Android Auto localized voice search
When using Waze for Android Auto, I would like an additional voice search icon to be available at the search input box. This voice search should work the same way as Waze for Android voice search works.
This is especially important for languages where the Google Assistant language is not supported. It would also be useful to find destinations when going abroad and localized place names are in a different language than what is set in Google Assistant.
This would reduce driver distraction a lot in many regions of the world I think.
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Choakchai Sae-Heng commented
Waze location voice search still doesn’t work on Android Auto for Thai language (April 2024). It works well for English language, however I cannot use voice search for most locations in Thai.
In other words, I cannot go anywhere in Thailand using voice search (in Thai language).
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Росен Евтимов commented
For me, in the Waze application launched through Android Auto (and in my entire region), the search function with Google Voice Assistant does not work at all. It does not find even the most elementary addresses. It will be perfect if there is an opportunity to use voice search of WAZE again.
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Димитър Славчев commented
Things are actually quite simple - in the beginning the microphone of the built-in voice search of WAZE under Android Auto was there - on the right edge of the search field and worked brilliantly, then with the implementation of the Google Voice Assistant - it disappeared (sometime in 2019), but remained to this day under Apple Car Play. Apple also redirected voice search to its voice assistant, but left the built-in voice search option for countries with different languages.
You can believe me that in these countries the Google Voice Assistant location search in question is well below the standards for good and indeed makes in-car voice search unavailable in some parts of the world, while the built-in WAZE voice search is just great.
My question is:
Is it that complicated to get the option back (microphone of the built-in voice search of WAZE - on the right edge of the search field under Androit Auto), or is it easier for anyone who needs it to be redirected to Apple where under Car Play the option is available to everyone? -
Ákos Szommer commented
This is a huge limitation for languages not supported by Google Assistant. Waze voice typing is excellent but connecting to Android auto only manual typing can be used. Very cumbersome!