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why is NE called Nebraska instead of NorthEast?
Call directions abbreviated on street signs the direction name.
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Make gas stations ahead of you the default
Yes, if there are no gas stations ahead of me for X distance then yes turn me around but I’d rather stop at a gas station in the direction I am going
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GPS always off on initial start up
I use a Motorola x pure edition phone with Sprint and your app. For some reason, every time i start the app it can't find the gps signal. I have to reboot the program several times for it to register my location. What gives?
1 voteThanks 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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Make the "Start Now" button optional.
Hello, I am surprised and wondering what the ‘Start Now’ button is for. To me, it is obvious that when I enter a route into my GPS, it is to set off or to see how long the journey will take. So why does Waze ask if we want to set off? Would it not be possible to make this optional in the settings? Thank you.
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3 votes
Hi, thank you for this idea.
We're not sure what you meant and would love to get more details.
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It's hard to keep track of when you're turning right or left when the arrow that shows the direction of the turn doesn't refer to the first
It's hard to keep track of when you're turning right or left when the arrow that shows the direction of the turn doesn't refer to the first turn you come to.
My suggestion is that when the first turn you come to is the correct turn, the arrow showing the direction of the turn would flash or change color, say green. A more advanced option is that if it's not the first turn, the arrow showing the turn, not the first, would be red.1 vote -
Temporary HOV/Carpool lanes
If I'm in a 2+ vehicle, it would be nice if a route preferred HOV lanes. In my area, there is a "temporary" HOV lane which has a different direction in morning and evening. (See US-93 between Boston and Braintree MA)
20 votesThank you for your suggestion! As you may know, Waze offers HOV routing for taxis. To change your vehicle type go to Settings > Vehicle type. There are currently no plans to add more HOV options.
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When launching Waze app during dark times, have app utilize light sensor to start in night mode.
App starts up in day mode during dark hours and doesn't switch until route is planned. Utilize light sensor or time of day to cause it to startup in the appropriate mode for the time/light of day.
18 votesGreat thinking! The issue you raised has been addressed in a recent redesign. Hope you like it!
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turning the Voice direction off automatically from 12 midnight up until 8 in the morning and just give alerts instead.
it's a good idea that voice navigation turns off after 12midnight until 8 am, because some of the family member make other family members wake up because of loud waze direction navigation,my father wakes up early at5:30 am and use that with a loud voice and disturb my sleep and wake me up!
1 voteThanks for your feedback. At this time, this doesn't fit on our roadmap, but we'll keep it in mind for future product planning.
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Police on the move and what side
Police on the move: I would put an option on the police spotter that shows moving/same side or moving/other side of the road. The app can see what direction/side the motorist is on, it would be a simple change to show that the police are moving on your side or other.
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Fix the start/destination box on a PC running W10
Excited to see Waze on the web. Cannot enter start/finish locations.
Using Google Chrome browser on Windows 101 vote -
Flipable destination and start
In the plan your drive area, if you could flip the destination and starting point it would be super handy
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Is it possible to make the direction and turn arrows the same color as the lane that should be followed? This would make it easier to clearl
Is it possible to make the direction and turn arrows the same color as the lane that should be followed? This would make it easier to clearly distinguish the correct lane when approaching a junction.
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It's hard to keep track of when you're turning right or left when the arrow that shows the direction of the turn doesn't refer to the first
It's hard to keep track of when you're turning right or left when the arrow that shows the direction of the turn doesn't refer to the first turn you come to.
My suggestion is that when the first turn you come to is the correct turn, the arrow showing the direction of the turn would flash or change color, say green. A more advanced option is that if it's not the first turn, the arrow showing the turn, not the first, would be red.1 vote -
Mark overtaking lanes on back roads / B road highways
On minor highways (in Australia at least) they are often one lane in either direction, with the occasional overtaking lane being two lanes in one direction, one in the other.
These can be 10km+ apart and aren’t signposted until they are close.
It would be nice to colour indicate these lanes on the map so the driver/passenger can see if it is worth waiting to overtake a vehicle in the single lane road or wait until the safer overtaking lane14 votesThanks for your feedback. At this time, this doesn't fit on our roadmap, but we'll keep it in mind for future product planning.
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voice notifications regarding directional information
I miss the function for setting of the voice notifications regarding directional information. for example, before a change of direction, I am informed repeatedly or several times about the further direction of travel. However, it would be useful to be able to set the interval of such messages individually.
Technically, this could scale like this, for example:
shortly before the object
100 meters before the object
200 meters before the object
etc.
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Show destination before drive start
When speaking to android auto to navigate, please add a confirmation before the drive begins. Currently, if it thinks it found the right destination, it will begin the drive, but there is no way to see the destination to confirm.
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Carplay - ability to pause or stop direction notifications
Waze repeatedly displays notifications when the Carplay display is set to another app. The way they continually pop up interferes with operation of anything else in the Carplay UI
Ex.: I'm sitting at a light where Waze indicates a left turn. While I wait on the light I go to Spotify to queue up a different album. While doing this Waze will repeatedly interrupt by displaying "left turn 0 feet" or similar notifications with no way to stop them.
This behavior is really obnoxious and there should either be a way to permanently stop any particular notification or cap how…
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Directions Light up
When approching a Direction instruction, light the Arrows green,yellow,red and blinking, so the driver be aware to new turn.
I missed a turn on highway , if the screen would flicker my attention will focus to Waze on time.
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Before turning right or left, arrows appear at the top showing the direction of travel. In addition to the arrows, there is also an indicat
Before turning right or left, arrows appear at the top showing the direction of travel. In addition to the arrows, there is also an indication of the expected distance ahead that the arrows show. When the expected turn is to the left, the distance is indicated under the arrows, however, if the turn is to the right, the distance marking remains on the left side and is not under the arrows pointing to the right. This fact reduces the quality of concentration while driving, which is directed towards looking to the right. I suggest that the marking of the distance…
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