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"Location services" for waze to be on "while using" instead of "always"

In your next update pls could you change "location services" for waze to be on "while using" instead of "always" as it is draining the battery. Apple suggested this will be one big saving on battery life.

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  • Dav commented  ·   ·  Report

    Google and waze are one

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am turning on Waze it's shutting off rite away I
    Opened waze app telling me you have a bug do any one no how it can bee fixed

  • John Eriksson commented  ·   ·  Report

    Ops, I didn't mean to flag this idea as inappropriate. :P

    But this already exists on iPhone. It's in location services, "only when used".

    Please tag this suggestion as such.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes I agree with this request from Waze users

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes, even when I exit Waze it still says it's using my location

  • Diane commented  ·   ·  Report

    I have mine set to while using and it still follows my location. Waste of my battery. I have to go and set itvto never follow me. Real pain

  • ken commented  ·   ·  Report

    WTF?!

    Cannot shut off "Location Services". I'm pretty sure your app does not need my location if I am not using it. I tried turning off in general tab but keeps using it. Killing my battery life. I now put Waze to sleep but what a MAJOR PAIN IN THE ASS!.

    PLEASE FIX THIS NEWLY IMPLEMENTED BUG!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please please please could I only have the Waze notification open on my iPhone 5 ONLY WHILST USING and not when not.
    Regards
    Karen

  • Tobol commented  ·   ·  Report

    This was already added in one of recent updates!

  • ploplop commented  ·   ·  Report

    For all retards complaining about that, u just have to switch off in setting of waze (general), and when u will kill app in background it will kill also your gps system.

    Thanks me later

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Do what so many others allow to preserve battery life - offer location services option for being on ONLY when app is in use.

    OR explain why you don't offer it in a convincing fashion.

    In the meantime I will reluctantly use google maps to preserve my battery

    sincerely

  • Martin commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please oh please. We beg you. It's common sense! Change location to only while using! It drives us all mad that we don't have the choice. It's a brilliant app ruined by this. Change it and it's pretty much perfect as can be. We will all thank you.

  • Elisa commented  ·   ·  Report

    Until iOS 11 I'll be using Google Maps instead. :(

  • Tobol commented  ·   ·  Report

    To everyone commenting there:
    In the iOS 11 you will be able to select the "while using" option for every app. Developers won't be able to control this. Apple fixed it for us! :-)

    Also when any app will be using GPS in background you will get the blue bar no matter what is the location permission setting.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    Cannot keep it on and will have to go back to google maps. sad

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I turn this on and off because it burns the battery so bad.
    Please fix this before some other app comes along

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