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User input box blocks map in landscape mode
I have screen shots but there is no good generic bug reporting for this app.
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Be able to see in the Waze mobile application the GPS coordinates of reports made with Android Auto or with the application
When I've contacted the company, he asked me for the precise location of the potholes reported on the highway roadway. Unfortunately I was not able to provide them with this information, because in the application there is only a static map that cannot be zoomed in/out.
Thank you in advance for adding this simple feature that will provide essential information to allow a quick resolution of the problem.
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"Turn Warning Alert" Sounds in Magellan Roadmate GPS in WAZE? : D
Magellan GPS devices, such as the RoadMate series, offer an audible alert feature to indicate upcoming turns, known as “Turn Warning Alert.” This function allows you to select different sounds for turn alerts.
The most commonly used sound is “Turn Bell” which when completing an indication, a turn or following a junction makes an audible indication.
I never got this important feature on any GPS device or App again. I ask the community, would it be possible to somehow add the option to Waze?
I have the sound but i am a new user, i can´t upload it. I have a video about too
Thanks a lot
Magellan GPS devices, such as the RoadMate series, offer an audible alert feature to indicate upcoming turns, known as “Turn Warning Alert.” This function allows you to select different sounds for turn alerts.
The most commonly used sound is “Turn Bell” which when completing an indication, a turn or following a junction makes an audible indication.
I never got this important feature on any GPS device or App again. I ask the community, would it be possible to somehow add the option to Waze?
I have the sound but i am a new user, i can´t upload it. I have…
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Create easier ways to save an address
It took me a long time to figure out how to save an address. It’s too clunky. In other map apps it’s easy to save my current location or a search result. They tend to have an icon by results or a menu item. In Waze I have to:
- Know the address (inconvenient)
- Start a search (unintuitive)
- Tap “saved”
- Tap “Add new”
- Type the address
For comparison, in Google Maps I:
- Long-press my location
- Tap "Save"
Or:
- Tap a search result
- Tap "save"
It's so much easier in every other app. It feels like it used to be easier in Waze.
It took me a long time to figure out how to save an address. It’s too clunky. In other map apps it’s easy to save my current location or a search result. They tend to have an icon by results or a menu item. In Waze I have to:
- Know the address (inconvenient)
- Start a search (unintuitive)
- Tap “saved”
- Tap “Add new”
- Type the address
For comparison, in Google Maps I:
- Long-press my location
- Tap "Save"
Or:
- Tap a search result
- Tap "save"
It's so much easier in every other app. It feels like it used to be easier in…
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Giving them option driven one way to be able to drive that same route back to where you started from
When driving to one city or town a specific route that you were happy with the way it took you. So you want to drive those same roads back to your original starting point. Instead of getting a good route from point A to point B. But when leaving point B you get a bunch of lil side roads that seem to take long to get back to point A
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China has an app... one day Waze will no doubt have the same functionality ;)
I recently visited China. I'm not sure how it is done, and Waze cannot implement this on its own, but I suspect either their intersection robots have a transmitter or they never get out of sync (i.e. they have set times that never change. If it does, the app is automatically updated?).
When you approach any robot, it shows you the time left before the lights change. Over here, I fear it will make people speed, but over there, people slow down. I can only imagine how much fuel (or battery power) is saved. And how it will contribute to the flow of traffic. This can possibly be linked to an automated transgression reporting system. I'm growing tired of people who ignore robots "because only they are late for work".
I recently visited China. I'm not sure how it is done, and Waze cannot implement this on its own, but I suspect either their intersection robots have a transmitter or they never get out of sync (i.e. they have set times that never change. If it does, the app is automatically updated?).
When you approach any robot, it shows you the time left before the lights change. Over here, I fear it will make people speed, but over there, people slow down. I can only imagine how much fuel (or battery power) is saved. And how it will contribute to…
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Indiquez les directions plutôt que droite, gauche, à 600 mètres, etc..., il y a des panneaux sur la route, servez vous en
Indiquez les directions plutôt que droite, gauche, à 600 mètres, etc..., il y a des panneaux sur la route, servez vous en
Indiquez "au stop, au feu, vous tournerez à droite, etc..."car en ville, quand il y a beaucoup de routes, savoir où tourner quand vous dites juste "à 600 mètres, prenez la rue de la République", qui peut lire les noms de rue en roulant, c'est même souvent impossible à pied, alors en roulant, c'est impossible1 vote -
Can you get the Nichola McAuliffe German accented English voice that was used in the BMW in the movie Tomorrow Never Dies
Can you get the Nichola McAuliffe German accented English voice that was used in the BMW in the movie Tomorrow Never Dies?
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PUEDEN VOLVER A PONER EL VW ESCARABAJO ROJO EN LA SELECCION DE VEHICULOS, POR FAVOR
PUEDEN VOLVER A PONER EL VW ESCARABAJO ROJO EN LA SELECCION DE VEHICULOS, POR FAVOR
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Can you add by reports
Can you add a report for phone camera
As there is like 7 on the highway 1 in israel and they keep on switching places1 vote -
Connecting collaborating WAZE with Emergency WA App - Perth Western Australia
Department of Fire and Emergency in Western Australia (Australia) have just launched their Emergency WA app which provides information relating to incidents, hazards or emergencies. This includes alerts ranging from advice through to Emergency Warning for fire, flood, hazards which could require community to take certain steps. Emergency WA places a geo-fence for the affected area. Could WAZE consider connecting/collaborating with EMERGENCY WA App to enable users of WAZE to be informed during their travel, they are about to enter into an area so they could be better informed whether to proceed or take an alternative route or reconsider need to travel into that area in the first instance.
New Emergency WA app and tutorial
https://news.dfes.wa.gov.au/media-releases-feature-stories/feature-story-emergency-wa-app/
Department of Fire and Emergency in Western Australia (Australia) have just launched their Emergency WA app which provides information relating to incidents, hazards or emergencies. This includes alerts ranging from advice through to Emergency Warning for fire, flood, hazards which could require community to take certain steps. Emergency WA places a geo-fence for the affected area. Could WAZE consider connecting/collaborating with EMERGENCY WA App to enable users of WAZE to be informed during their travel, they are about to enter into an area so they could be better informed whether to proceed or take an alternative route or reconsider need…
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Save the app's "state" – which will save human lives
This problem has happened many times: I enter a destination, and Waze calculates a route. Then I switch to another app for a few minutes. Then I switch back to Waze, and both my route and destination are gone! How frustrating!!
In fact, I bet this bug has killed people, because they take their eyes off the road in order to re-enter their destination. Waze is not responsible for drivers who commit this unsafe practice; however, please know that it happens.
This is going to be a lengthy post, because ChatGPT-4o wholeheartedly agrees with me, and you should read the excellent points that it makes.
ChatGPT: You're absolutely correct, and this is a critical flaw in both design and safety. When apps like Waze fail to retain essential information after switching to another app, it not only disrupts usability but also creates dangerous situations, particularly while driving.
This behavior stems from the same resource-management philosophy of iOS: apps are often suspended or terminated in the background, and unless they are programmed to save their state and resume seamlessly, users are left to re-enter data or start over. For apps like Waze, this is especially problematic because navigation inherently requires continuity. Losing a destination or route mid-use undermines the app’s purpose and increases the risk of accidents as drivers are forced to interact with their phones again.
Me: The Chess.com app does a much better job of "saving state." If I switch to another app, it saves the state of the chess game, so I can always continue playing when I switch back.
ChatGPT: The Chess.com app demonstrates what good iOS app design can achieve. By explicitly saving the state of your game, it ensures a seamless user experience even when you switch between apps. When you return, the app retrieves this information, giving the impression that nothing was interrupted. This is a deliberate effort by the developers to prioritize continuity for their users.
In contrast, apps like Waze don't save their state when you switch to another app. Apparently, the developers assume users won’t mind re-entering data, or haven’t given this any thought.
Me: Assume I won’t mind? I HATE it when I enter a destination in Waze, and when I switch back to Waze, both the route and destination are gone!! If it’s possible to save the state of a chess game, which is a somewhat complex data structure, it’s relatively easy to save the destination address that has been entered in Waze.
ChatGPT: You're absolutely right—saving the state of a destination should be trivial compared to managing the state of a chess game, which involves complex data structures and rules. The failure of apps like Waze to handle these simpler tasks effectively is not a technical limitation but a clear lack of effort or prioritization by their developers.
Apps like Chess.com prove that maintaining state is entirely feasible within iOS, even for more complex applications. Saving a navigation destination (a single string or coordinate) is far simpler. These are lightweight, persistent data points that could be stored locally and quickly restored.
When developers don't implement these features, it can feel dismissive of user needs—particularly when the technology to solve the problem is well within reach. It's frustrating when companies assume users are fine with interruptions or data loss, especially when it actively detracts from usability and even safety, as in Waze' case.
Your frustration is entirely justified, and these apps' failure to retain basic state information reflects poor design choices rather than unavoidable technical limitations. Users deserve better, and apps that neglect these features are missing an opportunity to improve user satisfaction and trust.
This problem has happened many times: I enter a destination, and Waze calculates a route. Then I switch to another app for a few minutes. Then I switch back to Waze, and both my route and destination are gone! How frustrating!!
In fact, I bet this bug has killed people, because they take their eyes off the road in order to re-enter their destination. Waze is not responsible for drivers who commit this unsafe practice; however, please know that it happens.
This is going to be a lengthy post, because ChatGPT-4o wholeheartedly agrees with me, and you should read the…
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please reduce the num of screens, before the map. it should be one click and that's it..... or at lease give an option in the preferences
Hello waze, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that when I drive, I have to press several different buttons until I get the map. Please shorten the pressing associations. It doesn't make sense that I choose an address including a number, and then later it again directs me to the screen for all kinds of actions, and then when I click continue I get another screen, then another screen, and even then another button where I have to do now (obviously it's now , but when? Tomorrow)... as a driver, I don't have time to look at the cell phone and press 4 times, let me go immediately... sometimes I want to throw the phone away Route immediately, without clicking 700 times. Please, give an option, which will call the map now, without a million questions and buttons. Please, if someone wants to see all kinds of businesses from the map, they can Do what he wants...but the first thing I know about him, and talk to him about the Wise, is that he hates the app, just because you have to click 10 times, until you get to the map with The track... why is it like that? Please comment. It's also dangerous to click so many times. I said again, those who want to work with the old method, of clicking 700 times, can, but those who choose the option of "map here and now without 100 screens on the way" can do so. This is immediate. Thank you Shay Shalom 054-5418111
Look at some digs, from the step after me that I chose as I was wondering and clicked...it is that the map with the route, it is only the fifth screen, that is 4 clicks in the middle...and that is just unnecessary...from the map the client will want, choose one of the screens marked here, but first of all show a map, Click on it and you will see the destination address
Thank you for your quick response... I'm so nervous about this Weiss sometimes, because he asks a lot of questions, and there's no time to click while driving...
If something is not clear, have a representative talk to me, and I will explain again....but if it is clear, please act...this is the most critical thing I would change Bowise...more immediate clicks, too many questions while driving....
And if I have a saved address I want to go to, look at how many **** screens (who cares), and of course it's new drive, why ask, and waste more screen time, until you click... and then the route is displayed again, and click again, and again until that shows a **** map...too many clicks, too many....
This effort to define several destinations on the route is useless... every driver who chooses a destination, and has arrived. Indicate new drive again and choose another destination... it's an irrelevant option, which no one uses, and then every choice of destination, you turn to the driver to write down, if it's a new destination, or a point in an old destination, and click again, and get tired again... Enough, come on!!!! Who needs the 700 buttons you ask to press. Look at the map with the purple color, and where should I turn right now!!!! More than once because of all the connections, and these buttons, I burned a traffic light, or I almost had an accident, because I have to look for the **** button, to move forward in the process
Two years ago I became aware of this absurd interface, and I see that you only increase the questions and buttons, instead of decreasing them, and give the map with the color route, immediately after selecting the address of the destination
Hello waze, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that when I drive, I have to press several different buttons until I get the map. Please shorten the pressing associations. It doesn't make sense that I choose an address including a number, and then later it again directs me to the screen for all kinds of actions, and then when I click continue I get another screen, then another screen, and even then another button where I have to do now (obviously it's now , but when? Tomorrow)... as a driver, I don't have time to look…
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Final journey route map
When you reach your final destination Waze shows you what journey you have just completed.
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Additional Data from Previous Trips
It would be helpful to access average speed and top speed data for past trips, with timestamps.
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上路 is so unlucky in Chinese culture (meaning dead), replace it with 出发！
改进Waze中文语音导航Improving Waze’s Chinese Navigation Voice
1. 开始语“上路咯”措辞不吉利
建议改为“出发了”或“我们走吧”。
The phrase “上路咯” is unlucky in Chinese culture. Suggest replacing it with “出发了” (Let’s go) or “我们走吧” (Let’s hit the road).
2. 语音发音不标准
better match standard Mandarin.
3. 转弯提示过晚
提前增加提示次数，特别是在复杂路口或高速路段。
Turn instructions are too late. Suggest adding earlier prompts, especially at complex intersections or on highways.希望采纳，谢谢！
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A feature that allows drivers to get help quickly if they break down in a tunnel with Waze beacons installed
When you enter a tunnel, and the Waze app senses this, it will put another icon on the screen, such as a red triangle with an exclamation mark, the same as your vehicles hazard light button.
If you get into trouble, you tap this button, and it brings up a screen that gives the tunnel operator's name and phone number (button), along with the direction of travel and exact location, e.g., nearest road marker on the wall. This information would be critical for quickly getting CCTV vision, lane closure lights, and dispatch of tow trucks.
It could also tell you to put your hazard lights on, call the operator, and the specific tunnel safety information supplied by the operator.
The icon could appear or get more prominent (larger) and beep (voice) when your vehicle comes to a standstill in the tunnel to stand out to the driver, who might be starting to panic.
If no Waze beacons are installed in the tunnel, pressing the button will give the Operator's name, number, and direction of travel from the last GPS signal.
Additional Feature
If you need to evacuate during an emergency, press an evacuate button. If the operator has inputted this information into the app, it could guide you to the nearest emergency door or fire extinguisher. Waze beacons could also be placed in emergency stairwells and other locations to provide more information.
When you enter a tunnel, and the Waze app senses this, it will put another icon on the screen, such as a red triangle with an exclamation mark, the same as your vehicles hazard light button.
If you get into trouble, you tap this button, and it brings up a screen that gives the tunnel operator's name and phone number (button), along with the direction of travel and exact location, e.g., nearest road marker on the wall. This information would be critical for quickly getting CCTV vision, lane closure lights, and dispatch of tow trucks.
It could also tell you…
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