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Show all villages in Israel "behind the green line"
In Israel, I drive a lot in the area that has been marked a "behind the green line". All roads are marked well in this area, and so are Jewish settlements are indicated well on the map. I would like to have the names of the Arab villages that I pass along the road mentioned on the map. That helps for orientation purposes.
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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No service for xxx miles.
When entering a rural road or roads that cross in the middle of nowhere, typically you will see a sign that says, "No services for 20 miles" It would be cool if waze would warn you the same, or if you enter that road from another spot down the way, waze could say " No service for 18 miles to the right" I suppose in map editor you could highlight a section of road where no services exist for long distances and tag it as a no services road.
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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Сделайте пожайлуста нормальное отображения пои, вместо убогих квадратов...
Сделайте пожайлуста нормальное отображения пои, вместо убогих квадратов...
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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Menu Buttons in the same position
On android, the order of Menu in landscape or vertical, can be the same ever. So bad the buttons on diferent positions =(
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Trim Screen clutter
Try to have all the numerical info set into expandable tabs on the left or right. Allow option for numerical info rather than white letters on black background to have the black be semi-transparent.
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Navigate to update request locations
Since some update request require field trips to be made, you can easily choose an UR location in your client to navigate to.
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Route Details
Hi, it would be of a great help if we can see the route details before and while navigating.
-Ravi
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Petrol station prices
I use this app every day http://itunes.apple.com/it/app/prezzi-benzina/id373044013?mt=8 to find a the best petrol station in terms of price.
From my point of view, this app should be integrated in Waze.1 vote -
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[iPhone - Waze 3.0] Add back your Waze mood icon & badge.
With the iPhone 3.0 upgrade, I miss seeing my mood icon with group badge and status badge. Perhaps you can replace the large waze icon on the bottom left corner with your mood icon with the appropriate badges.
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night icon
The car icons are not very visible both on the day and the night maps. It would be helpfull if I would be able to select two icons: for day/night maps
Another work around would be a white silhouette around the icon, so that a blue icon will be more visible over a a blue route, and a red one will be visible on a traffixc jam.
A Zebra icon (like a British police car) can also be visible - yet less populare...1 vote -
Status restore after reinstall
I did had to reinstall waze app on my samsung captivate. realized that my status was reset to baby once again. The problem is that after the 80km driven it still doesn't forward to regular status (after baby)
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Problems to access GROUPS option
BB Release 2.0.2.3 Spanish version has problems when you try to access GROUPS option I cant join any from my blackberry. My friends dont have this problem (samsung phone)
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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Improved four-square interoperability.
I would like a feature that would show me a list of four-square attractions in a specific area, and let me plan a day-trip, or road trip.
This could be a great tool to see attractions and hit the road.
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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Show city name over center of town, not over general area.
I often find that a town name is not actually displaying in the direction of the town, but in the direction of town tiles closest to me, which may not be where the town is at all.
My suggestion would place town labels in the direction of the center of town.1 vote -
when driving fast on highway, don't show side streets
When driving fast on a highway, the side streets and names clutter the screen and are not necessary. Removing them would probably also save data usage.
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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Thank you for your suggestion! As you may already know, Waze is no longer supported on any Windows Phone device and is not planned to be supported in the near future.
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an option to allow to hide definitely a message when you have read it
an option to allow to hide definitely an alert, pop-up, message (chit chat) when you have read it, instead of showing it every few minutes
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Enable spontaneous driving communities with waze
I am very fascinated from waze and see a big future for it, also for extended purposes, e.g. car pooling or spontaneous driving communities in the future, maybe with a system of points for inviting people in my car or commuting in the cars of other people after a waze-communicated invitation. Such a new feature would be a worldwide unique innovation with the potential to revolutionize the mobility habits of the society and to preserve the world-wide resources of fossil energy sources.
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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Proposal for Optimizing the Dynamic Reporting System for "Roadworks"
Problem:
The current Waze system for classifying "Roadworks" events relies on a rigid and overly limited software logic that fails to match the real-world dynamics of construction zones. Currently, the application offers only three static options, which are highly inadequate. Roadworks are frequently located outside the active driving lanes—such as maintenance on the shoulder, grass cutting, guardrail repairs, or ditch cleaning—where no lanes are closed and traffic flows freely, yet the road hazard remains active. The lack of a specific option for "general roadworks without lane blockage" confuses drivers.
This issue becomes critical once an initial alert is detailed by a user as a "Lane Closure." At this point, the interface locks into a software trap, presenting subsequent drivers with a binary "Yes/No" question (Is it still there?). Because construction sites are highly dynamic—workers constantly move machinery to the opposite lane or reopen the road entirely overnight while leaving the asphalt scraped—users have no way to correct the status. This lack of flexibility forces drivers to mass-vote using the incorrect "Not there anymore" option simply to remove the non-existent lane closure, which automatically deletes the entire alert and leaves the hazardous zone completely undocumented on the map.
Solution:
Introduction of two dynamic, 5-option menus that enable detailed classification and real-time state changes based on majority voting, paired with an automated alert recovery algorithm and extended time-to-live thresholds.
Section 1: Interface Options for the Initial "General Roadworks" Alert
When a driver approaches a standard roadworks alert, the interface must provide the following 5 options:
1 Left lane closed
Effect: Modifies the alert state and displays a visual indicator for a closed left lane.
2 Right lane closed
Effect: Modifies the alert state and displays a visual indicator for a closed right lane.
3 No lane closures / Clear passage
Effect: Retains the baseline roadworks alert and refreshes its expiration timer. This option is critical for flagging shoulder work or active construction zones during off-peak periods (e.g., night shifts) when heavy machinery is cleared but hazards like scraped asphalt remain.
4 Full road closure
Effect: Upon receiving 3 consecutive votes within a 5-minute window, the routing algorithm automatically applies a full closure to the road segment (red-and-white line).
5 Not there anymore
Effect: Completely purges the alert from the map if all construction activities have concluded.
Section 2: Interface Options for an Already Active "Lane Closure" Alert
When a driver approaches a hazard already marked on the map as a lane closure, the interface must not display a simple binary prompt. It must enable corrective input via the following 5 options:
1 Still closed
Effect: Confirms the current state and extends the active duration of the alert.
2 Switch closed lane
Effect: Automatically swaps the visual indicator from left to right lane (or vice versa), reflecting that the crew and equipment have shifted positioning.
3 Lanes reopened / Keep roadworks alert
Effect: Removes the specific lane blockage indicator but reverts the object to its baseline state as a general roadworks alert (all lanes passable, but construction zone remains active).
4 Full road closure
Effect: Instantly escalates the alert to a full road segment closure.
5 Not there anymore
Effect: Completely purges the alert from the map upon verified completion of all works.
Section 3: Logic for Reverting from a "Full Road Closure" Back to a "General Roadworks" Alert
Once a segment is fully closed to navigation (Full road closure), the system must utilize an intelligent mechanism for reopening and reverting to baseline mode to prevent segments from remaining permanently blocked.
Data Collection Mechanism: Because navigation reroutes the general traffic flow, Waze must track the passive GPS traces of drivers who bypass the closure anyway (e.g., local residents or the first vehicles clearing the area upon reopening).
Trigger Condition: When the system detects a user's GPS trace moving through the closed segment at a speed greater than pedestrian pace (above 15 km/h), the app will automatically prompt them with an overlay banner: “Is the road reopened?”
State Reversion Rules:
1 Selecting “Reopened, but roadworks active” \rightarrow Instantly removes the red-and-white closure line, reopens the segment for routing, and restores the baseline "Roadworks" alert.
2 Selecting “Reopened, roadworks finished” \rightarrow Reopens the segment for routing and completely deletes the alert from the map database.
Section 4: Radical Increase of Time-To-Live (TTL) and Removal of the 30-Minute Expiration Limit
The current software architecture automatically drops roadworks or lane closure alerts after a brief 30–35 minute window if continuous active confirmations are missing. This is a critical software defect during nighttime hours or on low-traffic routes where a segment might see no user activity for over half an hour, causing valid alerts to vanish and leaving the road hazardous.
New Software TTL Framework:
1 12-Hour Minimum Longevity: Every submitted baseline roadworks alert (or escalated lane closure) must automatically receive a fixed Time-To-Live (TTL) metadata value of at least 12 hours within the database.
2 Reset upon Transformation: Any manual state correction performed by a user (such as shifting from general roadworks to a lane closure, or swapping lanes) resets this 12-hour countdown back to zero.
3 Protection Against Premature Automatic Deletion: The alert can be removed before the 12-hour expiration mark only and exclusively through an accumulation of negative crowd-sourced votes ("Not there anymore"), never via a temporary absence of traffic data.Problem:
The current Waze system for classifying "Roadworks" events relies on a rigid and overly limited software logic that fails to match the real-world dynamics of construction zones. Currently, the application offers only three static options, which are highly inadequate. Roadworks are frequently located outside the active driving lanes—such as maintenance on the shoulder, grass cutting, guardrail repairs, or ditch cleaning—where no lanes are closed and traffic flows freely, yet the road hazard remains active. The lack of a specific option for "general roadworks without lane blockage" confuses drivers.
This issue becomes critical once an initial alert is detailed by…1 vote
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