AutoGuard

AutoGuard turns your phone into a smart full featured dashcam recorder

AutoGuard is a powerful driving companion that transforms your device into a fully fledged black box, recording your trips with impressive detail. It captures video, speed, GPS coordinates and even the nearest address, making it a handy tool for both everyday commuting and documenting incidents on the road.

The core experience is a loop-recording dashcam: you set the maximum storage AutoGuard may use, and it automatically deletes the oldest clips when space runs out, unless you’ve marked them as important. This makes it largely maintenance free, ideal for people who just want to set it once and forget about it.

Where AutoGuard really stands out is in its rich data overlay and mapping. You can review your drives with video and map information side by side, including a 3D trace of your route on Google Maps. Automatic photo capture during sudden accelerations or impacts adds another layer of security, helping to highlight key moments without manual intervention.

The Pro version adds genuinely useful extras, such as running in the background while you use navigation or music, automatic start when connecting to Bluetooth in your car and an ad-free interface. Uploading footage directly to YouTube with embedded time and location captions is excellent for archiving or sharing evidence.

On the downside, the interface feels a little dated, and the multitude of settings (bitrate, resolution, GPS update time, accelerometer sensitivity) may overwhelm casual users at first. Battery usage will also depend heavily on your chosen video quality.

Despite these minor drawbacks, AutoGuard is a robust, feature-packed dashcam solution that offers serious value for drivers who care about having clear, well-documented records of their journeys.