"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.
Great news! The options for Location Services is now available in Waze. Install the latest app version to check it out.
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Jamie “Neproshennie” Ivanov commented
Following suit, I tried what Marcio Oliveira suggested: "Waze->Settings->General->Location Reporting: turn off" and it worked for me. Hopefully.
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Dena Uding commented
Thank you, Marcio Oliveira who advised to "try this: Waze->Settings->General->Location Reporting: turn off".
This worked for me as well.
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Sebastian Domingo commented
Seriously, it needs to be on "while using"!!!!!
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Anonymous commented
Please issue an update with GPS setting for "while using" like with other gps apps.
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Anonymous commented
I concur with everyone else The "ALWAYS" future is complete BS and I too am tired of turning it on and off in location settings. I'm in the top 4% for Arizona. I use Waze every time I get in my car. It's getting to the point where I've started using Google maps instead because of the amount of data and battery usage that Waze is using. Please fix this problem or I too will uninstall the app!!!
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Jamie “Neproshennie” Ivanov commented
I usually go to my privacy settings and tell Waze to never use my location but every time I want to use it? That's a headache. I've already uninstalled Waze and use Apple Maps with my iPhone sending traffic updates to Apple.
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Zotik commented
Absence of "while using" is unacceptable ! All other apps including Google maps offer this option. This is causing battery drainage and is really an invasion of privacy. I am considering uninstalling Waze in meantime, because I tired of powering down Waze after each use to avoid using location services forever.
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Jamie “Neproshennie” Ivanov commented
I've been saying this for a long time. There is absolutely no justification for tracking my location when I'm not using the app and it's a huge invasion of privacy!
It's because of this very issue that my long-time Waze usage has dropped to nothing; I grew tired of turning location services on/off whenever I wanted to use Waze. I guess you will have to do without my inclusion in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.
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Anonymous commented
Please! My battery can't take it!
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AH commented
Please get the 'while using' issue sorted, or I too will be uninstalling.
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Anonymous commented
Can I also ask why the app always runs in the background? This is surely an infringement of privacy. Unless I'm driving, I'm not sure why the app needs to know my location? If you are selling people's data, I would rather have the option to buy the app and have additional privacy settings so your app only work whilst I'm using it. Please address this query. Thanks.
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Marcio Oliveira commented
I am also using iOS 9.3 Beta and After the last update from Waze the share location is always on, so like already mention try this: Waze->Settings->General->Location Reporting: turn off
It works for me!
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Anonymous commented
Please add an option for location services "when using waze" not just always or off, it really uses a lot of battery and data if its always on and if I switch off location services I have to activate it before using waze and I also have to restart waze before it works again.
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CB commented
I am using iOs 9.3 Beta and the new update of Waze keeps Location services always on, I am not happy as my battery is being drained! Can this be looked at ASAP?
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Anonymous commented
Yep. This needs to change. Uninstalling now and try again in a month or so. Unacceptable in my opinion.
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Anonymous commented
I don't know if there was just an update, but all of a sudden the little arrow is on well after the 24 hours of using the app and my battery is drained! I thought this was fixed....I stopped using waze for a while b/c of this and looks like I need to go back to not using until this is fixed. There is NO reason for the location services options to only be never or always..
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Anonymous commented
This also makes me want to de-install the app.
Getting a notification that the app used my location is definately NOT what i want an app to do.Please change is so that the location is only sent when used (just like Google Maps).
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Rodrigo commented
Please put while using instead always!!!!
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noname commented
I agree - app should give option to only use location services when in use. I will stop using waze until that happens...
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Anon commented
Waze->Settings->General->Location Reporting: turn off