▶ How to make Waze the default GPS app

Waze is a social browsing application that has become very popular in recent years. In it, users leave comments, for example, about where there are traffic jams or which way is better, and those comments help the app to indicate a better way for you. If you find it interesting, you may have wondered how to make Waze the default GPS application The steps you must follow to do so are these that we indicate below :

1. On your smartphone, open the Settings menu
2. Enter Applications
3. Go to Default Applications
4. Search for the GPS option
5. Select Waze

From now on, whenever you want to open a link that takes you to a GPS-enabled map, you'll find that opens directly in Waze , instead of opening in Google Maps or any other mapping app you may have installed on your phone. In this way, the social browser will have become your reference application.

Of course, when you want to use a browser you can continue to use the one you want regardless of which is the default one.

How to configure the default GPS of your Android mobile

Even if Waze is not the browser you want to use as default, the steps to choose it will always be the same.In other words, if you are wondering how to configure the default GPS of your Android mobile you will have to follow the same steps that we have indicated in the previous section. The only difference is that, in the event that you do not want to use Waze, in the last step you will have to choose the browser you have chosen to be your default GPS.

You have to keep in mind that there are brands that add to the operating system layers of customization that slightly change some menus such as Settings. Therefore, there is a possibility that the menu is not exactly as we have explained to you. But the differences are not too big, so you will easily find a way to set your default GPS.

You may also encounter some changes in the process if you have a phone with an older version of Android.

How to use Waze on Android Auto

If you have the Android operating system in your car and are used to using Waze, you will surely find it quite useful to be able to enjoy its on-screen instructions. And, in that case, you may wonder how to use Waze in Android Auto The reality is that the process is very simple and similar to using any GPS. The steps to follow are these:

1. Connect your mobile device to your vehicle using a USB cable
2. Select the applications menu and choose Waze
3. To open the keyboard at the top of the screen, tap on the search field
4. Enter your destination
5. If multiple addresses appear, choose the appropriate one
6. Follow the directions to get to your destination

You can also indicate the direction you want to go through the Google assistant. To do this, you must say Ok Google or click on the microphone icon. Then say the address you want to go to and Waze will take you there.

Other tricks for Waze

Once you have Waze as your default browser, you'll probably be hooked thanks to its wide variety of options and its social component. Therefore, if you are going to start using it, you may want to learn a little more about this app. To do this, we recommend that you read some of the posts we have published in this regard:

• HOW TO REPORT ROAD PROBLEMS IN WAZE
• WHY IN WAZE I GET NO GPS SIGNAL
• HOW TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE IN THE WAZE APP
• 8 WAZE TRICKS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ON HOLIDAY
• HOW TO SEE IF THERE ARE POLICE IN WAZE