Waze already warns of speed cameras by voice
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Waze, the mobile application for maps and navigation, has just announced several new features in its service, includingvoice warning of section speed cameras while driving and introduction of voices in Galician In addition, improves the versions already available in Basque, Catalan and Spanish.
Radar alerts arrive at Waze
Among the news coming to the application Waze for Android and iOS , the most striking is the introduction of speed camera warnings by voice while driving.The platform bases all its information on the contributions of users and volunteers from around the world.
Following the requests of many users of the app, Waze has removed from all new voices (except the Spanish version of "Penelope"), the option to dictation of street names, as many drivers prefer to receive fewer voice instructions and only hear important announcements, such as turn directions and alerts.
The warning by section radars, which was already available a few months ago with information on the screen and sound alert,becomes also incorporated into voice announcements, so that if we use Waze in Spanish, Basque, Galician or Catalan, the voice will indicate in real time the alerts for the presence of section radars.
It also seems that the creators have wanted to give a more informal tone to the voices with instructions, since from now on the app Waze will speak the user with the pronoun «tú» instead of «usted», an expression that was still used in the Catalan, Basque and Spanish versions available up to now.
The recording of new versions of voices in Basque, Catalan and Galician has been possible thanks to the volunteers of the Waze community, after months of work. To update the Spanish version, they have had the same professional who had previously lent their voice.
As for the names of these voices, the Spanish version maintains her name Joanna, and in the other languages they are called Leire (Basque), Miquel (Catalan ) and Uxía (Galician) All these voices can be used both in the version for iOS and in the version for Android, accessing Menu > Settings > Language voice
Availability of application and updates
If you already have the Waze application installed on your mobile, make sure to update it to the latest version to be able to access the new versions of the voices and the new files in the Galician language.From the app's settings menu you can configure the details you need or change your voice at any time.
Waze can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for devices with operating system iOS and from the Google Play store for devices with operating system operating Android.
One of the advantages of this app, which is the feature most appreciated by users, is that it is updated in real time with notices from other drivers, so we can find out in real time if there is a traffic jam in any area because an accident has occurred, or if there are works and there is a section cut, etc.
