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Symbian Keypad

Downloading the application on the device

1.Using the internal browser, type in the address: m.waze.com

2.Press Ok

3. Wait until the download is finished.

Install the application on the device

1.Press Yes

2. Press Continue.

3. Select on which memory (device/card) that you want to install the software and click Select.

Attention- It is recommended that you install WAZE on the phone's internal memory for smoother operation of the software.

4. Wait until the installation is complete.

5. Select the server you want.

6. Read and confirm the license agreement.

7. Create a new account:

1. After confirming the license agreement wait until the get started screen will pop up and then press on get started.

2. Fill in the information.

3. Press Ok.

Installing the application using Nokia PC Suite

Interactive guide to Nokia PC Suite

1. Download the installation file to your computer from the following link: LINK save on the desktop (you can delete the file later).

2. Press Ok.

3. After this comment, the installation will continue on your phone.

Main screen

When you'll enter the program the following screen appears:

Icons

The Waze screen has the following main sections:

A top status bar

GPS Connectivity - (green means connected , orange means partial coverage, gray is disconnected).


Connection Status- (gray means disconnected, when connected no icon appears).

Mood icons- (happy, sad, etc...)

The smiley shows the mood you're in at the moment. If you've chosen to be visible to other wazers (green privacy icon), your mood is also displayed to them; and if you've chosen to tweet your reports to your Twitter followers, they'll see your current mood as part of the tweet.

Groups


This icon refers to the number of reports received by the groups you’re registered to.

Reports on the road


This icon refers to the number of traffic reports and events received by the community

The main screen where the map is displayed

On the center of the screen on the map the following icons appear:

2D

3D

Clicking on 5 will switch to 3D view. (if you'll press it again it will switch back to 2D)

This state will be added to the map in another dimension - a dimension depth which will allow wider angle of vision.

Zoom

If you want to zoom-in on the map then press the * button.
If you want to zoom-out on the map then press the # button.

Text buttons on the bottom of the main screen:

Me on Map (displays where you are right now).
Menu
Report (you will get this option when pressing me on map)
  • Note - report options will appear only if there is GPS reception and network data connection.

Report

Clicking on it will open the next menu:

Note - all options will appear only if there is GPS reception and network data connection.

You can choose one of the following events:

Police
Traffic jam
Accident
Hazard
Speed cam
Chit chat
Map update


Police

Clicking on the marker opens the following menu:

My lane Opposite lane

You need to choose if it's in your lane or opposite lane.

(If necessary, you can add a comment or a picture)


Traffic jam

Clicking on the marker opens the following menu:

My lane Opposite lane

You need to choose if it's in your lane or opposite lane.

(If necessary, you can add a comment or a picture)


Accident

Clicking on the marker opens the following menu:

My lane Opposite lane

You need to choose if it's in your lane or opposite lane.

(If necessary, you can add a comment or a picture)


Hazard

Clicking on the marker opens the following menu:

My lane Opposite lane

You need to choose if it's in your lane or opposite lane.

(If necessary, you can add a comment or a picture)


Speed cam

Clicking on the marker opens the following:

Press Ok.


Map update

Clicking on the marker opens the following menu:

Clicking on the icon you will have the possibility to record roads. Once clicking this icon the recording state of waze is on.

To cancel recording, press the same icon again.

Map error - Clicking this icon Will open the following window:


Map problem categories are:

Incorrect turn - the map shows that you can make a turn at that point which in fact isn't allowed.

Incorrect address – the name of the street is incorrect

Incorrect route – the navigation instructions here are incorrect

Missing Roundabout

General Map Error - here you'll key in the details before you press Send.

After you press Send you get a message that the report was sent correctly.

House number - Pressing on the icon it will enable you to update the
house number and the following window will appear:


Menu

Settings

The settings allow you to view and personalize your waze experience

To enter the settings menu click on menu (in the bottom left side of the screen)

you will get the following screen:

Then click on settings the following screen will appear:

You can choose one of the following events:

General
Profile
Map
Routing
Data Usage
Groups
Recommend
Help/Support

General

By clicking on General the following screen will appear:




Measurement system - you can choose to display distances in miles or in kilometers.
Volume Control - to choose the volume level for voice directions.
Auto zoom of maps (on/off) – by default it's "on", so the map will zoom in and out
while you're navigating, based on the distance to your next decision point(e.g. place where
you have to turn). You can disable this feature by selecting "off". Whether to display
the points ticker ("on" to display it, "off" to hide it)
Automatic night mode (on/off) – the default is "on": waze switches between day and
night mode automatically. To disable this automatic switching, choose "off". You
can still switch manually between day and night modes from the main Settings screen.
Backlighting (on/off): by default it's "on", and the backlight will remain on as long as
waze is on.

By clicking the Events Radius the following screen appears:



Profile

By clicking on profile in the settings menu the following screen appears:



It displays your account details: username, five stars representing your password
(no matter how long your password is) and nickname; and lets you change your nickname.
To change your username and password, first go to the waze.com site, log in, and make
the changes, and only then update it on your phone.

It displays a car icon which will represent your car on the map you see.
You can choose from a large number of cars of different types and colors
(more cars coming soon!!)

It displays the icon for your current mood – you can change it to one of the others.

Twitter – lets you choose whether to tweet your waze reports to your twitter followers;
if you choose to do so, enter your Twitter username and password. Your current mood will
be included in the tweet. You can disable and re-enable tweeting at any time without affecting

FourSquare - lets you set up your foursquare account to use with waze, and set tweets about
your foursquare activity.


Map

Here you can adjust which items will be shown on your map(speed cams, other wazers,

By clicking on (map) in the settings menu the following screen appears:




Color map scheme

Allows you to customize the appearance of your map

When pressing on Color map scheme option the following screen appears:




There you can choose your scheme.

Routing

Here you can tell waze how to calculate the optimal route for you. The options are:


In the Routing menu press on the option Route preference the following screen appears:


Android

Download waze

In order to download waze, make sure you have an Internet connection (3G or Wi-Fi) on your mobile.

Download waze to your Cellphone

  1. Go to m.waze.com via your phone's internal web browser or search for waze in the Android Market: (If you download from m.waze.com, you can skip to step 3)
  2. Search for Waze
  3. Select waze from the search results
  4. Tap Install to start the download
  5. Tap OK to confirm the Notifications:
  6. After couple of seconds you'll see the next screen, tap waze: Community GPS to see downloading progress.
  7. Download progress:
Note: If you want to cancel the downloading, just tap Cancel download


Back to Download waze


Installing Waze

The installation will start after downloading is finished.

  1. Installation Progress:
  2. After the installation ends, tap Open in order to start the installation use or Uninstall to remove waze from your device.


Back to Download waze


Getting started

Waze splash screen:



Initialization and first time running



  1. Initializing:
  2. If GPS or AGPS are off on your mobile settings you'll get the next message:


Back to Getting started


Select your location

  1. After the initialization you'll be required to select your location (If the GPS and AGPS are turned off):
  2. Language files will be downloaded according to the selection :


Back to Getting started


Terms of use

After that Terms of use will be presented:


In order to proceed you need to confirm that you understand and accept those terms of use. Click the Accept button to continue to use waze, or the Decline button to exit the program.
If you have accepted the terms of use, you will next get a form to create your account.

Back to Getting started


Select your language

  1. Select your language:
  2. After choosing the language the Welcome screen will be displayed:


Back to Getting started


Sign up

Back to Getting started

Create an account

1. If you're a new user at waze, tap New user.

1.1 Fill out the details below in order to create your account:

You'll be asked to provide a username and password, an email address, and optionally to choose a waze nickname, which is used to identify you on the map and in reports you send, should you choose to be identified.

  • Select the username you'd like. The username is case dependent so Jenny is not the same as jenny.
  • After you have proceeded to fill in all the form, waze will display the filled-in form (your password will be displayed as five stars no matter how long it actually is).
  • If the information is the way you want it, select Create in order to create your account. If not, select the line you want to change.



1.2 Tap Next to confirm and to enter as a registered user or Skip if you don't want to register at this moment.
Note that if you select “skip”, a temporary account will be created for you If you skip the registration.
You will not be able to access waze's web site and points you get during driving will not be saved!



Back to Sign up


Existing user

  1. If you already have a waze account, tap Get Started.
  2. Enter your Username and Password and tap Log in.



Back to Sign up


Twitter

You can also enter your twitter account details. Your routes and / or road reports will be tweeted automatically from your account according to your settings.


Back to Sign up


Way to go!

1. Way to go! Congratulation you have a new WAZE account.


2. Read or skip the information about waze:


3. Welcome to waze's main screen:


4. 2D (2D and 3D should appear in the settings part)


5. 3D- Depth dimension will be added to the map in this mode.

Back to Sign up


Menues




Screen and Main menu

Position from right to left Description Name Icon Other Modes
Top of the screen
#1 Denotes the level of the GPS reception GPS Reception
#2 Denotes whether the phone is connected to the internet via Wi-Fi or Cellular Network Internet Connection
#3 Mood icons. You can choose from a variety of options. Mood
#4 View all the groups that you are following. Groups
#5 View ll the events that have been reported by your groups, that have been reported on your route or that have been reported near to you. Live info
#6 Some details about the application, including the version number. About
Bottom of the screen (Main menu)
#1 Tap here to drive to an address, to a favorite address and history drives. Drive
#2 Configure or change waze's settings. Settings
#3 View groups or scoreboard. More
Second row
#1 Shows you on center of the map. Me on map
#2 Tapping here will close waze. Exit
#3 Tapping here will alow to report about different things during the driving. Report
Center of the Screen- Half transparent and will disappear after 5 seconds
#1 Zooms out the map Zoom out row 3, cell 5
#2 row 3, cell 2 Zoom in row 3, cell 5
#3 row 3, cell 2 Align North row 3, cell 5
#4 row 3, cell 2 Update map row 3, cell 5



Back to Menues


Detailed Operating



Back to Menues


Top Screen icons

Back to Detailed Operating


GPS reception and Internet connection

Tapping or icons will show the next screen:

It describes GPS reception and Internet connection.



Means you have good connectivity and your location is known.
Means a low-power connection, until it improves only your rough location is known.
Means your GPS connection is bad or non-existent, and your location is unknown. To improve it, try to give your phone a clear line of sight to the sky and wait a few minutes.

Back to Top Screen icons


Select your mood

Tapping allows to change your mood:


- you’re happy – other wazers will see your avatar on the map as
- you’re sad – and your avatar
- you’re tired – and your avatar
- you’re mad – and your avatar
- you’re bored – and your avatar
- you’re starving – and your avatar

Back to Top Screen icons


Groups

Tapping will allow to view your groups:


Tap Around me to view groups' report in your area:


Tap On route to view groups' reports on current route:


Tap My Groups to return to Groups screen and tap OK to view your grroups:


Back to Top Screen icons


Live info

Tapping will show all Live info. This is an exclamation point together with a small number representing the number of events that have been reported in your area. As long as you have Internet connectivity this number is constantly updated. To view details of these reports, tap the Events button at the bottom of the screen.
If you've stopped, the reports will also be displayed in rotation on the main screen, on your map.


Simply by driving around with waze running on their smartphones, drivers share real-time information that waze translates into road and traffic conditions. You can also actively report to the community on traffic, accidents and incidents, speed cameras, police traps, blocked roads and more. These are called "events". This information about events is collected and analyzed in real time to provide all wazers with the optimal route to their destination at any given moment.



The Events button displays a menu, organized by type of event, of the real-time live reports by wazers about problems in your area:

  • All - gives you a list of all events reported in your area, listed by distance
  • Police - displays only reports of police cars/traps , listed by distance
  • Traffic - displays only reports of traffic loads in your area (light / moderate / heavy / standstill) listed by distance
  • Accidents - displays only reports of accidents in your area.
  • Chit Chats - displays the chat and allow to add a comment:
  • Other - any reports of events that aren't in one of the above 3 categories.


From the list of displayed events, you can:

  • Touch an event to display its location on the map together with the full text of the report. To add your own comment to the report of this event (where allowed): touch the Comment button that appears under the text of the report. You'll get a virtual keyboard: type in your comment and press Done. Your comment will also be sent directly to the wazer who reported the event originally. If he or she replies, you'll get a message on your screen: "responding to you" with his or her reply.



  • Touch the arrow beside an event to bring up a menu of possible actions:
    • Show on map (the same option as touching the report of the event rather than the arrow beside it)
    • Report irrelevant – if you're in that location and the event reported no longer exists there
    • Add comment – brings up the virtual keyboard; type in your comment and then press Done.
    • Sort by recency - if you would rather see results by chronological order (latest first).


Back to Top Screen icons


About

Tapping icon will show the next information:


Back to Top Screen icons


Bottom Screen Icons

Back to Detailed Operating


Drive to

Drive to- Search or choose an address to drive to.

  • Search address or place- You may enter the name of a road, an address, a place name or keywords. Waze is smart and will show you a list of matches in order based on the closest and importance of the place. If there are few matches, a Google Local Search will be used. So you can search for "toy shop" or "gas station" and Waze will let you select from the closest matches. You don’t have to enter a city but if your destination is not in your current city, you might want to enter a city as well. If Waze does not know the house numbers on your destination road, or you don't enter a house number, Waze will choose the middle of the road.

Search results:


After getting the results you can select one of the folowing:

Drive Select as your destination. After selecting this option, Waze will suggest you an optimal route to your destination, considering different factors like Traffic jams and hazards.
Show on map Centers the map display on the location
Add to favorites You have the choice of entering a name for the favorite. If you select Done this location will be added to the end of your My favorites list. My Favorites- This is a list of saved locations that you chose to add to favorites. You can select any location here as your destination. This list is sorted based on how recently and frequently you selected the favorite as a destination.
Recent Searches- A list of recent locations you selected after using search address or place or selecting a destination using the location menu. The most recent search is at the top. Note: Destinations chosen from my favorites or saved locations are not included in the Recent Searches list.
Saved Locations- A list of locations saved using the location Menu. You can select any location here as your destination. The most recently saved location is at the top of the list of Saved locations.

Back to Bottom Screen Icons


Settings

Settings: allow you to view and personalize your waze experience.

Navigation guidance (on/off)- whether you want voice instruction in addition to the map display when following a route. Display – to display the map in either 2D (default) or 3D. Light – whether the screen lighting should be adjusted for day or night viewing. By default, the display will automatically switch to night mode when it gets dark. You can choose to keep this option manual by setting "automatic night mode" to Off from the General settings menu.

  • Navigation guidance (on/off)- whether you want voice instruction in addition to the map display when following a route.
  • Display – to display the map in either 2D (default) or 3D.
  • Light – whether the screen lighting should be adjusted for day or night viewing. By default, the display will automatically switch to night mode when it gets dark. You can choose to keep this option manual by setting "automatic night mode" to Off from the General settings menu.


Back to Bottom Screen Icons


General
  • Language - allow you to change the language of the system.
  • Prompts - allows you to change the language of the navigation instructions.
  • Measurement system – you can choose to display distances in miles or in kilometers.
  • Back light on – by selecting "on", the backlight will remain on as long as waze is running.
  • Auto zoom - by default it's "on", so the map will zoom in and out while you're navigating, based on the distance to your next decision point (e.g. place where you have to turn). You can disable this feature by selecting "off".
  • Show points ticker - Whether to display the points ticker
  • 24 hour clock – allows you to choose between 24/12 hour clock.

Auto learn routes to your frequent destination -

Back to Settings


Profile

Profile: Displays your account details

  • User name
  • Password- five stars representing your password (no matter how long your password is).
  • Nickname

Note: To change your username and password, first go to the waze.com site, log in, and make the changes, and only then update it on your phone.


Back to Settings


Privacy


This menu displays a screen headed "Display my location on mobile and web" . Waze always respects your privacy, and your location will never be shared against your will. This is where you define the degree of privacy you'd like:

  • Anonymous: your location is shown but not your identity (neither username nor nickname): you appear as an "anonymous user". This is the default. The top Status bar shows this by displaying your avatar in blue with a question mark on it.
  • Nickname: other wazers will see your location on the map, and your avatar will display your current mood (as described regarding the Status bar avatar, above). If you've chosen this option, your status bar displays a green avatar.


Back to Settings


Twitter (settings)

Twitter lets you choose whether to tweet your waze reports to your twitter followers; if you choose to do so, enter your Twitter username and password. Your current mood will be included in the tweet. You can disable and re-enable tweeting at any time without affecting your Twitter credentials.



Additionally, you can configure which reports to publish on your Twitter account:

  • My road reports.
  • My destination and ETA.
  • City & state only.
  • House #, Street, City, State.


Back to Settings


Facebook

Additionally, you can configure which reports to publish on your Facebook account:

  • My road reports.
  • My destination and ETA.
  • City & state only.
  • House #, Street, City, State.
  • My road Munching.


Back to Settings


Foursquare

FourSquare lets you set up your foursquare account to use with waze, and set tweets about your foursquare activity.

What is Foursquare? It's a cool way to discover and promote cool places in your city and be rewarded for doing so. You can check foursquare and check in to locations around you using waze. First thing you'll need is to create an account on foursquare - this can be done on http://www.foursquare.com Then, make sure you are logged in to waze (with your waze user name) and go to settings >> profile. Under 'Foursquare' enter your foursquare user name and password. Hit back or enter (depending on phone) and wait for the message confirming that you were able to connect to your foursquare account. Note that sometimes it takes a few times before it is able to connect. Once connected, you can use waze and at any given point - when you position is known (GPS icon is green) - you can check in to locations on foursquare. Go to "report" - where you would usually report traffic jams, accidents, etc. - the last option is to check in with foursquare. Choosing this option will bring up a list of all the foursquare locations around you. Click on one to check in to it. Then visit http://www.foursquare.com to see the full details of this check in.


Back to Settings


Car

Car: represents your car on the map you see


You can choose from a large number of cars of different types and colors.


Back to Settings


Map





Back to Settings


Map color scheme



Back to Settings


Groups


Tapping Pop-up reports will show the next screen:


Tapping wazers group icons:



Back to Settings


Routing


Tapping Route preference will show the next screen:


Tapping Dirt roads will show the next screen:


Back to Settings


Data Usage


Tapping Refresh map of my area will delete tiles (sections of the map) in the area, and download it again from the server.


Back to Settings


Recommend



Back to Settings


Help/Support


Send logs


About



Back to Settings


More


Back to Bottom Screen Icons


Scoreboard




Back to More


Groups




Create Group


Add icon


Add Group name and Description


Close the message:


Back to More


Me on map

Me on map – simply centers your car on the screen.


Back to Bottom Screen Icons


Exit

Exit- Exits the application.


Back to Bottom Screen Icons


Report



Note: All the option will be displayed only if there are GPS reception and Internet Connection.

Back to Bottom Screen Icons


Police


Select whether the location is on your direction or the reverse direction. (You can add a comment and an image necessarily).

Back to Report


Traffic jam


Select whether the location is on your direction or the reverse direction. (You can add a comment and an image necessarily).

Back to Report


Accident


Select whether location is on your direction or the reverse direction. (You can add a comment and an image necessarily).

Back to Report


Hazard


Select whether the location is on your direction or the reverse direction. (You can add a comment and an image necessarily).

Back to Report


Speed cam


Note: The speed cam will be added on the position when you tapped Report.

Back to Report


Chit chat


Select whether the location is on your direction or the reverse direction. (You can add a comment and an image necessarily).

Back to Report


Update map


  • Record new roads


  • To cancel recording of new roads tap and choose
  • Stopping the recording will show the next screen:


  • Update house number
  • Report map problem



check-in with Foursquare


Back to Report


Middle Screen Icons

  • Zoom In/Out


  • Align North

  • Update map

Back to Detailed Operating


Windows Mobile

Installation Guide

First, you need to be sure that your cell phone is connected to the Internet (WI-FI or 3G). In Order to download waze, go to the web site http://m.waze.com, using your phone's browser.

A download screen will appear. Select yes/save as and install the program.

During this process you will need to select the location you want waze to be saved on. For better performances, we recommended to install the application on your device memory and not on the memory card.


First Time in Waze?

The first time you run the application, you'll get a message that indicates that your WM is looking for a GPS signal.


Select Server:

If Waze doesn't recognise your current location, it will ask you to select a sever.

After selecting a server, you'll be asked to select your language:


Next, read and accept the waze terms & conditions

After accepting the using terms, the welcome screen will be displayed:

Choose Sign up to log in, or Sign in to use an existing user name / password (if you already created a waze user in the past). Note: you can also choose to use waze anonymously. Choose sign in at this screen to proceed anonymously.

If you forgot your password, you can visit this page and ask for a password reset: http://www.waze.com/forgot_password/


Creating a new user

After selecting “Sign up”, the following screen will appear.

You'll be asked to provide a username and password, an email address, and optionally to choose a waze nickname, which is used to identify you on the map and in reports you send. Select Next to confirm and to enter as a registered user or Skip if you don't want to register at this moment. Note that if you select “skip”, a temporary account will be created for you If you skip the registration.

NOTE I: If you choose to skip this step and use a temporal user name, you will not be able to access waze's web site and points you get during driving will not be saved!

NOTE II: The “send me updates” box indicates the option to get or not to get update and news mails in your personal mailbox.

In case you select to skip the registration, the following screen will be displayed:



Main Screen

After running the application, you will see following screen:

The top of the screen

The top bar contains six different icons:

GPS Reception icons:

connected
Partial connected
No GPS reception.


Internet connection:

Connected to Waze
Not connected to Waze


Mood icon

Here you can decide in which mood do you want to appear in Waze.


Groups icon

Here you can see all the groups that you are following.


Events

Here you can see all the events that have been reported by your groups, that have been reported on your route or that have been reported near to you.


Turn off icon

Here, you can choose between


The center of the screen

In the center of the screen you will see the map. It can displayed in two different modes: 2D\3D.

3D mode 2D mode


Zoom: With one simple touch on the center of the screen, the zoom icons in and out will appear.


The bottom of the screen

In the bottom of the screen you will find four different buttons:


More

Clicking on button, you will be able to see the following menu:


Go back to The bottom of the screen


Settings

The Settings menu screen is divided in two main groups, Quick actions and Settings.

Quick actions
Navigation guidance
Display
Light


Settings
General
Profile
Map
Routing
Groups
Data Usage
Detect GPS
Help\support


Back to More.


Quick Actions


Navigation guidance

Here you will be able to turn on/off the Navigation guidance.


Back to Settings.


Display

Here, you will be able to change between 2D view or 3D view.


Back to Settings.


Light

Here you will be able to change between Day/ Night light mode Manually.


Back to Settings.


General

Clicking on “general” will give you access to the general settings menu:


Back to Settings.


Language

Selecting the language label, will open the following screen:

Here you will be able to change between the interface languages.


Back to General.


Prompts

Here you will be able to change between the voice navigation commands.


Measurement System

Here you will be able to change between Meters/ Miles.


Back to General.


Clock

Here you will be able to change between 24 hours clock and 12 hours clock.


Back to General.


Auto Zoom

Here you will be able to turn on\off the auto zoom.


Back to General.


Show Points Ticker

Here you will able to turn on\off the points ticker.


Back to General.


Auto-Learns Routes

Here you will be able to turn on\off the auto-learn routes mode.


Back to General.


Events Radius

Selecting in the event radius button, will open the following screen.

Here you can select the event radius notifications that you will receive during your trip.


Back to General.


Profile

Clicking on “general” will give you access to the general settings menu:

Here you can login to your account or change to a different account. Also you can choose your privacy settings and to sync waze with different social networks.


Back to Settings.


Car

Clicking on Car will give you access to the next window:

Here, you can select your car icon. This icon will show your current position in the map.


Back to Profile.


Privacy

Clicking on will give you access to the next window:

Here you can decide, if you want that waze show your nickname on the map or not.


Back to Profile.


I agree to be pinged

Here you will able to turn on\off the ping permission.


Back to Profile.


Twitter

Clicking on Twitter will give you access to the next window:

In this screen you can logged in to twitter and to set up different settings.


Back to Profile.


Facebook

Clicking on Facebook will give you access to the next window:

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In this screen you can logged in to Facebook and to set up different settings. If you are not logged in to Facebook, please press “connect” button to log in. Pressing the connect button, an external screen will appear.


Back to Profile.


Foursquare

Clicking on Foursquare will give you access to the next window

In this screen you can logged in to Foursquare and to set up different settings.


Back to Profile.


Map

Clicking on Map will give you access to the General Map Settings Menu:

In this screen you can set up all your map settings, icons and events that you want to see inside your navigation map.


Back to Settings.


Map color scheme

Clicking on the button, it will show the following screen:

In this screen you can choose the presentation color that you prefer for your map.


Back to Map.


Routing

Clicking on will give you access to the general routing settings menu:

In this screen you can set up all your routing settings, such as route preference (fastest\shortest), dirt roads (allow\ do not allow) and more.


Back to Settings.


Data Usage

Clicking on will give you access to the general data usage settings Menu:

In this screen you can set up your data usage settings.


Back to Settings.


Groups

Clicking on will give you access to the groups settings menu. There, you can set up your preferences for pop-up reports and groups icons.


Back to Settings.


Pop-up reports

Clicking on the Pop-up reports label will show you the following screen.

Here you can decide what type of reports are you interest to receive.


Back to Settings.


Waze group icons

Clicking on the waze group icons label will show you the following screen.

Here you can decide which groups icons are you interest to see on your map.


Back to Settings.


Detect GPS

If your cell phone do not receive any GPS signal, please press on the label to research for a new GPS reception.

However, if your GPS is already connected. The next message will appear on your screen.


Back to Settings.


Help\support

Clicking on will give you access to Help\Support settings menu. There, you can send logs and get basic information about the current waze version installed in your cell-phone.


Back to Settings.


Send Logs

In order to send logs, you need to press the button. However sending logs requires a large amount of data. Before sending the logs, your cell phone will ask for your permission to do it.


Back to Settings.


About

Here you can get basic information about the current waze version installed in your cell-phone. This information will appear in the following message.


Back to Settings.


Scoreboard


Selecting on button, you will able to see on an external screen your scoreboard and rank position on Waze.


Groups


Selecting on button, you will able to see the following external screen:

The Windows Mobile devices do not support the groups interface yet. The groups interface can be accessed via the Dashboard on the Waze website.


Report


Clicking on button, you will be able to see the following menu:

Note: This screen and all the options inside of it appear only, if there is GPS reception and an Internet connection.

Here, you can choose report one of the following events:

  1. Police
  2. Traffic
  3. Accidents
  4. Chit Chats
  5. Hazard
  6. Speed cam
  7. Update Map

Police


In order to report a Police event, you need to press the “Police” button. Then, the next screen will appear.

There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction occurred the event and if you want to add a photo of the event.


Back to report


Traffic


In order to report a Traffic jam event, you need to press the “Traffic” button. Then, the next screen will appear.

There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction occurred the event and if you want to add a photo of the event.


Back to report


Accident


In order to report a Accident event, you need to press the “Accident” button. Then, the next screen will appear.

There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction occurred the event and if you want to add a photo of the event.


Back to report


Hazard


In order to report a Hazard event, you need to press the “Hazard” button. Then, the next screen will appear.

There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction occurred the event and if you want to add a photo of the event.


Back to report


Speed cam


In order to report a Speed cam, you need to press the “Speed cam” button. Then, the following message will appear.

There you need to decide in which direction the speed cam is positioned.


Back to report


Chit Chats


In order to create a Chit Chat conversation, you need to press the “Chit Chat” button. Then, the next screen will appear.

There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction occurred the event and if you want to add a photo of the event.


Back to report


Update Map


In order to report a Map updated event, you need to press the “Map updated” button. Then, the next screen will appear.

In this menu you will be able to decide to record new roads, update house numbers or report map problems.


Back to report


Record new roads

If you choose to record new roads, The new road recorder will start to work automatically.

To stop recording just click on the tractor icon or go again to Report>>Map updated>>Record new roads.


Updated house numbers

Here you can updated house numbers in your current position.


Report map problem

Here you will be able to report the map problem and give a first description of it.


Check in with Foursquare


Clicking on you will get access to the next window:

In this screen you can logged in to Foursquare and to set up different settings.


Search


Clicking on button, you will be able to see the following menu:

On the top of the screen you need to write the address or the place that you are searching for. Also in this screen you can go to your favorite places, recent searches, saved locations or your contacts list.


My Favorites


Here you can keep a destination point as one of your Favorite destinations. Also, here you can set this favorites as a destination point, show them on the map and more.


Recent searches


Here you can check your more recent searches. Also here, you can set your recent searches as a destination points, show them on the map, add to favorites and more.


Saved Locations


Here you can save your current location or any other location in the map. Also here, you can set your saved locations as a destination points, show them on the map add favorites and more.

In order to save a location, you need to press for a few moments on one point on the map. Then, it will appear the following message. In order to save the location please press the save location button.

After pressing the save location button, it will appear the following screen:

Press , in order to save the location.



Contacts


In this screen you can check up your cell phone contacts.


Current Position


In order to know your current position on the map you need to press the position button .

NOTE: If your cell phone do not receive any GPS signal, Waze will not be able to determinate your current position on the map.


Blackberry

Getting Starded:

Accept Waze's Terms of Use

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Waze's terms of use will appear on the screen. In order to proceed you need to confirm that you understand and accept those terms of use.Click the Accept button to continue to use waze, or the Decline button to exit the program.If you have accepted the terms of use, you will next get a form to create your account.


Select the preferred language.

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Registration screen

New user:

Select the Sign up option.


Fill out the details below in order to create your account:

You are asked to provide a username and password, an email address, and optionally to choose a waze nickname, which is used to identify you on the map and in reports you send, should you choose to be identified.


  • Enter the username you'd like. The username is case dependent so Jenny is not the same as jenny.
  • After you have proceeded to fill in all the form, waze will display the filled-in form (your password will be displayed as five stars no matter how long it actually is).
  • If the information is the way you want it, select Create in order to create your account. If not, select the line you want to change.


After filling all the fields click on the next button.


Twitter connect

You can also enter your twitter account details. Your routes and / or road reports will be tweeted automatically from your account according to your settings. (Add internal wiki link to the Settings -> Profile -> Twitter)


Congratulation you have a new WAZE account.


Once you have an account that you've previously logged in to, starting waze will bring you directly to the main screen. To save battery consumption, it's a good idea to close waze when you leave your car and to minimize it or shut off the display whenever you don't need it.


Existing User:

If you already have a waze account select the Sing in option.


Enter your User name and password and click on Log In.



BlackBerry Menu button:

First Box


Me on map:

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Displays your current location on the map, with an icon representing your car. (you can change the icon for your car via the BlackBerry Menu Button > Profile > Car) (Add internal link). This is the default state of waze's main screen provided if you have GPS connectivity in your current location (green or orange GPS icon on the status bar)(Add status bar chapter)(Add internal link).
Whenever the car icon isn't displayed, just press "Me on Map" to update the map to your current location. If you don't have a good enough GPS connection (grey GPS icon with an X on it), the "me on map" option won't be available, because if you don't have a GPS connection, waze can't determine your approximate location.

Back to First Box


Report:

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This is where you report an event. One click on the Report button displays a menu of several different types of events: reporting can be as simple as choosing the type of event and pressing Send. The event will be marked at the location you were in when you clicked on “report”.


Other users will see it pinned on the map with its icon The types are:

  • Police - Appears on the map and also announced in the navigation guidance if reported on your driving direction of the road.
  • Traffic – Appears on the map. Not announced in the navigation guidance
  • Accident - Appears on the map. Not announced in the navigation guidance
  • Hazard - Appears on the map. Not announced in the navigation guidance
  • Chit Chat - Appears on the map. Not announced in the navigation guidance
  • Speed cam – Can't be reported through BlackBerry for the moment. Appears on the map and also announced in the navigation guidance if reported on your driving direction of the road.
  • Check in with Foursquare – Allows to check in to a foursquare location nearby. See the profile section (Add link to profile section) for more details.


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After choosing a type of event you get a screen where you need to indicate whether it's on your side of the road (default) or the other side. Click once to select :

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A text description of the event - optional (disabled while car is moving).

Back to First Box


View Real time alerts

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Simply by driving around with waze running on their smartphones, drivers share real-time information that waze translates into road and traffic conditions. These are called "events". This information about events is collected and analyzed in real time to provide all wazers with the optimal route to their destination at any given moment. This menu organized by type of event, of the real-time live reports by wazers about problems in your area: All - gives you a list of all events reported in your area, listed by distance Police - displays only reports of police cars/traps , listed by distance Traffic - displays only reports of traffic loads in your area (light / moderate / heavy / standstill) listed by distance Accidents - displays only reports of accidents in your area. Chit Chats – display the conversations of wazers around you. Other - any reports of events that aren't in one of the above 3 categories.

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Not supported...

Back to First Box


Second Box



New address

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You may enter the name of a road, an address, a place name or keywords. Waze is smart and will show you a list of matches in order based on the closest and importance of the place. If there are few matches, a Google Local Search will be used. So you can search for "toy shop" or "gas station" and Waze will let you select from the closest matches. You don’t have to enter a city but if your destination is not in your current city, you might want to enter a city as well. If Waze does not know the house numbers on your destination road, or you don't enter a house number, Waze will choose the middle of the road.

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While viewing the list of matching addresses, tap the BlackBerry Menu Button. A small menu will open:

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Select one of the folowing:

Drive Select as your destination. The same as selecting the name of the saved location Show on map Centers the map display on the location Add to favorites You have the choice of entering a name for the favorite. If you select Done this location will be added to the end of your My favorites list.


After selecting the Drive option, Waze will suggest you an optimal route to your destination, considering different factors like Traffic jams and hazards.


If you want, you can choose an alternative route by taping the Alternatives option. You will get all the alternative routes to your destination and you can select your desirable one.


Back to Second Box


Local Search

If you choose the destination from the result of a Google Local Search, Waze will use the exact location of the destination, as provided by Google.

Back to Second Box


My Favorites

This is a list of saved locations that you chose to add to favorites. You can select any location here as your destination. This list is sorted based on how recently and frequently you selected the favorite as a destination.

Back to Second Box


Recent Searches

A list of recent locations you selected after using search address or place or selecting a destination using the location menu. The most recent search is at the top. Note: Destinations chosen from my favorites or saved locations are not included in the Recent Searches list.

Back to Second Box


Third Box


General

The settings allow you to view and personalize your waze experience. Tap it to enter the General Settings menu.

  • Language - allow you to change the language of the system.
  • Prompts - allows you to change the language of the navigation instructions.
  • Measurement system – you can choose to display distances in miles or in kilometers.
  • Auto zoom - by default it's "on", so the map will zoom in and out while you're navigating, based on the distance to your next decision point (e.g. place where you have to turn). You can disable this feature by selecting "off".
  • Navigation Guidance - whether you want voice instructions in addition to the map display when following a route .
  • Show points ticker - Whether to display the points ticker
  • 24 hour clock – allows you to choose between 24/12 hour clock.

Auto learn routs to your frequent destination -


Map Settings

This menu allows you to set the display of the map.

Map color scheme – allows you to change the colors of the map.

Speedometer – shows your driving speed.

Wazers – shows other wazers on the map.

Traffic layer (color coded) – show traffic condition on the roads near your location (Yellow – light traffic, Orange – intermediate traffic, Red – heavy traffic, Black – bumper to bumper traffic).

Speed cams – show the speed cams on the map.


Road goodies – show road goodies on the map.

Chit chats – show all the chit chats.

Police traps – show police traps on the map.

Accidents – show accidents on the map.

Traffic jams – show traffic jams on the map.

Hazards – show road hazards on the map.


Profile

Displays your account details: username, five stars representing your password (no matter how long your password is) and nickname; and lets you change your nickname. To change your username and password, first go to the waze.com site, log in, and make the changes, and only then update it on your phone.


Car - Displays a car icon which will represent your car on the map you see. You can choose from a large number of cars of different types and colors (more cars coming soon!!)

Privacy - This menu displays a screen headed "Display my location on mobile and web" with the options "when driving" and "when reporting". Waze always respects your privacy, and your location will never be shared against your will. This is where you define the degree of privacy you'd like:

When driving :

Nickname and avatar: other wazers will see your location on the map, and your avatar will display your current mood (as described regarding the Status bar avatar, above). If you've chosen this option, your status bar displays a green avatar. Anonymous:

your location is shown but not your identity (neither username nor nickname): you appear as an "anonymous user". This is the default. The top Status bar shows this by displaying your avatar in blue with a question mark on it. 

Don't show me: your location won't be shown at all – you're there but invisible, like a ghost! The top Status bar shows this displaying a ghost avatar.

When reporting:

Using my nickname: your reports are identified by your nickname Anonymous:

your reports are sent anonymously, no information identifying their sender is displayed 

Mood - Displays the icon for your current mood – you can change it to one of the others. Twitter - lets you choose whether to tweet your waze reports to your twitter followers; if you choose to do so, enter your Twitter username and password. Your current mood will be included in the tweet. You can disable and re-enable tweeting at any time without affecting your Twitter credentials.

Foursquare - lets you set up your foursquare account to use with waze, and set tweets about your foursquare activity.