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Add choose from map to the new feature start location
Please Add "choose from map" option to the new feature "start location" like google map.
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Truck Navigation and Road Restrictions for Heavy Vehicle Drivers
I am a truck driver in the UAE. I would like to suggest some improvements to Waze for heavy vehicle drivers.
Many new truck drivers do not know all the roads, truck-restricted routes, or no-entry timings. Sometimes, they enter roads where heavy trucks are not allowed because they do not know the restrictions or road signs.
Please add a truck navigation option that shows:
- Roads where heavy trucks are allowed or prohibited.
- Truck no-entry timings and restricted hours.
- Road signs and truck restrictions.
- Truck-friendly routes based on vehicle type and size.
- Warnings before entering a restricted road.
- Low bridges, height limits, weight limits, and other truck restrictions.
These features would help new truck drivers choose the correct routes, avoid fines, and drive more safely.
Please consider adding these features to Waze. They would be very helpful for truck drivers in the UAE and other countries.
I am a truck driver in the UAE. I would like to suggest some improvements to Waze for heavy vehicle drivers.
Many new truck drivers do not know all the roads, truck-restricted routes, or no-entry timings. Sometimes, they enter roads where heavy trucks are not allowed because they do not know the restrictions or road signs.
Please add a truck navigation option that shows:
- Roads where heavy trucks are allowed or prohibited.
- Truck no-entry timings and restricted hours.
- Road signs and truck restrictions.
- Truck-friendly routes based on vehicle type and size.
- Warnings before entering a restricted road.
- Low bridges, height…
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Add all vehicle types
I like to use Waze just needs to have all vehicle types as I drive a truck, flatbed and car and I find it a head doer when it assumes I’m in a car or taxi and sends me down a restricted road or tunnel with hight restrictions lol
Let’s sort this out people2 votes -
Voice Reporting Popup Doesn't Auto Dismiss
With the new voice reporting option, a popup appears when in navigation mode (not immediately either) that asks whether to enable or dismiss this new feature. This popup never auto-dismisses. This popup appeared to me twice, even after dismissing on the first ask.
I'm in Motorcycle mode already, so you should know I cannot interact with the screen. Now I have to start navigation, wait for the popup, click dismiss. Otherwise the popup will cover my navigation for the entire trip.
This is unacceptable and unsafe UI design. Don't design a popup that doesn't dismiss, and don't design to popup to only appear after navigation has already started, especially for motorcycle mode.
With the new voice reporting option, a popup appears when in navigation mode (not immediately either) that asks whether to enable or dismiss this new feature. This popup never auto-dismisses. This popup appeared to me twice, even after dismissing on the first ask.
I'm in Motorcycle mode already, so you should know I cannot interact with the screen. Now I have to start navigation, wait for the popup, click dismiss. Otherwise the popup will cover my navigation for the entire trip.
This is unacceptable and unsafe UI design. Don't design a popup that doesn't dismiss, and don't design to popup…
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Add Live Activities & Dynamic Island support for turn-by-turn navigation - like Google Maps
Please add support for iOS Live Activities and Dynamic Island for navigation. Google Maps, Apple Maps, Uber and Careem already have it, but Waze only shows a blue arrow background indicator.
This is very important for drivers in UAE. We need to see the next turn, ETA and distance directly on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island without keeping Waze open in foreground.
With iOS 27 now supporting up to 3 Live Activities at once, this feature became standard for all navigation apps. It should be very simple to implement.
Many users in the community are requesting this since 2023. Please prioritize it.Thank you
Please add support for iOS Live Activities and Dynamic Island for navigation. Google Maps, Apple Maps, Uber and Careem already have it, but Waze only shows a blue arrow background indicator.
This is very important for drivers in UAE. We need to see the next turn, ETA and distance directly on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island without keeping Waze open in foreground.
With iOS 27 now supporting up to 3 Live Activities at once, this feature became standard for all navigation apps. It should be very simple to implement.
Many users in the community are requesting this…2 votes -
Urgent Localization Issue: Inappropriate Default Russian Voice for Georgian Users
Dear Waze Support Team,
I am writing to you as a dedicated Waze user from Georgia. While I appreciate the app's functionality, I want to bring a critical and highly sensitive localization issue to your immediate attention that needs urgent correction.
Currently, when Georgian users download Waze from the Play Store or App Store (with the region set to Georgia), the app’s interface correctly defaults to the Georgian language. However, the default voice navigation automatically assigns a Russian voice if a dedicated Georgian voice option is missing.
This creates a deeply uncomfortable and unacceptable user experience for several reasons:
1. Technical Inconsistency: It is a major UX flaw to have a Georgian-language interface automatically paired with a Russian audio navigation pack. Users should never have foreign languages forced upon them by default.
2. Geopolitical & Ethical Sensitivity: Russia currently occupies 20% of Georgia’s sovereign territory (the regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia) and continues a daily policy of creeping occupation. Forcing Georgian citizens to use a Russian voice prompt inside Georgia—due to the absence of a Georgian voice pack—is culturally insensitive, deeply frustrating, and offensive to the local user base.
3. Modern AI Feasibility: With recent advancements in Generative AI and Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology, generating natural-sounding, high-quality audio prompts in Georgian no longer requires extensive studio recordings. Integrating an AI-driven Georgian voice navigation model is now very accessible and cost-effective for Google/Waze.
Our Request:
* Please prioritize the development and integration of an official Georgian voice prompt (TTS/AI Voice) for Waze.
* Until a Georgian voice is officially available, please ensure that the default fallback for Georgian users is English (or simply muted by default) rather than Russian, to respect the national and political context of our country.
Georgia is a growing market with a vibrant community of drivers who love using navigation apps, but we expect basic respect for our sovereignty and language.
Thank you for taking this matter seriously. I look forward to your prompt response and a swift resolution.
Best regards,
Saba
Waze User from GeorgiaDear Waze Support Team,
I am writing to you as a dedicated Waze user from Georgia. While I appreciate the app's functionality, I want to bring a critical and highly sensitive localization issue to your immediate attention that needs urgent correction.
Currently, when Georgian users download Waze from the Play Store or App Store (with the region set to Georgia), the app’s interface correctly defaults to the Georgian language. However, the default voice navigation automatically assigns a Russian voice if a dedicated Georgian voice option is missing.
This creates a deeply uncomfortable and unacceptable user experience for several reasons:
1.…2 votes -
The WME chat hides the entire toolbar on the right side.
In WME, when opening the chat, the entire layers menu on the right side, as well as the ruler, Street View, my exact location, and zoom controls, are hidden behind the chat window. This forces us to interrupt an ongoing conversation and close the chat just to access these tools.
I suggest that when the chat is opened, all these tools should automatically move to a different position and remain visible and accessible, without requiring us to close the chat.
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Distracting "New feature" notification
New app feature notification displays after beginning a trip and requires input to clear. This is not suitable and forces users to touch their phone to get the map back. Beginning a trip on a motorcycle just to have this force you to pull over and remove your gloves is very frustrating and once you acknowledge it the app will display it again on your next trip. Please fix this
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Require e-mail address or include username for Help & Feedback submitted reports
When someone submits a report via Help & Feedback, it should be required for the user to have a registered e-mail address. If an e-mail address is not registered, they should be required to agree to the disclaimer to display their username.
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Exit number visibility on display
Display exit number for my route; don't wait until I am within a mile to make it large enough to see. Exit number is more helpful than miles-to-go until exit, since GSP often lags.
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Eliminate 0.6 mile voice prompt for imperial users.
A 0.6 mile voice prompt was added, with the likely intention of providing a 1 KM prompt for metric users. However, for imperial users, this adds a seventh prompt, only 0.1 miles from the 1/2 mile prompt, which is the appropriate and normal progression for alerts. To provide appropriate notifications, the 0.6 mile prompt should be eliminated for imperial users, and the 1/2 mile prompt would be eliminated from metric users. Spitballing, the prompts should be as follows:
Imperial: 1 mile, 1/2 mile, 1/4 mile, 0.1 mile, at the location.
Metric: 2 KM, 1 KM, 0.5 KM, 0.25 KM, at the location.A 0.6 mile voice prompt was added, with the likely intention of providing a 1 KM prompt for metric users. However, for imperial users, this adds a seventh prompt, only 0.1 miles from the 1/2 mile prompt, which is the appropriate and normal progression for alerts. To provide appropriate notifications, the 0.6 mile prompt should be eliminated for imperial users, and the 1/2 mile prompt would be eliminated from metric users. Spitballing, the prompts should be as follows:
Imperial: 1 mile, 1/2 mile, 1/4 mile, 0.1 mile, at the location.
Metric: 2 KM, 1 KM, 0.5 KM, 0.25 KM, at…2 votes -
alert popup bubble dismiss button
Put a button on the popup bubbles (e.g. school zone warning) to dismiss them
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Presentation of search results
When entering a place name, the results should be shown in proximity order, closest first. Optionally, by most recent visited.
ADDITIONALLY, one should be able to see the places on a map of either fixed radius (adjusted by settings) or variable radius (adjusted by pinching).
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Bring back Paddington
Bring back Paddington please he was the best!!!
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Change the reporting icon to the left on driver side of the screen
It would be very helpful if the report icon on my Android auto screen we're on the driver side . I appreciate the voice feature now in place. However, I have to reach to the passenger side of my screen to press the button to start by voice chat. I think it would be much safer if that icon were on the driver side of the screen.
Anyone agree?
I also agree with other post I've seen about switching the speed limit and the time to destination to the opposite side of each other.2 votes -
please add off-line maps
Please add offline maps
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Waze not reporting police, vehicles on side of road, etc
I have taken three trips in the last month with at least 300 miles each way. Not even once has Waze alerted me of police, road hazards, etc on any leg of travel. Tried uninstall/reinstall the app to no avail.
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Different placement area for Alerts
I am AuDHD. Crazy changes in the app, during navigation, can be severally overwhelming. That is already a Waze factor and separate known bug. But in the meantime, ALL alerts (speedbumps, hazards, police, blockages, ALL OF THEM) appear right on top of the navigation instructions. I have tons crumble to close the alert, often not even being to acknowledge the alert itself, because I have a turn coming up and miss it often enough because I can't get the alert closed. The navigation continues in a small box on the right but per "routine" for AuDHD, the Alternative place to look suddenly, instead of large and clear on the left corner is daunting and overwhelming, not to mention, suddenly becoming secondary to the Alert instead of navigation. Id simply like to see a different set up for alerts, while leaving the actual navigation to continue as the primary.
I am AuDHD. Crazy changes in the app, during navigation, can be severally overwhelming. That is already a Waze factor and separate known bug. But in the meantime, ALL alerts (speedbumps, hazards, police, blockages, ALL OF THEM) appear right on top of the navigation instructions. I have tons crumble to close the alert, often not even being to acknowledge the alert itself, because I have a turn coming up and miss it often enough because I can't get the alert closed. The navigation continues in a small box on the right but per "routine" for AuDHD, the Alternative place to…
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Lumping "FIRE" into "hazards" is dangerous
A hazard can be a tire or object in the road or any number of things, but when, "Fire" is reported, that is NOT just a hazard but an emergency! Not sure if there is a connection between waze and emergency services but, "FIRE!" (Or person or animal in the road and plenty of other types) should definitely be in its ownreporting category.
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