One of the applications most useful at time of driving , Waze, receive a new update for devices Apple most interesting. This is the version 3.1 of this comfortable copilot that allows you to report on any traffic incident so that the entire community of users can benefit. In this way, it is possible to cknow in real time traffic jams, accidents, police checkpoints, etcThe difference is that you can now do all of this using your voice
The Waze version 3.1 stands out for its new function hands-freeIt is not a novelty in itself, since it does not provide new options, however, it is a great improvement to avoid distractions when driving This function makes use of the proximity sensor of the smartphone This mechanism is often used to lock the screen when bringing the terminal close to the ear to speak. However, Waze use it to initiate voice recognition
Thus, just by passing your hand in front of the mobile it is possible to issue a direct order to report any incident at the kilometer point where the user is.And not only that. It is also possible to ask Waze to show the route to home or work However, this feature is still not fully implemented For now, US and Canadian users have the ability to use Waze hands-free
But there are other new features and improvements within this update for other users Now, once the route is established, it is possibleshare the destination as email or text message Also, next to this message is added the estimated time of arrival , to let other users know if you will be late. The navigation lists in the main menu have also been restored. Thus, during navigation, it is faster to choose a destination.
As usual with updates, there are also functional improvementsof the application.It is worth noting the improvement of the wireless connection via Bluetooth and the optimization of the system in general The Waze application in version 3.1 is now available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad in the form completely freeAs always, it can be downloaded via iTunes
