Please update the WP8 app for better battery usage and overheating
The new WP8 is very harsh on the battery and overheats the phone like nothing I have ever seen before. Others have complained of this same issue in the reviews section of the Windows Phone Store. Even if the phone is plugged into the car's power source, the Waze app uses the battery faster than it is being charged and the charging just can't keep up. Makes the app impossible to use without draining battery and overheating phone.
Thank you for your suggestion! As you may already know, Waze is no longer supported on any Windows Phone device and is not planned to be supported in the near future.
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Anonymous commented
Completely agreed, Waze is great on my Windows phone, just really-really wasteful on battery, and it is too hot to take the phone in the hand from the car holder after short trip. No other always-on programs that I have get my phone as hot as Waze - even ones that continuously update the screen, so I think it must be some basic optimization that has not been done on WP.