The search bar doesn't hide, I dont know where the admin seeing this. I have multiple devices, none of them are hiding when roaming. Why can't there be an option to turn it off or on?

Please give us the ability to hide these things, my waze and the search bar. I have to revert to use the older version for now.

It never hides itself on my phone. It just stays there taking up half the screen for no reason. Very frustrating. Why can't we just swipe it out of the way???

I use Waze in landscape on my bike the new my ways strip is all together taking half screen making this app useless on the phone in landscape mode when no directions are set very common for motorcyclists.

I have no idea how you QA something like that and still miss it hopefully someone will fix this gigantic bug real quick.

Please hide the search bar and my waze, takes up too much screen space.. "hiding in roaming mode after some time" ...by the time it hides I already reach my destination...

I have an Android radio and the Search/My Wave bar takes up 1/3 of the map or screen. I had to switch my default Nav to a different product. Not cool you can't choose to see that window. It should be hidden by default. Bad GUI design.

Waze, pay attention to your users. Your screen is too cluttered to be usefull. Looking for an alternative.... I'll jump at the first chance.

Agree, add option to hide the search bar and My Waze and carpool BTNs. Crappy app developers!

This is getting insane... WTH are you thinking WAZE????

Who is the idiot who thought it was a good idea to cover literally a third of the map with the search bar- that can not be hidden or disabled. This makes the app unusable. You can barely even see the icon for your own vehicle. And NO; it DOES NOT auto-hide after some time. It is permanently ruining the app making it unusable.

Please fix this. 'My Waze' and the search bar are obscuring the map, and interfering with the usefulness of what is otherwise a great app. Even when the search bar does disappear, the 'My Waze' bar is too thick!

The search bar should simply disappear when I tap the map, like it always used to.

Yo for real. WAZE what is up with this update?! WHY CAN'T I CLICK THE MAP AND MAKE THE SEARCH BAR GO AWAY?! PLEASE FIX THIS!

It's as if no one actually tests these changes. As everyone has said, at least a third of the map in landscape is now lost under fields I don't want on the main screen, *no option to remove them*!

It's no longer useable. Sadly, after many years, bye Waze.

This is a horrible update. Like everyone is saying, it takes up too much screen space. Put it back to the way it was!

This is some of the worst interface design in history.

What a horrible idea. At least let us minimize the bars! Whoever thought this was a good idea should be fired 🤬

I wish Waze would say
"Our USERS are right. We have heard from the community and we will fix this with the next update"
or
"Sucks to be you!" ie. (Won't Fix - works as designed)

Yes, annoying and distracting, why is it there?

Ugh, you can't remove it? ??? I just wanna see the map!

Get rid of this garbage update. Can't see the dang map. Thanks