Waze Navigation & Live Traffic

Waze

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About this app

Always know what’s happening on the road with Waze. Even if you know the way, Waze tells you about traffic, construction, police, crashes, and more in real-time. If traffic is bad on your route, Waze will change it to save you time.

Why Waze?
◦ See what’s happening - Alerts about traffic, police, hazards and more on your drive
◦ Get there faster - Instant routing changes to avoid traffic and save you time
◦ Play music & more - listen to your favorite apps for music, podcasts & more right from Waze
◦ Know when you’ll arrive - your ETA is based on live traffic data
◦ Pay less for gas - find the cheapest gas along your route
◦ Drive with Android Auto - use Waze on your car’s display
◦ Always find the way - choose from a variety of voices to guide you while you drive

Be prepared, drive with Waze!

Ratings and reviews

I enjoy this app, but there is an ongoing issue with pop-ups. When I report something, it thanks me for helping others. The notification then stays on the screen, blocking the bottom info. When full-screen notifications pop up for a "faster" route, the buttons on the bottom don't work, and the notification doesn't go away automatically. Both of these issues are fixed by closing the app, reopening, and rerouting to the destination. Unnecessary phone touching for a hands-free app.

Ever since Google bought Waze, it's been constant bugs. They are intentionally sabotaging this app with bugs to push users to Gmaps. The amount of bugs I experience daily as a delivery driver is impressive. From UI issues (ETA not displaying, screen dark, map randomly changing orientation, destinations not loading properly), to ridiculous pathing (choosing traffic instead of faster alternates, etc.), it just gets worse each update. Guess all the good engineers left.

While I prefer Waze over all alternatives, there are some things about it that need improvement. One thing that would be great would be a button that would mute the current voice guidance. I use voice to text and it's annoying when it picks up the app's directions. Also, a recent update has changed the way routes are displayed, but there is no way to see the entire route, only the first few words which is going to be the road you are already on. I.e. "via i-95 South New Jersey Turnpike"

What's new

This version includes several bug fixes and performance improvements.