Neowin News Feed for: Waze

Google's Waze gets The Wizard of Oz driving experience

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:16:01 +0000

Google has introduced a new driving experience for its other navigation app Waze. It's available for users globally. Read more...

Google's Waze adds a new Minion-themed driving experience

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:30:01 +0000

You can try out the new Minion-themed special driving experience in Google's Waze navigation app. It's available to users across the globe with support for voice directions in multiple languages. Read more...

Google's Waze onboards Dashie to voice your daily commute

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 17 May 2024 20:38:01 +0000

Google-owned Waze has added a new special experience to its navigation app. It features YouTube's popular gaming commenter Dashie, who gives voice directions in the app in a humorous tone. Read more...

Waze adds new Ghostbusters navigation experience to its app

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:12:01 +0000

Waze has added a new special driving experience featuring the Ghostbusters. The feature is available globally and includes the guest navigation voice of the paranormal expert Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd). Read more...

Google's Waze makes it easier to navigate roundabouts, warns in advance about speed limits

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:32:01 +0000

Google-owned Waze has announced some new features, including better navigation when going through roundabouts. The app will also provide detailed information about 30,000 parking garages. Read more...

Waze brings two new driving experiences for the holiday season

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:18:01 +0000

Waze has added two new special driving experiences to its navigation app for the holidays. One of them is Spicy Gingerbread Man which comprises a custom Slay Ride car icon and Snappy Mood. Read more...

Waze gets crash history alerts for accident-prone roads

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:28:01 +0000

Waze is launching a new security feature for its users called crash history alerts. The community-driven navigation app will warn users when they're about to enter an accident-prone stretch of road. Read more...

Waze adds tennis star Roger Federer's voice to its navigation app

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 07:32:01 +0000

Waze said it has teamed up with the former tennis legend Roger Federer. His voice is now used to power the app's navigation feature while driving. The feature is available on Android and iOS globally. Read more...

Waze users can now find compatible EV charging stations

Paul Hill — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:32:01 +0000

Waze users will soon be able to find charging stations that support their specific car and plug type. Users will add their car details in the app and Waze will filter compatible charging stations. Read more...

Apple Music now directly integrates with Waze letting you manage your music on the go

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 May 2022 17:46:01 +0000

Apple Music has been integrated with Waze. This gives drivers simple access to Apple Music which should make driving a safer affair as people won't have to mess about trying to start their songs. Read more...

Halo Infinite theme arrives on the Waze navigation app

Paul Hill — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:40:02 +0000

Xbox and Waze have partnered to bring a Halo Infinite theme to the navigation app. The theme will only be available for a limited time so be sure to use it the next time you get in your car. Read more...

Google's Waze lays off five percent of its staff

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 05:10:02 +0000

In an email sent to staff, Waze CEO Noam Bardin announced that the firm is laying off five percent of its workforce. This includes people from sales, marketing, and partnerships departments. Read more...

Waze now streamlines your trip planning experience across the desktop and mobile

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 19:30:01 +0000

Waze has released a new update that allows you to bring your planned trips on desktop to your mobile device in a single tap, plus more new features that improve your trip planning experience. Read more...

Waze rolls out railroad crossing alerts worldwide

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:02:02 +0000

Waze announced today a new feature for its navigation app that will display an alert when you are approaching a railroad crossing while driving. It's available on Android and iOS devices. Read more...

YouTube Music will now be available directly on Waze

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:00:01 +0000

YouTube Music adds to the navigation app's increasing repertoire of music streaming services directly available within the Waze app. The update will be rolled out in the forthcoming weeks. Read more...

Waze for Android receives Google Assistant support in the U.S.

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:50:01 +0000

Google has launched support for Assistant on Waze for Android devices to let users get traffic reports, for example, using their voice. The feature is available in the U.S. only for now. Read more...

Waze announces native audio player in beta with support for Pandora, Spotify, and more

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 02:22:01 +0000

Waze is rolling out a built-in audio player to its global beta community starting today, allowing users to listen to their favorite music or podcast from various streaming service providers. Read more...

Ford SYNC to gain Waze integration in latest update

Boyd Chan — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:24:01 +0000

Popular community-based navigation app, Waze, will feature AppLink integration with SYNC 3 equipped 2018 model year vehicles from Ford and will be enabled via an update for other compatible cars. Read more...

Liam Neeson can now give you directions in Waze

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 02:54:01 +0000

If you yearned for Liam Neeson to give you directions while navigating the streets of the U.S., your wish has now been granted, as Waze has added the popular actor to its list of available voices. Read more...

Waze is now available for Android Auto

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:08:01 +0000

After being in private beta for a month, Waze is now finally publicly available for Android Auto. The app can now be updated and it will offer support for all compatible vehicles. Read more...

Google brings SOS Alerts to Search and Maps to keep you safe in emergencies

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:50:01 +0000

Google announced today the launch of a new alert system designed to keep its users safe in the real world. SOS Alerts system brings critical, official information to users near an emergency site. Read more...

Waze for Android Auto launches in private beta

Paul Hill — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 04:20:01 +0000

Google has released its Waze maps application for Android Auto. The release is a private beta and is restricted to certain car models. The app still seems fairly buggy and is restricted in features. Read more...

Bump and Flock to be discontinued by Google post-acquisition

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 21:40:02 +0000

Mobile app studio Bump has announced that their apps Bump and Flock will be discontinued from the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store as the development team will be focusing on Google's projects. Read more...

Waze for Windows Phone finally available for all

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:12:56 +0000

The popular mapping, traffic and navigation app Waze has officially made its debut on Windows Phone 8, after a lengthy closed beta period. It's now available for download from the Windows Phone Store. Read more...

Waze for Windows Phone getting closer to final release

John Callaham — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:39:42 +0000

The Waze app team have indicated that the long awaited Windows Phone version is getting closer to launch as closed beta testers have been told that the final beta build has been made available. Read more...

Google adds Waze traffic reporting to Google Maps; no sign of Windows Phone version

Steven Parker — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:56:48 +0000

Google acquired the crowd sourcing Waze traffic reporting app back in June for a cool $966 million and has started to roll it out to Google Maps; but there's no sign of the Windows Phone version. Read more...

Google acquires Waze traffic-navigation app

John Callaham — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:14:42 +0000

Google has confirmed it has acquired the popular traffic-navigation app company Waze and will put some of its features in Google Maps. Financial terms were not disclosed. Read more...

Waze for Windows Phone is looking for beta testers

Brad Sams — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:30:16 +0000

The people behind the popular Waze app, now on iOS and Android, are currently looking for beta testers on Windows Phone. Waze is a social GPS app that rewards you for contributing data to the service. Read more...

Report: Waze GPS app coming to Windows Phone 8 in June

John Callaham — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:50:21 +0000

A new report claims that the popular iOS and Android GPS app Waze will be coming to the Windows Phone 8 platform, with a launch date planned for sometime in June. Read more...

Other iOS map apps surge in wake of Apple's apology

John Callaham — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 02:19:14 +0000

In the wake of Apple's apology over its iOS 6 map app launch, other map apps for the iPhone and iPad have seen a surge of new downloads, including Waze and MapQuest. Read more...