stores in batches of 5 Minutes. I find that the 10 hour or so of my days journeys as a van driver this app stores all of it without the need to over-writing. I delete files when I get home if there has not been incidents, to allow recording next day. Thanks to the Droid Team. Wish I could add a short clip.
★★★★★Dana Irvine· May 7, 2026
If you're looking for a dash cam app, just get it already. This thing is absolutely perfect. It's highly configurable and does exactly what I needed it to do.
★★★★★Rodney Ghearing· May 16, 2026
Outstanding Dashcam app. Much more function control than dedicated Dashcams. Wish it could record from front and rear at the same time, but still GREAT!!
★★★★★GreggPitts· May 26, 2026
Excellent dash cam app! One question, how can I stop the Autostart Bluetooth from closing itself after a couple of days? Droid Dash am doesn't show up in the apps list to exclude from Deep Sleep? I have a Samsung S10+ if that helps?
★☆☆☆☆Juan Soto· May 27, 2026
I like the old version it works better than new one, but this is really bad even that I when to settings to Disable recording it keep recording automatically and turn off everything and keep recording I think I'm going to uninstall this app it recording by itself and it's taking a lots of memory so if anybody it's seeing this don't waste your time it will consume all your space in your phone even if you turn it off it will continue recording even when you but it in your packet drain your battery
★☆☆☆☆Anoop· Apr 14, 2026
My phone model Oppo A3X 5g, Android version 14, security update 5 sep 2024. This app was working good. After updating this app from play store this app stops recording automatically when running and recording in the background after few minutes. I checked everything, battery optimization turned off, gave permission to run in the background 👎
★☆☆☆☆Ken Richner· Feb 18, 2026
I don't think so Financial Data? Nope finding another less intrusive app you don't need access to financial anything! Before to agree to using this app it has issues below you have to agree to This app may share these data types with third parties Location, Financial info and 3 others This app may collect these data types Location, Financial info and 3 others Data is encrypted in transit App doesn't provide a way to request data deletion
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Technologies used by Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder
Droid Dashcam - Video Recorder is requesting 33 permissions and is using 20 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: Privacy focused: all recordings are saved locally with no server backups. The app requests a broad set of permissions including CAMERA, LOCATION, MICROPHONE, STORAGE, and FOREGROUND_SERVICE to enable dashcam features; users should review permissions and the FAQ for details on data handling.
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