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Waze is a [[How to get the free Waze client|free navigation app]] for your [[Client device|GPS equipped smartphone]]. It has the following features:
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* Spoken turn-by-turn directions (BETA: in selected countries)  
 
* Toll road avoidance (BETA: in selected countries)
-->Waze is a free navigation app for your GPS equipped smartphone. It has the following features:
* [[improve and edit the maps|Free map updates you can help make]] and real-time traffic reports
* Spoken turn-by-turn directions
* Search for your destination by complete address (you dont need to enter the suburb first!), place name, landmark, or and Google Local Search
* Spoken street names (Text-to-Speech) {{ref label|a|a}}
* Real time traffic reports
* Real time Gas Prices {{ref label|b|b}}
* Toll road avoidance {{ref label|b|b}}
* Free regular updates to the map that [[improve and edit the maps| you can help make]] are installed automatically
* Search for destinations how you like: entire address at once, category, place name, landmark or use the addresses from your contacts
* Integrated destination search: Google, Foursquare, Bing
* Support for apps to insert destinations into Waze, such as Localscope
* Support for multiple [[Countries and Languages| languages]]  
* Support for multiple [[Countries and Languages| languages]]  
* Gaming elements for fun and integrated [[social networking]]
* Gaming elements for fun and integrated [[social networking]]
<small>{{note|a|a}} BETA: in selected countries<br/>
{{note|b|b}} Toll Roads and Gas Prices dependent on user contribution</small>


Read more about the amazing way Waze gets better when you [[just drive around with Waze turned on]]
Read more about the amazing way Waze gets better when you [[just drive around with Waze turned on]]
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Latest revision as of 07:58, 21 April 2015

Waze is a free navigation app for your GPS equipped smartphone. It has the following features:

  • Spoken turn-by-turn directions
  • Spoken street names (Text-to-Speech) [a]
  • Real time traffic reports
  • Real time Gas Prices [b]
  • Toll road avoidance [b]
  • Free regular updates to the map that you can help make are installed automatically
  • Search for destinations how you like: entire address at once, category, place name, landmark or use the addresses from your contacts
  • Integrated destination search: Google, Foursquare, Bing
  • Support for apps to insert destinations into Waze, such as Localscope
  • Support for multiple languages
  • Gaming elements for fun and integrated social networking

^a BETA: in selected countries
^b Toll Roads and Gas Prices dependent on user contribution


Read more about the amazing way Waze gets better when you just drive around with Waze turned on