Waze can now come pre-installed on Android phones
One of the most useful apps for drivers could be given a major new boost to your career. And it is that Waze, the community GPS that is already well known throughout the world, has become officially part of Google services A step that was expected after the application was purchased last year by Google, but it represents an important step as it can be included by default or as standard in the new terminals with Android operating system
Thus, in the middle of the event Mobile World Congress, Google has announced that Waze becomes part of Google Mobile Services, where other of your applications. Namely: Hangouts, YouTube, Google Drive , Google Maps and many others owned by the Mountain View company. Tools that come pre-installed on mobile phones with the Android operating system and to which Waze could now be added. Although the final decision is up to the operators and manufacturers who select the content for the devices they have created.
With all this, Waze could begin a new stage and become even better known upon arrival as standard on new terminals.Of course, given the case, a curious situation would arise when facing Google Maps and this application, understanding both as GPS to guide the user turn by turn and step by step. However, the differences are notable. On the one hand Google Maps has information on places, establishments and sites as well as maps and addresses, while Waze acts as a social network for drivers in which its added value are alerts about dangers and heavy traffic in real time. Very different issues, although they also collaborate by taking data from one to another since the purchase by Googlebecame effective.
Now we have to wait and see if the manufacturers decide to include this useful tool as standard in the devices. With it, the user can create a user account and enter an address to be guided to it step by stepHowever, it is only one of the functions. Thanks to the warnings of other users it is possible to find out about possible hazards on the road,radares, or problems of any kind. The user can also participate by indicating those incidents with which they come across for the good of the driver community.
In addition, thanks to the latest updates, Waze is more social, allowing you to share trips with other users virtually to find out thecurrent location and estimated time of arrival, as well as being able to physically pick up other people with all the information always available on the mobile screen. All this with an active community of users who are passionate about maps that update addresses, new streets and highways and any problems found in the maps.
At the moment, Waze is fully downloadable freefor Android, iOS and Windows Phone on Google Play, App Store and Windows Phone Store We will have to see if, in the next consignment of Android terminals, it begins to arrive by default .
