"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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jason m commented
i was excited to switch to waze, then after installing i noticed that there is no option for "while using". I uninstalled right away and will use google maps until this option is added to waze.
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Anonymous commented
As a previous post said this has to do with the settings on waze not the phone. Log into waze, go to settings (on waze, not the setting on the phone- you can hit the magnifying glass to search and you will see the icon for "settings" in the top left), general, and turn off "Location Change Reporting". Give it a minute and the arrow and geofencing goes away.
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Anonymous commented
Please add back a 'while using' Location option for Waze.
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Alex Sia commented
I wonder why my battery drain so fast and I realize that it was due to the location services for Waze always on and no more while using. I rather swift to other app that not drain up my battery power.
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Anonymous commented
this bug seems to come and go with various releases, when it comes I abandon waze for a few months, then come back and see if it's fixed
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Anonymous commented
I'm a big fan of waze, but this is a big concern for me. I have a general policy of not using apps that don't have the "while using" option
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Shae Devlin commented
Been using Waze everyday and have diagnosed this location services issue to be the reason for my data usage going through the roof and draining my battery. No need to have my location when i don't have the app active. If you want to have a location feature when you park your car, then you should add an option to be able to drop a pin when you park. you can then find the pin when you open the app again.
Going to stop using this app until the change is made to allow "while using" option in location services. Back to Google maps i go!
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Harry commented
Waze offers power saver settings, and the always use location feature allows the app to target when you've parked your car
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Anonymous commented
I was an exclusive Waze user for a long time, but after the "Always/Never" location update I'm switching back to Apple or Google Maps. Please fix this Waze! Please add back in the option for 'Location' 'While using app'... I uninstalled waze my 3 apple phones till this gets fixed.
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Anonymous commented
Yep, I was an exclusive Waze user for a long time, but after the "Always/Never" location update I'm switching back to Apple or Google Maps. Please fix this Waze!
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Anonymous commented
I find Waze to be incredibly helpful, but refuse to use this until this is changed.
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Anonymous commented
Give me the option to make location access available only when the app is in use!!
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Anonymous commented
Agree plus it's an invasion of privacy
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Alberto commented
while using back asap!
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Liza commented
Please fix this. It's eating up my battery.
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Anonymous commented
Waze will never enable this on its own, as many have noted. We need to lobby Apple to make this option available for every app.
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Anonymous commented
I have to turn off location services for Waze between uses, which is a hassle, but it's worth not having to worry about my phone dying before the end of the day. PLEASE at least bring back the option to turn of Location Reporting!
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Otto commented
I deleted waze for this very reason.
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jagermu commented
Waze does not want to provide "while using" as an option because they make money off of the tracking data they acquire from you to resell it to third parties for traffic reporting. It is the sole reason Google bought Waze. Why else would want to keep a competing app alive? I tried the app based on a suggestion and discovered they force you to either share your location all the time, or turn it off, which then means you need to turn it on everytime you want to use it for navigation. Face it folks, this is a vampire app looking to suck your location data and your battery in the process. Suggestion= delete the app and recognize the Google is hiding behind Waze and
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danny smith commented
Deleted Waze for this very reason