A year after it was announced, Waze is finally rolling out support for reporting hazards using your voice in its new “Conversational Reporting” feature.
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Waze is going to soon cut off access to new app updates for older Android devices, as a new update is raising the requirements.
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The big appeal of Waze is the crowdsourcing of reports of road incidents such as traffic, objects on the road, and, of course, speed traps. It’s often possible for multiple Waze reports to show up in the same location, though, and Waze is now set to start combining those into a single alert.
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Google is still making efforts to update and cosmetically change Waze for users, and the newest update on Android adds a themed icon.
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Waze is rolling out a new update on Android and iOS which brings support for showing your navigation map and other details via the heads-up display (instrument cluster) in some vehicles.
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A new update to the Waze app on Apple CarPlay is making it much easier to navigate home or to work with just the press of a single button.
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Recent updates to Waze and Android Auto appear to have broken volume controls, as users are widely reporting problems.
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A new update to Google’s Waze app sees Nate Bargatze join as a celebrity voice, ready to crack jokes along your daily commute.
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Over a decade after Google bought Waze, the search giant is finally using reporting data from the crowdsourced navigation app within Google Maps and, as it turns out, that works on Android Auto too.
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As part of the redesigned incident reporting across all platforms, Google said Maps would show Waze reports for users to confirm while navigating. This is beginning to roll out.
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Waze is adding an AI-powered “Conversational Reporting” feature for incidents and obstructions when using the navigation system.
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Google Maps and Waze both have features that allow users to report police activity along their route, and in a bid to use that for safety, the Illinois State Police has partnered with Google to show the locations of traffic stop or other activity as reported by the police themselves.
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In addition to image safety, Google is rolling out new features to Waze and Maps, like a redesign of incident reporting.
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Waze is launching several more new helpful features for your drive with new alerts for speed limit changes, speed bumps, roundabouts, and more.
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Waze appears to be rolling out a long-awaited feature, as new alerts in the app give notice of upcoming speed bumps and particularly sharp turns.
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Google’s Waze app is most useful for its ability to crowdsource information about what’s on the road, and that’s all powered by the reporting option in the app. Now, though, a new update for Waze is giving reporting a new look, and also taking away some options.
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Last year, Waze decimated voice command support on Android Auto, and now users are reporting issues with commands not working yet again.
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The latest feature to come from Waze puts safety at the forefront by alerting drivers about upcoming roads that have a history of crashes.
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Android Auto users who drive electric vehicles (EV) are getting a useful new app, as “Fastned” is launching on the platform with Google Maps and Waze integration.
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As a result of the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza, Google Maps and Waze seem to have shut down traffic alerts and data as a safety precaution.
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In Waze’s latest Alien update, new moods and voices are available to bring a little extraterrestrial life into your sedan.
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Waze is a great mapping service, but its Android Auto app is currently dealing with a niche issue that disables directions in the heads-up display of some BMW vehicles.
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The beloved mapping app Waze just suffered its second round of job cuts in 2023, with Google pulling the plug on the app’s internal ad team.
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Initially brought to mobile, the Waze app has the ability to show drivers where the nearest charging stations are and the important details that follow. Now, the Google-owned app is bringing that feature to Android Auto and CarPlay, expanding the user base significantly.
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