Waze GPS & traffic - Social, fun!
By Waze Inc.
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Description
*** Now fully redesigned with complete natural text-to-speech capabilities (Initially US & Canada only)***
When you download Waze, you not only get a free traffic & navigation app, but also become part of the local driving community in your area, joining forces with other drivers nearby to outsmart traffic, save time, and improve everyone's daily commute!
When you download Waze, you get:
* Live community-contributed traffic information and road reports + notification when approaching police traps, speed cams, heavy traffic or hazards on the road
* Free traffic by-passing navigation featuring voice-guided, turn-by-turn guidance
* A 100% live map + real-time road monitoring & automatic re-routing as conditions on the road change
* Hands free operation - Use voice commands to share road events or have Waze direct you to home or work. (Initially available for US & Canada only)
* Share your location or destination via text or email, or update others on new ETA when running late. Your friends can click on the link in the message and launch Waze directly to that destination.
* Ability to create or join local driving groups, plus the option to link up with other drivers for carpooling
* Foursquare, Twitter & Facebook integrations, plus fun, geo-gaming elements
So, how does it work?
After typing in your destination address, just drive with the app open on your phone to passively contribute traffic and other road data, but you can also take a more active role by sharing road reports on accidents, police traps, or any other hazards along the way, helping to give other users in the area a 'heads-up' about what's to come.
That's about it - Waze is all about contributing to the common good out there on the road, so do your part and get involved in your local driving community today!
Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life
For more information, check out our guided tour: http://www.Waze.com/guided_tour
What's New in Version 3.1
-Hands free operation - Use voice commands to share road events or have Waze direct you to home or work. (Initially available for US & Canada only)
-Share your location or destination via text or email, or update others on new ETA when running late. Your friends can click on the link in the message and launch Waze directly to that destination.
-Navigation list is back! You'll find it in main menu while in navigation
-Improved Bluetooth support
-Lots of bug fixes and optimization
Customer Reviews
Fun but needs help
Great for fun/game aspect and user input but gps directions are horrible and extremely inefficient, taking you on wild goose chases on surface streets having you turn on several unnecessary roads. They need to partner with garmin or Tom tom's nav partners for more accurate routing. If this happens this will be a five star app for sure. The new voice navigation "hover mode" appears to only work in portrait and not landscape. Three finger tap does not appear to work at all.
the best gps app on the market
kicks the balls off the ones you pay for too
Great GPS alternative
Live updates added plus
- Free
- Category: Navigation
- Updated: Feb 09, 2012
- Version: 3.1
- Size: 19.8 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: waze
- © Waze Inc.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
