How to Turn Your iPhone Into a Dashcam
What you need, how to set it up before you drive, and what to expect from a phone dashcam — battery, heat, storage and all.
Guides & knowledge
The AYNI blog
Practical, plain-language guides about using the phone you already own as a smart dashcam — setup, safety, privacy, and how the AI actually works. Written by the maker of AYNI Cam.
Can a Phone Replace a Traditional Dashcam?
An honest look at where a smartphone beats dedicated hardware, where it doesn't, and how to decide for your kind of driving.
What to Look for in an iPhone Dashcam App
Nine practical criteria for judging any dashcam app — and the red flags that should make you close the App Store page.
How On-Device AI Makes a Dashcam More Private
Cloud processing means your footage travels; on-device means it stays with you. What that difference really means, honestly weighed.
How AI Object Detection Works in a Dashcam App
Bounding boxes, confidence scores, single-camera distance estimation — and why detections are assistance, never a guarantee.
How to Mount and Use a Phone Safely as a Dashcam
Mount choice, placement, cable routing, heat and battery — the physical side of phone dashcams, done properly.
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AYNI Cam is our iPhone dashcam and driving-awareness app: on-device processing by design, one-tap incident clips with the date and time burned in, and voice alerts in English, French and Arabic. It is assistive only — it never replaces attentive driving.