{"id":262516,"date":"2026-01-25T01:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/262516\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T01:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:25:22","slug":"via-carplay-blitzer-de-app-comes-to-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/262516\/","title":{"rendered":"Via CarPlay: Blitzer.de app comes to the car"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the latest update to the Blitzer.de app in its Pro version<\/a>, the provider is adding a long-awaited feature: iOS users can now display the service directly on the car’s main display via CarPlay for the first time. The vehicle integration, which has been available for Android for some time (with support for Android Auto), is coming to Apple devices starting with version 4.3.0. The standard version of Blitzer.de<\/a> is version 2.1.1; it was released in the summer of 2024 and does not have CarPlay.<\/p>\n

Previously only sounds<\/p>\n

Previously, even the Pro version did not have full CarPlay support<\/a>. Instead, visual warnings were shown on the iPhone. However, if the iPhone was connected to the car, acoustic warnings could be played through it. If necessary, you had to select the car as the audio output in CarPlay under Settings and Audio. The \u201cchannel\u201d is programmed as recommended by Apple, according to the provider.<\/p>\n

Blitzer.de is from Eifrig Media in Hamburg, which offers the app as a one-time purchase<\/a>. For 49 Euro cents, it can be activated for 14 days; for an unlimited time, this costs 9.99 Euros. \u201cBoth purchases are one-time payments, not subscriptions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speed camera detectors are forbidden<\/p>\n

The app displays danger zones, traffic jams, construction sites, and fixed and mobile speed cameras, among other things. You can also report the latter directly to the community. Warnings are issued \u201cin real-time,\u201d according to the provider. This way, 100,000 fixed speed cameras are recorded. A navigation function is also integrated, which is intended to route around problems using existing data. Thanks to the CarPlay integration, no glance at the mobile phone is necessary anymore, so it does not need to be mounted in the car.<\/p>\n

For apps like Blitzer.de, it applies that they are legally not allowed in Germany as speed camera detectors. Anyone who uses them risks a fine<\/a>. This also applies to navigation apps that integrate speed camera warnings. Purely technical speed camera detectors may also not be carried in the car in a ready-to-use state. A fine of 75 Euros and one point in the driving license register is threatened, according to ADAC. There are no uniform regulations within the EU.<\/p>\n

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