Waze

Waze

"Waze" [www.waze.com Waze] Type GPS Software Launch Date 2006 Status Active Product Line 4.0 (IOS); 3.9.9.0 (Android); 3.7.4.5 (Windows Phone 8); 2.1.99 (Symbian); 2.0.2.304 (BlackBerry); 2.1.99.114 (Windows Mobile 6.x); / 25 November 2015; 2 months ago Platform iOS, Android, Blackberry 10, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Symbian, Maemo Website [www.waze.com Waze Official Site]

Waze is an innovative GPS mobile application for smartphones and tablets that relies on crowdsourcing for its traffic data. The app offers turn-by-turn directions, traffic reports, location of police, gas prices, road closures, and the ability to chat with other users. Now owned by Google, Waze is the world's largest community based-traffic and navigation app.

History

Israel app

Acquisition by Google

in 2013

Overview

Make an account, e-mail, profile, mood, scoreboard, points, levels

Settings General Sound, can change voice and language, can connect to bluetooth Navigation preferences, toll roads, freeways

can connect with people you know, facebook, twitter

Inbox with advice from Waze

Messaging with users

How to contribute traffic, police, accident, hazard, gas prices, chat, map issue, place, camera, closure

Personalization Home, Work, favorites, sync with calendar, sync with Facebook

See Also

• [1]

External Links

• Waze's Official Website

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