Make list of "suggested eta recipients" editable
Every time I go anywhere using Waze it "helpfully" pops up a picture of ONE person: my ex (and the option to add others). The only person I've ever sent an eta to is my ex, so I guess I'm just doomed to see their contact pic every time I drive?
Even though I've gotten rid of all my Waze friends (why would I need to know when my friend halfway across the country is driving? That's just annoying), and even though I've completely un-synced my contacts (stopped using "send eta" when the resulting info was fairly useless (ex has been "1 minute away" for a half hour, and no ability to see progress on a map, so I don't know that they're actually just sitting outside the house fucking around on their phone).
Frankly, nobody I know actually uses this feature. I know. Sounds weird, but it's true. Nobody I know ever sends eta via Waze. Except my ex, I guess.
But this is about the fact that even with no Waze friends, and no contacts available to Waze, it still shows me a picture of my ex so I can send an eta.
Since it's obviously not associated with any of these other settings I disabled, I'd like to suggest to Waze that you make the "send eta" list editable.
Thanks for your time!
Great thinking! The issue you raised has been addressed in a recent redesign. Hope you like it!
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Dmitry Shesterin commented
When I sent an ETA message I have to search through the entire contact list to select a recipient, while I am usually updating a select few people on my ETA on a regular basis.
It will improve UX if I had a shortlist of recent contacts I have sent an ETA message to, so I do not have to search the contact list all over again. Something like top recent addresses (top 3 or 5) followed by the contact list.
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Bill commented
Waze should allow access to IOS Address Book via a user selected group rather than accessing the entire book. I have contacts that I rarely or never wish to visit or contact (more for historical reasons) and it is just too easy to accidentally tap in a suggested friend name when trying to share a ride or sent an ETA.
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Matt Dittrich commented
I'm removing my votes from this idea since iOS 7 automatically pushes my most-frequently-used contacts to the top of the list now. Example: I hit "k" when the "To:" field shows up, and my wife and daughter are the #1 and #2 hits. Work colleagues now show up below them. Perfect. Thanks Apple. :)
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Pip commented
Instead of having to click share destination, choose the type and email a contact (or SMS)I want to have this available in 1 click so i don't have to select a number or address.
Also i'd like to set this up so it's automatically shared with the favorite at the start of every drive, like the twitter feature.
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Rob commented
Fully agree, most often I share my arrivel-time with a limited number of contacts.
Selecting the contact is a very long proces since many contacts have both sms, whatsapp and email adresses to choose from. Therefore being able to select from a shortlist (ContactA on WhatsApp, ContactB on sms, etc) would greatly improve speed and safety -
Anthony De Lucia, Jr. commented
I think it would be incredibly valuable to have a "Quick Share" feature - like a favorites list of folks that you regularly, repeatably share with. For example, I almost always share my drive nowadays with my wife as I head home from work. And always the same way (via SMS).
It would be fantastic to do that in just two or three "clicks". Perhaps the ability to save a favorites list of contacts and preferred method (e.g. SMS)?
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Matt Dittrich commented
beJeis, there's an app called Twist that does all those things you mentioned. When I want to keep someone updated on my ETA, I use Twist first. It's a set-it-and-forget-it app. Then I use Waze normally to navigate.
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beJels commented
When navigating to a contact, why wouldn't waze take the mobile phone number from that contact and automatically suggest to text that contact. Waze could suggest you to text also, with you choosing if waze can text to that contact via the mobile number found with that contact.
Moreover, if the ETA changes significantly, waze could auto inform your contact again. -
rklauco commented
The new functionality is great, but it's pain to always search contacts and pick the right email. It would be great if the last selected choices were displayed, or the most frequent ones.
Also, please, make the modal windows close itself once I make the selection - it stays opened and I have to close them manualy. -
Ben Bodenmiller commented
When I chose to share my report with a group or not default to that same option for my next report until I change it. Do not always default on sharing with the first group I am a member of.
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Anonymous commented
There is a functions that sends a sms with ETA. But it would be nice to have a favorites list for sms.
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Matt Dittrich commented
My current approach for accessing frequently used contacts is to put a meaningful Emoji character in each contact's "Job Description" field. That way, when sending them a message from Waze, instead of typing in the person's full name, I just enter the one Emoji character, and they show up right away on my screen. :)
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Matt Dittrich commented
I like using the new "Share Destination" feature to easily tell folks my ETA. Unfortunately, selecting the message recipient is not very easy/quick since I have a giant contact list. It would be nice if Waze could show a list of favorite contacts (or recently used contacts) to make this selection process easier.