Keep Waze on top of Lock Screen
This is an option to keep waze on top of the lock screen because I shut the screen off during my commute to save battery and when I press the button to turn it on, it still requires me to unlock my phone before getting back to the Waze navigation screen
Please use battery saver mode for such cases. It won’t drain your battery that much, while you’ll still be able to access Waze by a single tap on screen.
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Patrick Ryman commented
I'm about to delete Waze, which I really like because of this issue. I do lots of long journeys so turn off the screen to save battery, but unlike Google maps which resumes with a tap, you have to sign back in to resume waze. Very inconvenient.
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Hailey Kotz commented
Much needed.
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Dan Yavuzkurt commented
Real great user support. You just deny the most requested option with no explanation. Google maps has directions on the lock screen or voice directions with the screen off, doesn't drain battery, and works better than waze (except for local road construction and closure reports).
And you're owned by the same company. I guess either you or Google is trying to kill Waze so it doesn't compete with maps..by doing nothing to improve it through accounted updates - except for adding useless celebrity voices that is.
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s young commented
This seems like a no-brainer. Please Waze, add this feature!
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Ari commented
Four years laster and still not an option. I used Google Maps a few times and quickly noticed the convenience on displaying direction on the lock screen. Would think it was a standard option but since they are run by the same company perhaps they need to keep the features separate.
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Anonymous commented
This is the one basic reason I don't use Waze even though I would love to. It destroys phone batteries because it's always on.
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Wilber Antonio commented
Thieves in poor and violent countries are breaking car windows in the traffic jams to steal mobile fones unlocked when they see drivers using Waze, they are 100% sure they will be able to turn off the device to avoid phone tracking or they can access private data to blackmail or to commit stelionate.
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Anonymous commented
Please. I love Waze, but I have to rely on Google Maps because of the lock screen convenience.
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M calvosa commented
Waze used to run and not shut off, by clikcing "preveny lock-screen" in the settings, But for some reason that no longer works since the IOS upgrade to 9.3.4. HELP.
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Alexandre commented
I face this same problem using waze. When I use GoogleMaps navigation it doesn't ask to unlock the phone unless you are going to change the app. Waze should work the same way...