Lockscreen Route View
After using the new maps on iOS 6 I could only come up with a little amount of good new features the maps app has. The most helpful one is that the route you are following is displayed on our lock screen, so you can lock your cellphone to avoid people to use your phone while using the gps to get to a please, and also to save some battery. So adding this feature of showing the route on the iPhone would be a great idea, just by the fact that on the road you want to have the information the quickest possible so you don't miss any exits or turns. Waze could show the whole screen you see (vehicule, speedometer, events, wazers)

Great news! It’s now available in Waze for Android in Brazil. In the meantime, make sure you’ve got the latest version of Waze to enjoy all the latest features.
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Buck Browning commented
This allows use while on a motorcycle so that I am still getting announced messages on my helmet speakers
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temp2123454333 commented
Hi.
It would be good, if the App can run like normal when the phone is locked onto the Home Screen. (It will still look like the normal view).
Having it appear on the lock screen, will prevent any issues if the device is stolen etc, as normally the app would still have to run when the phone is open, but poses a risk for certain issues.
Thanks!
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Gjfti3837 commented
Let us be able to see the navigation on the lock screen and to have Waze determine some of the traffic instead of relying solely on the users.
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Gustavo commented
There is a lot of robberies happening in the country where I live (Brazil) aiming mainly those who are driving with their phone on the dashboard using WAZE.
As it prevents the phone to lock, thief has access to all your data including WebBanking apps, SMS (which allows you to change passwords) among others.
My suggestion is to make the app work in an instance where the phone is locked (like Spotify or the native camera already does, allowing access to functionalities of those apps only), thus limiting the access of someone who picks up the phone while WAZE is open.
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KG Miller commented
This is configured through the OS of the device, not by the app. And it’s already possible on both Android and iOS so no reason for Waze to work on something like that themselves.
Android: https://support.google.com/android/answer/9455138?hl=en
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Caroline commented
In Brazil, many cellphones are stolen from inside the cars while waze is open, which allows criminals to have full access to other apps.
It would be nice if there was a way for waze to run on the locked screen, so that we can still see the map, but the phone would have to be unlocked in order to access anything else. -
Anonymous commented
Locking your phone and have the app pop up here and there when you're coming up to a turn etc. This would save phone battery as well as you're phone is constantly unlocked, especially during long drives.
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Lunar Wolffe commented
Hi! When navigating, especially longer journeys, the battery can drain rather quickly when not on charge.... and also takes a long time to charge when on all the time!
This can be solved by adding a command to temporarily wake the device and show the map on-screen when the next instruction appears.
The original iOS map does it and GooMaps.... but Waze is the best so I don’t use them! -
Nelson Ogimoto commented
Carjacking is on the rise in Hawaii. Many of us use WAZE to get around the gridlock. It is my understanding that WAZE prevents a phone from timing out and locking itself. This feature may be used against the user after a carjacking situation since the user's contacts and other phone features/data is now open/available and could be copied/downloaded.
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Anonymous commented
Are you going to update the app so I can lock my phone and still see the navigation?
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Anonymous commented
Being able to continue access to waze when phone is locked, and direction continues to display on locked screen.
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sejtam commented
It is ridiculous that Google can do this but not Waze.
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R commented
I suffered a robbery and I worry about favorite data store in my cell phone like Home address, work address and visited usual address. In some countries thieves sells the stolen cell phones, the buyer can be an extortionist who uses the cell phone's data. We should be able to close sessions, block accounts or even delete data when our phone was lost or stolen.
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blackeyex2 commented
Google maps navigation can do this, I would be nice if Waze could as well!
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Patrick commented
Prezados sou motociclista e uso Waze constantemente.
Venho sugerir a opção de bloquear a tela durante a navegação, pois como não tenho onde fixar o celular, ponho no bolso e uso fone de ouvido, porem a tela fica acesa.Dear Waze team
I'm motorcicle rider and I use Waze very often.
I suggest the lock screen option during navigation. Since I don't have any place to carry the cellphone I put it in my pocket using headphones but the screen keeps on.Atenciosamente / Kind Regards
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Anonymous commented
To allow Waze to continue giving direction when locked or when out of the app. (Like google maps)
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gandl commented
With Waze 4.0, this is the only feature i miss. And i think it's espesially important for phones with oled displays because the image might burn into the screen with heavy use.
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Sam Estes commented
My wife's iphone does this and mine does not :(
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Anonymous commented
Make it possible to add the Waze widget to the lockscreen, so you can navigate to home / work anything else without needing to unlock you're phone
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Heather Kelly commented
I agree! Waze definitely needs to show in the lock screen. It would be much more convenient.