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Detour update
I use Waze everytime I travel. It's a great app and very user friendly. However when it sends you on a detour (ex: because of construction or an accident ahead), it should say why it's changed (why your taking a detour) your original path. I was traveling by myself over night and didn't take the detour, because I was uncomfortable and unfamiliar with the detour it suggested) to take and got stuck in a construction traffic jam.
17 votesThank you for your valuable feedback. We're pleased to confirm that this suggestion is planned and we appreciate your input as we continue to enhance our product.
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checking for new routes easier with button on map screen. Long routes need driver to manually check for new route.
For long commutes the traffic changes and the app won't update with a new route. I check for a new route 4-5 time during my morning commute as traffic changes, but the app lags calculating change for commutes to work.
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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"display off" mode
I'm driving a motorbike and I'm generally wazing to update map and / or inform the other wazers about the traffic on the road. So, my phone is in my pocket... It would be great if Waze could do that with the display of my phone off...
4 votesGreat news! Waze works with screen off. Set a route, block your phone, and you’re good to go with voice directions.
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Going home options
When the app first starts, it always ask if I'm going home. Many times I am, but I say no, only because I do NOT want turn-by-turn instructions for a route I know by heart and drive every day. The app should have the option to only show ETA and maybe suggest a new route for the traffic on my normal route home.
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Ability to reply to messages received from users that are not in my Friends list
I sometimes receive a message from a wazer asking about traffic or the weather or police and I would like to be able to respond... after all we are a community, are we not?
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Shorter Alert Sounds
I often listen to podcasts while driving but get frustrated when the Waze alerts are long and tend to block the audio of the podcasts. Could we get a custom voice that says simply "Traffic" instead of "Heavy Traffic Reported Ahead", etc.
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Bus tracking by Passengers.
I can never get upto date status of the bus i am waiting for now if a passenger on the bus could post that they are on the bus and show via the waze app then this would be GR8. When on the bus I check for traffic to estimate when I will get home. "One the Bus X5 heavy traffic" etc.
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Bring back the old speedometer position (bottom left corner)
With the latest update, the speedometer on the mobile app has moved from the bottom left corner to the center of the bottom edge of the screen. This new position is distracting and interferes with map visibility, especially when checking upcoming turns or traffic info.
The previous placement in the bottom left corner was much more intuitive and out of the way. Please consider giving users the option to choose the speedometer position, or revert it back to where it was.
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Jennifer Coolidge for Voice Option Please
I would like to formally Jennifer Coolidge to be a voice option please. Her voice has been iconic for many generations, and it would be very pleasing to listen to during traffic hours.
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please stop ruining my life
i beg for the life of me and my neighborhood for WAZE to stop posting baxter st on their map as a faster route to the freeway/other. It causes such a traffic and danger to peoples lives. people in this community know how to navigate and drive through these hills because we live here and it is our life, but when WAZE advertises it as a quick solution, we experience traffic volumes for the first time ever, and we experience danger from incompetent and dangerous drivers, who break the law and create traffic. PLEASE I BEG OF YOU WAZE,…
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Daily Route Prompts
I would love to have a setting I can toggle, especially for saved routes.
The idea would be that I only get prompts (that interrupt my music) for hazards/traffic on my daily route since I should know that very well. Additionally, if Waze sends me a different way due to traffic or an accident ahead I would get normal turn-by-turn directions until I am back on my normal route.
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Icon size is too big in the new version
The icons in the new version are so big that the roads and the route can't be seen, particularly in traffic jammed downtowns.
Can you put an option in the settings to select the size of the warnings?
It will also help the visualization among different screen sizes.5 votes -
Reporting closures from further away
Closures can currently only be reported if you're right next to the road. I can't always report it because I'm on a roundabout or having to redirect quickly so as not to cause traffic. However, I can pull over a road or two away to report it but the app doesn't allow this since I can only report it if I'm on or next to the closed road.
I think this is an essential feature that needs to be added because sometimes there aren't diversion signs and I have to find my own way around it without waze because…56 votes -
Carplay functions
Carplay: add vocal search, add vocal commands for traffic problems, police, etc.., add planned event destination like phone app. Thank you
2 votesThank you for your suggestion! As you may already know, Waze is already supported on CarPlay. Stay tuned for more feature updates on Waze’s social pages on Facebook and Instagram
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bring back "lighting mc queen" french voice
make "lighting mc queen" french voice available again
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add a POTUS alert
Whenever the President or Vice president are in town the motorcade creates traffic. Add an alert using planned roads that maybe affected by the local motorcade presence.
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Law
a law was created that we have to use the low beam on the roads even during the day. I would suggest an in-app notice to kindle the light when entering a highway. Thank you
Foi criada uma lei em que temos que usar o farol baixo nas rodovias mesmo durante o dia. Gostaria de sugerir um aviso no aplicativo para acendermos o farol ao entrar em uma rodovia. Obrigado
7 votesGreat news! The feature of getting an alert reminder to turn on headlight is now available in Waze (note that this is currently available in Brazil and Italy only). Install the latest app version to check it out.
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Map & Command more like Google!
PLEASE READ & VOTE!!
Instead of “Turn right / left in .1 miles” (esp. for in-town and city driving) change to Google-like commands (e.g.- “At the next light / stop sign, turn right/left) and SHOW Device - light or sign at corners - on the map, as such - sign or light).
Doing so also helps to know HOW MANY lights or signs remain between you and your next turn.
It’s impractical to watch your mileage in these conditions. It’s more “natural” - as when someone is telling you directions in the passenger seat - to look for…3 votes -
Holiday lights
People can nominate and submit pictures of their house decorated with holiday lights (can be Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc). Then when someone uses Waze to drive they can chose to drive a way that takes them through the house holiday lights or take a route just to look at Christmas lights. I think people would love this!
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Accident alert to phone messages or email in real time in a chosen area or district
Hi Waze team
I’m from Sydney Australia,
My staff and I all use Waze for our navigation and we love it.I have a suggestion,
Is there a way to get a sound alert when someone reports an accident or heavy traffic in a certain district or area ?
If we are able to nominate an area of our city that we would like notifications on,
It could even send a text message to our phone
This would be a great addition to help avoid accident or traffic before we even jump in the trucks
Reg
From Sydney
🙂👍🏼
4 votes
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