This-trip-only Navigation Preferences or Warning When Any "Avoid" Option is On
Occasionally a given trip requires selecting "Avoid" options within Navigation Preferences. However, it's easy to forget those options were set, resulting in a convoluted and potentially time-consuming routing the next time Waze is used for a different destination. Suggestion is to provide an upfront Navigation Preferences option for "this trip only" when setting up the trip or when a trip is selected from favorites. An alternate approach to this issue is that whenever a future trip is defined, via favorites, new trip or past trip, the user is alerted if any Navigation "Avoid" settings are ON.
Steve
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Brent Jerdo commented
Suggestion:
I’d like to suggest adding the ability to apply route avoidance settings (such as avoiding highways, tolls, or ferries) for a single trip only, rather than changing global navigation preferences.
Currently, when a user enables options like “avoid highways,” the setting remains active for all future routes until it is manually turned off. This can lead to confusion or unintended routing on subsequent trips if the user forgets to revert the setting.
A more flexible approach would be to allow users to select avoidance options specifically for the current trip during route setup. Once the trip is complete, the app would automatically revert to the user’s default route preferences.
Proposed Functionality:
-Add a “For This Trip Only” toggle or section when selecting route options
-Allow users to choose:
-Avoid highways
-Avoid tolls
-Avoid ferries
**Automatically reset these selections after the
trip endsBenefits:
-Prevents users from forgetting to revert global settings
-Provides more flexibility for one-off driving preferences (e.g., scenic routes, avoiding highways temporarily)
-Improves overall user experience and reduces routing confusion