Old phone → connected dashcam

Turn your spare phone into a smarter dashcam.

SpareCam helps drivers reuse an old Android phone for drive recording, incident events, and simple remote review.

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4:31 PM⌁⌁ ᯤ ▰
☰SpareCam GuardReady
Clip3min
Storage42%used
Battery100%
GPSOn
Driver camera preview
Front camera
🎧Listen
🎙Talk
⌖GPS
⚠Panic
●Record
■Stop
⟳Switch
✦Flash
◉Camera
▤Clips
⚑Events
⚙Settings
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☰SpareCam ViewLIVE
Road camera preview
Cam 0164 km/h
Live · GPS · Audio off · Recording off
●Record
■Stop
⇄Switch
⛶Full
🎧Listen
🎙Talk
⌖Map
✦Flash
★Protect
⌂Home
◉Live
▤Clips
⚑Events
⚙Settings
No extra hardware first.Start with the phone in your drawer. Upgrade later only if you need to.

Reuse the phone you already own

Give a retired Android phone a useful second life instead of buying another dashcam.

Sender + viewer workflow

Use one device in the car and review status, recordings, and events from your main phone.

Private by design

Local-first recording with clear controls for camera, location, alerts, and cloud features.

Setup

Built for quick reuse.

  1. Install SpareCam on your old Android phone.
  2. Mount it safely in the car and grant camera/storage permissions.
  3. Pair it with your main phone to review recordings and events.