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Watch Out, Waze: Top Rival Gets Massive Update, Complete Makeover Coming
Watch Out, Waze: Top Rival Gets Massive Update, Complete Makeover Coming

1 Jul 2024, 04:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Coyote navigation app has recently announced a major app update, with bigger changes already due to ship to users next year

 
Waze Permanent Road Features: Everything You Need to Know
Waze Permanent Road Features: Everything You Need to Know

30 Jun 2024, 08:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Some of the alerts that you get in Waze while driving are generated for what the app calls "permanent road features"; here's what they are

 
After Speed Bump Notifications, Waze Now Updated With Minions
After Speed Bump Notifications, Waze Now Updated With Minions

27 Jun 2024, 12:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The latest Waze update brings Minions to the navigation experience as part of a new driving experience celebrating the release of Despicable Me 4

 
Someone Patented a Super-Advanced Waze Replacement That Wouldn't Require Any User Action
Someone Patented a Super-Advanced Waze Replacement That Wouldn't Require Any User Action

26 Jun 2024, 13:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A recent patent describes how vehicles can do all the job for us, sending traffic reports and generating warnings for other motorists

 
Waze Won't Copy This Google Maps Feature Despite the Obvious Benefit
Waze Won't Copy This Google Maps Feature Despite the Obvious Benefit

25 Jun 2024, 04:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned company says it won't integrate route ratings at the end of navigation, as it finalized its 2024 roadmap

 
New Waze Update Now Available for iPhone and CarPlay Users
New Waze Update Now Available for iPhone and CarPlay Users

20 Jun 2024, 04:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned company has just released Waze update version 4.105 on the App Store; the release notes include a single fix

 
Google Maps Researcher Explains Why a Highly Requested Feature Doesn't Make Sense
Google Maps Researcher Explains Why a Highly Requested Feature Doesn't Make Sense

19 Jun 2024, 13:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A "scenic" option that would allow users to navigate to their destination using a route focused on scenery is a top feature request

 
Google Maps and Waze: The Route Option You Don't Need
Google Maps and Waze: The Route Option You Don't Need

16 Jun 2024, 16:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Many people believe the two navigation apps should provide users with an option to drive to their destination using the shortest routes

 
The Android Navigation Apps Users Love the Most (Surprise: Google Maps Isn't Number 1)
The Android Navigation Apps Users Love the Most (Surprise: Google Maps Isn't Number 1)

15 Jun 2024, 07:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / These are the highest-rated navigation apps for Android; contrary to everybody's expectations, Google Maps does not lead the charts

 
Waze Says a Must-Have Feature Is "Currently Not Planned"
Waze Says a Must-Have Feature Is "Currently Not Planned"

13 Jun 2024, 17:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has decided to push back a feature that would allow users to rate roads and let others avoid certain ratings

 
Waze Quietly Releases New Interface Update, Good News for CarPlay Users
Waze Quietly Releases New Interface Update, Good News for CarPlay Users

8 Jun 2024, 21:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned company continues its efforts to improve the experience on CarPlay with a new visual update; the improvements are now rolling out

 
Don't Hold Your Breath for a Movable Speedometer in Waze
Don't Hold Your Breath for a Movable Speedometer in Waze

5 Jun 2024, 16:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company says it's pushing back this feature, as it didn't make the cut for a 2024 release; it could still get the go-ahead next year

 
Someone Planted Fake Police Dummies on the Side of Road Because Drivers Won't Slow Down
Someone Planted Fake Police Dummies on the Side of Road Because Drivers Won't Slow Down

5 Jun 2024, 10:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Japanese business owner created two police officer dummies and placed them on the side of the road to make drivers reduce speed

 
Waze Delays Another Highly Requested Feature and Users Won't Like It
Waze Delays Another Highly Requested Feature and Users Won't Like It

3 Jun 2024, 13:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Users have been asking about a bigger speedometer for years, and despite promising it on several occasions, Waze keeps pushing it back

 
Apple Maps Was the Best Navigation App, Waze Was the Worst (by Far), New Data Shows
Apple Maps Was the Best Navigation App, Waze Was the Worst (by Far), New Data Shows

3 Jun 2024, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Rankings published by a former Uber employee reveal that Google Maps wasn't the best navigation app, as many people believed

 
Turns Out We Won't Be Getting This Major New Waze Feature This Year
Turns Out We Won't Be Getting This Major New Waze Feature This Year

1 Jun 2024, 21:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned company has recently decided to push back the development of another big feature, yet the chances are it could still come

 
It's 2024, and This Essential Google Maps Feature Is Still Missing
It's 2024, and This Essential Google Maps Feature Is Still Missing

1 Jun 2024, 11:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps might be the world's number one mobile navigation application, but this doesn't mean it's also a flawless solution

 
Google Maps Rival Gets Big Update With Support for Danger Zones
Google Maps Rival Gets Big Update With Support for Danger Zones

31 May 2024, 10:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / HERE WeGo has recently announced a new update for its mobile navigation apps, as the company completed the development of danger zones

 
Waze Delays the Adoption of a Brilliant Google Maps Feature
Waze Delays the Adoption of a Brilliant Google Maps Feature

30 May 2024, 12:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company says it finalized the 2024 roadmap, so one feature will no longer be released this year; it could still come eventually

 
Why Waze Doesn't Have Satellite Maps
Why Waze Doesn't Have Satellite Maps

29 May 2024, 04:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The application comes with a rather cartoonish interface that the parent company has no intention to change; here's why a satellite view is not available