Waze Navigation & Live Traffic

Waze

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About this app

Know what's ahead on the road with the help from other drivers. Waze is a live map that harnesses the local knowledge of tens of millions of drivers around the world. Drivers safely and confidently reach their everyday destinations thanks to Waze map’s GPS navigation, live traffic updates, real-time safety alerts (including roadworks, accidents, crashes, police, potholes and more), and accurate ETAs.

Make your next drive more predictable and stress-free:
• Get there faster with real-time directions, accurate ETAs and automatic rerouting based on live traffic, incidents and road closures
• Even if you know the way, avoid surprises on the road ahead with safety alerts for accidents, crashes, roadworks, objects on the road, potholes, speed bumps, sharp curves, bad weather, emergency vehicles, railway crossings and more
• Steer clear of tickets by knowing where police and red light and speed cameras are located
• Share what’s happening on the road with other drivers by reporting live incidents and hazards
• Stay informed of upcoming speed limit changes, and keep your speedometer in check
• Know which lane to be in with multi-lane guidance
• See toll pricing and choose to avoid tolls along your routes
• Add road passes and vignettes for HOV lanes and restricted traffic zones
• Find petrol/fuel stations and prices and EV charging stations along your route
• Locate parking lots near your destination
• Use voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation from a variety of languages, local accents and your favourite celebrities
• Plan your next drive by checking ETAs by future departure or arrival times
• Use your favourite audio apps (for podcasts, music, news, audiobooks) directly within Waze
• Sync Waze to your car’s built-in display through Android Auto

* Some features are not available in all countries

* Waze navigation is not intended for emergency or oversized vehicles

You can manage your in-app Waze privacy settings at any time. Learn more about the Waze privacy policy here, www.waze.com/legal/privacy.

Ratings and reviews

Offering extensive functionality, this app competes well with other navigation apps. The main differences lie in user preference and GUI design. I encountered two drawbacks: one specific to this platform and another in a different app. Fortunately, one of these issues was resolved in a recent update, improving full-screen map display on larger vehicle infotainment screens. However, one feature that seems to be missing is satellite view. Apart from that, it's a solid choice.

No easy way to just add a favorite location. Other than that, very good. Accurate. As good as Google maps to me. I like how the posted speed limit is on the screen next to your actual speed. Large text is great for android auto, but the Map icons and map text are too tiny, even on my giant screen. No means or ways to save current location to favorites with android head unit in automobile. Press and hold does nothing. No menus or pop-ups appear. .

I like that Waze isn't as flooded with social features as maps is. And I like the speed limit indicator while just driving. But...the navigation is...well...pretty bad. It might work well in large cities. I tried mapping a drive to location that requires driving on ONE long-ish dirt road. Waze calculated a route that was 50% longer than the normal route to minimize dirt roads (the "avoid long ones" feature was not activated).

What's new

This version includes several bug fixes and performance improvements.