Pause audiobooks during Waze alerts
I listen to a lot of audiobooks (via Overdrive app) while using Waze to navigate, when I get a Waze alert or prompt though Waze will talk over the audiobook rather than pause/resume it. It's very annoying and I often miss what the narrator is saying and have to back it up. I wish the audiobook could be paused while the Waze alert is given and then pick right back up again afterwards.
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Laura James
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You don't seem take into account that it's coming thru a car system and all we hear is "ahead"... nothing prior to that so we have no idea what you are saying. Police reported ahead... traffic reported ahead etc... most often the only thing heard is "ahead"... sometimes just "head". It's terribly frustrating. Great product otherwise.
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Jay
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I have this same problem now in a specific scenario when using Waze and the podcase app Overcast. I believe it used to work correctly a few months ago, but now it doesn't. The behavior depends on which app is in the foreground:
If Waze is in the foreground and Overcast in the background, Waze talks over the Overcast audio. However, if OverDrive is in the foreground, the podcast will pause during Waze navigation or alerts and then resume.
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Anonymous
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It already does this on my device.
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Anonymous
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It would be very helpful if WAZE would Pause the podcast, then give verbal driving instructions, then resume to the podcast
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Jon
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I listen to a lot of podcasts and keep missing parts of them when Waze lowers the volume to speak. I'd like the option to have it pause the audio, speak, and then un-pause.