r/waze

Many times I just want to get from A to B, I don't care if I get there in 35 minutes compared to 30 minutes. Keep your defaults for all of those that want to save that 5 minutes, but give some of us who aren't interested in driving down backroads to save 3 minutes an option just to stay on the main roads.

Bonus give an option, a toggle button, not to offer a re-route unless it saves X amount of time. Lets say I set it for 15 minutes. That way if its gonna save me 3 minutes, I can have the system automatically skip the option to reroute. If its gonna save me 20 minutes then it offers me up the re-route.

The title is pretty explanatory. Two days ago the audio directions from both Waze and Google Maps stopped coming through, although the maps display fine (2026 Subaru Crosstrek).

This has been tough in unfamiliar territory. Checked all the settings and they’re correct.

Ideas?

I enjoy using Android's location history to see where I've been, see where I've visited, etc.

I started using Waze (instead of Google Maps) in the last 2 weeks and I've found that my drives with Waze don't go into location history.

I know that mapping apps like Maps and Waze aren't responsible for populating location history because I can ride along with a friend and my location history will update just fine, even when I'm not using any apps on my phone.

But somehow something weird happens with Waze where my location just shows as "driving" and it never picks up anywhere I've been, even after stopping at a location. The rest of the day after using Waze just shows up as "driving" even after I'm back home.

I make sure to stop Waze using the shut down option and that does not help.