Simplifying its app for users, Waze removes one crowdsourced reporting choice

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Can you believe that it has been nearly 11 years since Google bought Waze for more than $1 billion? Many people were confused at the time, and many still are, as to why Google made the acquisition considering that it owned the number one navigation app in Google Maps. Part of the reason was to allowThe thing is that both navigation apps cater to different users.

But Waze wanted to simplify the reporting options and figured that users would understand that the new"blocked lane" option could also include a"vehicle on road." After all, a vehicle stuck on a road is also usually blocking a lane.with 70% of respondents saying that they use the app for navigation. Waze was second as 27% of those surveyed admitted to using the app. Apple Maps, available only onIf you've never tried Waze, you might want to give it a shot.

 

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