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Vignette by country
Adding a vignette for specific country is very confusing. I see only shortcut of country name. I couldn't find vignette for Croatia. Please add option to select vignettes by country names (with flags maybe) or on the map.
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how about shortcuts for locations
IIt would be nice if we could set shortcuts for locations on the device desktop screen. Just a quicker way to use WAZE.
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user needs
It seems to me it would be useful (and a good use of Google's AI) to be able to state my "Need" to Waze and have it solve it for me. For example, I would love to be able to say:
1) Me: "Waze, I'm hungry":
2) Waze: "Of the 3 restaurants on your favorites list, I see the most convenient one is along your route in 6 miles, or, further along your route is Restaurant #2. Does one of those sound good ?This would be much more convenient than trying to yell at Siri to find the "Nearest…
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Travel Guide AI
Hello I was wondering if you can add a travel feature that users can toggle on for an Ai Tour guide assistant providing encyclopedia knowledge and interesting facts about places that you drive by. This idea came to me when using Waze in a road trip this week. I saw places on the side of the road that I wish I could know more about. I found myself asking Siri but Siri is limited as it needs to search the web for details and will wait until the care is in a parked position. My idea would allow the user…
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Option to save at least 2 user settings/profiles
I would want to see an option to save at least 2 user settings. I switch back and forth between a car and a motorcycle.
I prefer the back roads and avoid toll roads when I am on the bike. And of course, the opposite when I am in a car.
It's such a hassle having to change the settings each and every time.
I would sometimes wonder why it hasn't led me to a highway when I am in a car, or why it did when I am on a bike. Then realize that I forgot to switch the…
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Waze Automatically ’Wakes Up’ when connected to CarPlay
I understand the Waze Sleep option, saving battery etc.
However it would be really useful that once the iPhone is connected to CarPlay that it automatically wakes. Alternatively a Siri activated command such as ‘wake up’ gets the app out of sleep mode rather than the current approach which is to pull over disconnect and then reconnect to engage the app out of sleep mode.1 vote -
How long drive through lines at fast food restaurants, airport TSA, etc
All of us Wazers Siri are smart phones with us regardless of driving. Wouldn’t be ideal if we knew how long it would take to get it through TSA or even departure from home using Uber or lift the wait how long to get through security into her seat on the plane and even further to the hotel room yet our location.
1 voteGreat news! The ETA feature is now available in Waze. Install the latest app version to check it out.
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Delete the GO NOW screen on android auto
It would be nice to get rid of the GO NOW screen that pops up after already using a shortcut or my voice to text. The go now question screen takes my attention away from driving and my hands off the wheel a second time. It's totally unnecessary because I already used the shortcut. Thanks
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Holly Hunter as Edwina in Raising Arizona would be an AMAZING voice
“TURN TO THE RIGHT!”
“Hang on Nathan, we gon’ take a shortcut”
“We gotta get off this road, they got more than they can handle.”1 vote -
Improving emergency situations
When Waze detects abnormal G-Force (emergency braking, crash), there should pop-up window with info about your location, street name when you are in city, and number of road you are currently driving on and kilometer (mile) of the road while on highway. Also, there should be an shortcut to call local emergency services. Thanks to this, responding to emergency situations would be much easier.
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Routing/Re-Routing "Aggressiveness" Setting
Sometimes I'm ok with the "stay on the freeway, even though it may be a bit longer due to traffic". Other times, I want to take every shortcut possible to shave a few minutes off my trip. The most aggressive setting might refresh every 2-3 minutes, and suggest non-traditional routes like alleys, service roads, neighborhood cut-throughs, and even parking lots, if there is any chance it will shorten the trip. A less aggressive setting (default) would keep you on easy-to-follow routes like freeways and major roads.
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Separate quick access components, especially compass, for display
I want the compass to always be visible, but to do so requires having ALL quick access stuff visible, and I don't want the display settings shortcut or zoom controls always showing. These different components should be able to be individually enabled or disabled for full-time display. I also like the idea someone else had in another suggestion of using the recenter icon/button as a compass to reduce clutter.
1 voteBy default compass is displayed on screen tap.
To always show it go to Settings – Map display – Quick access – Always show. In Map display settings it is also possible to lock North. -
CarPlay update
Waze is super useful in car over my cellphone (iPhone)
However, once plugged into my car with CarPlay, the experience is worst that ever. In fact, the CarPlay interface of the app does not support all functions offered in the mobile version such as :
1. Unable to signify a fixed radar photo
2. Unable to specify the police specification (visible, hide, opposite side)
3. Unable to launch a SOS and so on
In fact, the types of available notices is so small.In addition, you can’t find a gas station easily as in the app cause you don’t have…
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Warn drivers that attempt changing the name of a place.
Recently I have seen (and rejected) many name changes on places where people attempt to change the name to one they would like to see as a shortcut name in their destinations.
Waze should warn them when they attempt to change the name of any place and provide an option to properly nickname a routing destination without changing the name everyone sees.
I usually send them a message via Chat when this happens and reject their changes, but it would be better if Waze did the warning .3 votes -
expose intents
for all clients expose an API
for Android expose:
• intents
• broadcast intents
• application shortcutsfor the slightly savvier user this allows accelerated navigation by macro (Tasker, Llama, OmniDroid, et al)
API allows for similar macro- or automation apps on iOS (ipad, iPhone), windows mobile, other platforms surely
instead of
° load waze
° click or swipe to open navigate to UI
° search for address
° select match
° go
° pick routethe macro app could accomplish this in
ONE click
this is employing merely one of a panoply of time saving waze measures
add…
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Simpler access to placing alerts
I suggest making it easier to reach the alert screen when trying to report police, accident etc. right now it takes 3 screens to reach the proper icon. Consider making it a shortcut where perhaps the user can select to have shortcut icons on the main nav screen so that it would only take one tap to report a situation. Maybe allow users to have 2 or 3 favorite or most useful icons, like police or disabled vehicles. Would make it safer as well since the driver wouldn’t have to be distracted by navigating multiple screens to report an jssue
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Advise of signals, radars, police... with Waze as backup with no direction typed
I’ve created a shortcut that opens Waze automatically when it connects to my Apple Car.
However, I’d like it to warn me about road hazards automatically while driving, without setting a destination or manually inputting anything — just running in the background.1 vote -
Landscape mode on Samsung Galaxy Nexus not working correctly
Landscape mode on Google Galaxy Nexus (ICS) not working correctly. The shortcut icons appear on both end of the screen, the map in only visible at 1/3 of the screen on the left;
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2 votesThanks for reaching out. Please note this platform is dedicated to ideas and suggestions for the Waze app. If your idea is for a Community platform like the Waze Map Editor, please submit it through the Community forum. If you need help using Waze, please click here to reach the "Waze support" page.
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Waze wake word
I would love for Waze to have a different wake word than the native Hey Siri/Google. When trying to report something that, roadkill, crash, whatever, the success of it actually being reported is very low, if it happens at all. With the new Gemini talk to report feature, I'd like to suggest that there be a wake word to pull that up instead of tapping the little icon to pull up the voice reporting. It's difficult to hit that circle on Android and would make it safer to be able to just say Waze to have it pull that…
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Simplify how to report issues
Have you considered added a few quick report buttons to the map screen? have to click through multiple screen is a hazard not only to you, the driver but to everyone on the road around you. Having a quick click button right on the map for 3-5 of the most common reports ie: vehicle on the side of road, accident (you don't report whether it's a minor or major accident and to be honest, we don't care. We only car that there is an issue up ahead.) traffic (again, minor or major are of no concern), road works.
I forgot,…
2 votesHey,
Please note we're changing the status of this suggestion to Not planned, since we finalized our plans for 2024 and this idea won't be implemented this year.
We hope to include it in our plans for later down the line.
Thanks!
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