V1Driver Reviews

Bought V1Driver to control false alarms via it’s GPS tracking. Apparently this only works if this is open on your phone while driving. Haven’t had it tag anything new while running in the background.

While I’m at it, messages/ guides V1Driver gives make no sense. Developers should take some courses in UI design and feedback to the user. Half the messages I get make zero sense. Perhaps the developers need to invest some time in a user guide than poor usage popups.

I purchased V1Driver with the hope of adding some additional useful features to aid me while driving many, many highway miles. I've had my first V1 since 2009 and have upgraded since to the ESP version with BluetoothLE as well. Although V1 has an app that is quite Simple to use and is very useful to drivers, I thought there was more to gain from V1Driver. I won't be ignorant and say it doesn't work because I am sure it does. It just lacks fluidity and user friendly function. I don't know what I am changing or what features are available thru V1Driver - it is just poorly executed from a user standpoint. I am all for beefing up V1 as much as possible, however V1Driver needs redeveloped from the ground up. Face it Sir - you can do a lot better. Quite honestly, this is a joke. I feel like I am making a MySpace profile again. That's the best way I can describe V1Driver's approach to being user friendly and just needs reworked. Maybe even CarPlay integration? You can do better - what would MikeV. do?

Dudes V1Driver is great, adds a lot functionality to my V1 and gives me lots of situational awareness when it comes to what’s around me. However, for 10 dollars I expect a better user interface. In portrait mode the bottom buttons are barely usable. In landscape mode the maps page can’t be easily read with the pin menus above and below the map. The settings menu is very clunky when digging in to sub menus. It’s not all bad, functionality is there, but for 10 bucks I would like to see more polish and not need to read the tips to know what to do with V1Driver .

Overall this is a good app and works well. However setting a network alerts minimum speed does not work - anything above 0 mph makes it no longer function. Also, if you have multiple detectors, it will only reconnect to the last one - despite having both stored. Wrote the developer on these issues and didn’t even get a courtesy response, hence the lower star rating. Maybe the one item will never work and maybe the second is by design, who knows, at least it would have been nice to be acknowledged after taking the time to send a write up and screen shots.

I have had a V1 for 20+ years now, and swear by it! I just recently picked up a Gen2, and found out about V1Driver. This is incredible and completes the entire Valentine package. It offers the functionality that you want in a very intelligent way. I tried to figure out V1Driver on my own, and it was a little bit cumbersome… But after watching a couple videos and reading a couple of well written blog posts, it is actually pretty well laid out. My hat is off to the developer.

I don’t know if it is possible, as I am not a developer… But I think it would be an absolute game changer if it was at all possible to somehow pull in police location information from Waze, and somehow have the V1 react to it on a GPS based notification service. Maybe allowing Waze to run in the background, to feed information to this app… Which in turn would alert on the V1 device. I’m sure it’s not possible, but would be incredible!!

The integration with Valentine’s V1 gen 2 is flawless — including audio while connected to Bluetooth. The audible cues, apple watch notifications and histogram/map are also fantastic and useful teethes —makes up for the lack of GPS in both the v1 and v1 gen2, creating a seamless package that just works, and works well. 👏🏻

Savvy GPS learn is also a game-changer. The level of customization for the enthusiast or expert is simple and no-nonsense. The one or two negative reviewers seem to think this is about “beefing up” the v1 or v1 gen2, when in reality the purpose of V1Driver is to lessen your need to interact with your v1 by providing audible cues and other useful information.

It does offer the ability to customize m quite heavily if you should choose to do so - and I can verify the audio touting works flawlessly in any vehicle I have used it in.

If the developer added just basic navigation features so that it could be added to CarPlay, V1Driver would be perfect, and I would be willing to pay twice as much for it.

I’m relatively new to the world of radar detectors, but V1Driver made the decision easy for me. V1Driver unlocks capabilities that other detectors charge 2x the price for. The developer clearly has a passion for this and does a great job of providing updates and fixes. I’m looking forward to being a pro V1 user!

I loved V1Driver since I started using it. The only issue now since V13, the Bluetooth does not connect at all! I know you are working on fixing the bug, but V1Driver cannot be used. The V1Connection app can connect to Bluetooth but not this app.

As the title says, if you have an iPhone and a V1G2 you have to have V1Driver. It makes the V1G2 so much better. The amount of control that you have is amazing and at the same time easy to use. It really does make the V1G2 the best radar detector you can have. Highly recommend.

This is one of the few apps I have actually paid for - it was really worth it. Makes the V1 better and more versatile than anything else on the market. I’m surprised V1Driver isn’t recommended on the V1 website.

The V1 on its own is an amazing Radar Detector, but V1Driver running alongside is next level. I’ve been running this combo for 4 years now and feel completely naked when I am without it. V1Driver is totally worth the price for the customization and peace of mind it gives you; just do it!

V1Driver is well worth its price and is a must have for the V1G2. Works as intended and I’ve had no issues at all running V1Driver . It adds a ton of features to the V1 that would otherwise be missing. I highly recommend V1Driver to anyone who is looking to boost the features of their V1G2

I love V1Driver, the recent update lets you know “ALL CLEAR” when it doesn’t detect anymore bands after decrying some, I wish the voice alerts would be louder, for example I have CarPlay, it when I listen to music, it doesn’t dim the music, it just talks over the music, and you can faintly hear it, hopefully they read this and improve on that, that would be a nice feature to be heard if you’re playing music loudly and still want to make sure you hear the alerts.

V1 is a great radar detector but non-police alerts were becoming intolerable. Valentine updates helped but V1 driver painlessly suppresses most annoying falses without reducing sensitivity. No user intervention is required although there are ample opportunities for tuning settings. If desired a tremendous amount of information is available regarding signals detected. Updates occur several times a year with bug fixes and new features. Clearly a labor of love by the developer. Highly recommended, particularly for urban or suburban driving.

V1Driver takes your R8/R4 detector and makes it even better. Automatic GPS lockouts work far more reliably, in depth configuration for voice alerts, a genius automatic alert snoozing system for persistent alerts that drop in and out, background connect to the R8 without needing to open V1Driver . There is even a fully map interface you can use to see all of your past alerts, GPS lockout progress, etc. the user interface is intuitive and every single thing is explained to you with a tooltip when interacting with that area of the system.

Love V1Driver . It automatically connects to the V1 gen2. The gps savvy function is great. I find acquiring gps signal from the phone is much faster than Escort’s gps on the unit. Many times, my Escort 360 would not get a gps signal. Which would prevent me from enabling gps lockout. With V1Driver working in unison with the V1 gen2, lockouts can be performed instantaneously. Please note that this gps signal acquisition issue may not be apparent to the newer Escort models. My experience here is with my first generation Escort 360 and V1 gen2. The later 360c or Redline 360 might have better or stronger gps modules.

There are many things in this world that are so much better because smart people have made them that way. Introducing V1. This takes a device my wife detests (…”turn that thing off”) into one that is infinitely ‘smarter, more user/passenger friendly, quieter, more ‘tinkerable’ and makes driving safer. I have been an RD user for decades, and only recently learned of V1Driver magic. I now have an R8 so I have plenty of learning to do between it and V1Driver but so far so good. My only concern about V1Driver and apps like it are what happens when, in this case, George Mills, the developer, no long wants to play with his app anymore. Let’s just ignore that thought for now. V1Driver is a miracle though.

First of all, what a fabulous app you have created to pair with the legendary V1. However, there is something HUGE that needs to be addressed!

As you know, Michael Valentine didn’t see a need to include MRCD into the V1 G2—which is beyond me—and because of this, us V1 owners don’t know of such traps until we are in kill zone proximity (several feet from MRCD source). Moreover, if this is indeed true, that is, MRCD is detectable with the newer V1 albeit very short range, would it in any way be possible for you to save recorded instances into a global database to warn all V1 drivers of a potential MRCD location? (And do you know if MRCD technology implementation can be added by Mr. Valentine without needing new hardware and just a firmware update?)

I look forward to your response. Thank you for your time and awesome app that has turned my V1 into an even better detector.

But this is a pretty good app. The developer is also very active on the radarforums which shows interest in continuing improvements for V1Driver . The default numeric settings are done right and have logic behind them, they’re also adjustable if desired.