Is Flashr legal where you drive?

Detectors and jammers vs. a map

The law treats three very different things differently:

• Radar/laser detectors sense police speed-measuring equipment. They're restricted or prohibited in several provinces.
• Radar jammers actively interfere with that equipment. They're illegal across Canada under federal law.
• GPS map apps like Flashr simply show publicly-known camera locations from a database. They don't detect, receive, or interfere with anything — the same category as Waze or your car's built-in navigation.

Because Flashr is in that third category, it's legal to use across Canada. It contains no detection hardware and transmits nothing toward enforcement equipment.

The one rule that applies everywhere: hands-free

Every province and territory bans handling your phone while driving. That's why Flashr is built to be used hands-free: set it before you pull out, then let audio alerts and CarPlay do the work on a mounted display. Don't tap, type, or stare at your phone while the car is moving.

Using Flashr responsibly

• Treat alerts as awareness, not permission — always drive within the limit.
• Mount your device or use CarPlay; never operate the app by hand while driving.
• If you travel abroad, check local rules — camera-warning apps are restricted in some countries outside Canada.

See how the hands-free experience works on the features page, or review our Terms of Service.