Science & Tech · Big Tech & Internet · 14 hrs ago

Waze offers contact-based navigation and custom voice directions

Waze is a navigation app owned by Google that focuses on driving and uses reports from road users about traffic, accidents and other hazards.

Its features include a way to navigate to a friend or family member whose address is saved in your phone contacts.

To use it, you must give Waze access to your contacts and search for the person’s name in the app.

You can also record your own voice, or ask someone else to record, for the app’s navigation prompts.

Waze offers 39 prompts, each with a recording limit of six seconds, and uses its default voice for any prompts you leave unrecorded.

These options let users personalize directions and make it easier to start a trip to a saved contact.

The app’s settings also allow users to remove Waze’s access to their contacts.

Sources

Engadget · 14 hrs ago