Waze available as a native AAOS app

I have Waze through Apple CarPlay. I started playing with the Apple Maps and I have to say they have improved. I open Waze, then the Apple Maps so that I still get the Waze alerts (speed trap, etc), but see the Apple Maps. I heard that an update is coming that will allow the map you view in CarPlay to appear in the driver screen. We shall see.

The best thing to happen , can I also view the Waze map on the cockpit screen behind the steering wheel?

EdnaRay said:

I was able to resolve the KM/Miles issue by also opening the Waze app on iOS and toggling " Distance Units". View attachment 6341

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Toggling units in the car didn’t work for me, but doing so in the Waze app in my iPhone did the trick!

Hello. I’m loving the fact the Waze is now available! I just picked up my new XC40 ReCharge and was disappointed that it was not there last week and then today, bam. At any rate, I cannot get alerts or any sound from the actual app. I’m listening to Sirius while driving, it would be nice to get the driving instructions/alerts like when the app is running through CarPlay. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to get this to work?

H4M24UK said:

The best thing to happen , can I also view the Waze map on the cockpit screen behind the steering wheel?

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Nope. Only text instructions in the driver display when in navigation mode.

thedudeinridge said:

Hello. I’m loving the fact the Waze is now available! I just picked up my new XC40 ReCharge and was disappointed that it was not there last week and then today, bam. At any rate, I cannot get alerts or any sound from the actual app. I’m listening to Sirius while driving, it would be nice to get the driving instructions/alerts like when the app is running through CarPlay. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to get this to work?

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You should get voice instructions and alerts. I even get street camera alerts. Make sure voice is set up correctly.

BruinToo said:

You should get voice instructions and alerts. I even get street camera alerts. Make sure voice is set up correctly.

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I am sorry to ask... but how do I know if voice is set up correctly? From what I can tell, when I am Waze, and hit sound, it is showing as being able to play. That being said, is there another setting I am missing? Google Maps works but would much rather use Waze.

Has no support for sending ETA. I though no worries I'll just fire waze on my phone, use ETA and have it sent my daughers. But nope, you can't have a route programmed on the phone and on the car at the same time, just one.

I read Google delivers Android Automotive 13 with support for Android Auto. Crossing my fingers this will happen sooner rather than later and that Volvo won't do like GM.

I can’t seem to change from km/h to mph. Tried changing the car and IOS settings restarting the IHU and still shows km/h.
Any other suggestions?

Inha said:

I too had problems getting the sound to work and did the following:
- Reset the center console (long press home physical button) did NOT resolve the issue

Then did the following things, unfortunately all at the same time, so I don't know which one actually fixed it but it is working now:

• In the phone waze app toggled OFF play sound/guidance through phone speaker
• In the phone waze app changed voices
• Exited the waze app on the phone
• Exited the waze app on the car
• Then in the car waze app again, while NOT navigating, use the waze settings in the top right corner of the screen to access the sound setting and toggled OFF and back ON

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This WORKED! Thank you for this.

mr.ajrob said:

Tested Waze, my preferred GPS software before my MY23 XC40 Recharge Twin.
No Integration with the battery management system so it doesn't show SOC, range, etc. Does not have a search option specifically for charging stations. Without these we won't get route planning and preconditioning with Waze. Drivers display just shows next turn direction and distance. Quiet mode display actually shows more: turn direction, distance, and the name of the street. No driver display map.

I would only find this useful for around town navigation where I am not worried about charging but want traffic info. Hopefully a future version will be more integrated.
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That shows driver display integration can be done by installed apps. Good news

mr.ajrob said:

Tested Waze, my preferred GPS software before my MY23 XC40 Recharge Twin.
No Integration with the battery management system so it doesn't show SOC, range, etc. Does not have a search option specifically for charging stations. Without these we won't get route planning and preconditioning with Waze. Drivers display just shows next turn direction and distance. Quiet mode display actually shows more: turn direction, distance, and the name of the street. No driver display map.

I would only find this useful for around town navigation where I am not worried about charging but want traffic info. Hopefully a future version will be more integrated.
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I agree with your assessment and vastly prefer the integrated google maps. Waze only excels at marking police and hazards (I personally never got the arrival notification feature to work - but it sounds cool). The cops nearly always are out on my commute so I still use Waze in the main display when I like that info. It’s weird that Google maps doesn’t use wazer report data, I thought they owned them?

f1geek said:

Since Waze does not show SOC or preheat the pack en route to DCFC, I will not use it.

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Same here. SOC and automatically planning for recharge stops with state of chargers and all is extremely critical for long trips... so Waze, while looks nice, is not going to do it for me. I'd say is nice for a preview of what it could be... but the critical features that make Google Maps so useful on my car (i.e. planning for charging stops if my trip will require them) are cruelly missing.

Maybe I'll use Waze for small drives.

I tried living without the alerts for a couple of days. Hated that. I just love the getting the information. Before April 19 I would have a Waze in the background on my phone even if I wasn't routing for traffic.

Tried going back to just the phone for a day. Hated not having Waze on the center screen.

Temporary solution, turned second phone into guest account with a different voice (so I can quickly tell which device) so I could get these alerts while using the AAOS to do my routes.

This is the compromise for now that I can live with while still enjoying the benefits I want. The way Waze displays everything is just much friendly while driving to my eyes compared to Google maps on the center display. It sometimes gets annoying hearing 2 alerts for some things though... We'll see if it tests my patience or not.

The Waze app doesn't produce any sound on my Volvo. Anyone has that issue also?

Roth31 said:

The Waze app doesn't produce any sound on my Volvo. Anyone has that issue also?

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I am new to Waze, but I like the idea of traffic and obstacle notifications. However, the AAOS screen is cluttered with 'Nearby Wazer' icons. Is it possible to disable the display of Wazers? Or is that sacrilege? I couldn't find a setting.