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.

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!

I deleted waze for this very reason.

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
completely ignore their "do no harm" matra they so proudly preach.

Deleted Waze for this very reason

I just deleted my Waze app.

Hello,

I don't have habe the option that has been provided as a solution: Waze->Settings->General->Location Reporting: turn off".

I have iOS 9.3.3 App version 4.6 on IPhone 6s Plus.

Problem apeared after I first let waze synchronyse my apointments from the calendar.
The solution given by Anon and rejecting waze to my calender and removing the apointments in waze solved the problem for me

Agree with comments previously posted. Will stop using the app until "while using" is an option again.

I agree why in the hell is it always on?

how to i disable waze completely....i'm new at this so i need easy steps please

https://support.google.com/waze/answer/6308527?hl=en

Fixed

It's for this reason I will NOT be installing this app.
Finally...people standing up and not putting up with this blatant invasion of privacy.
Just my 2 cents

"While Using" is not an option for me, even after doing Waze->Settings->General->Location Reporting: turn off

iOS 9.3.2, Waze 4.6.00

My options in iOS under Location Services for Waze are: "Never", "Always". No third options, not even when I disable Waze calendar sync.

The battery drain is really bad. Untenable. I'm uninstalling until this issue is fixed.

The advice that keeps getting repeated on the forums is to disable calendar sync and disable location reporting, and the "While Using" option will appear. As of iOS 9.3.2 and Waze 4.6, this is NOT TRUE.

MrLeoSir doesn't have the solution for me. the "location change reporting" is not an option under general settings. I'm on release 4.6.0.0

MrLeoSir has the solution - thanks!

Okay Ive found out what and why this is always on. Waze is looking at where you are so it can say to you when you should leave to get to your next appointment. If you don't mind waze not telling you this. Then switch this off. Go into waze settings> general then switch off location change reporting. Then shut waze and you will see your location is no longer being used. This worked for me and my gf hope this works for you.

This is ridiculous. Stopped using the app because of it.

Anyone knows a similar app that doesnt drain battery life or invade privacy??

Waze will never implement this. Obviously they know it's an issue, but it's not an accident or a bug, they've deliberately set it up this way.