▶ What the Waze app is for and why drivers use it
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Waze has a community of more than 140 million users. If you still don't know what the Waze app is for and why drivers use it, we'll give you all the details below.
The Waze application was launched in 2010 and three years later, in 2013, it was acquired by Google for 966 million Dollars. Currently you can download it for free in both the Google Play Store and the App Store. In Spain, most Waze users come from cities like Madrid or Barcelona, where there is a lot of traffic.
If you don't know what the Waze application is for and why drivers use it, we'll tell you below. The Waze app is a navigation and GPS platform driven mainly by the community of users, who are the drivers themselves who use it every day. It is used to obtain the best route to get to any place.
Drivers use it because it is very useful when it comes to finding out about all the incidents that occur in real time on the road. Waze notifies you of speed cameras, traffic lights, speed limits, bad weather, the presence of the police or any other danger on the road. They are the users themselves are including the information in the app telling what happens on the roads where they pass.
This platform also has a version for shared trips, called Carpool, where you can listen to music integrated with the Spotify app.Likewise, you can locate in the app nearby gas stations, restaurants, parking lots, cafeterias,hospitals, outdoor parks, shops, supermarkets, hotels and accommodation and places for car wash.
In addition, in this app you can schedule trips or establish a list of favorite places like your home,work or any other, that you can save to later choose it when you travel without having to search for them on the map.
How to register step by step in WazeHow to get Waze to notify you of speed cameras
Now you know what the Waze app is for and why drivers use it. If you have downloaded it and need to know how to get Waze to notify you of speed cameras,we will show you below.
To make Waze warn you of speed cameras when you are driving on any road you must enter the application and click on "My Waze" at the bottom of the screen . Then click on the gear wheel icon at the top left of the screen.
Next, you have to enter “Alerts and notices”. Then click on “Alerts” and then go to “Speed Cameras” and move the controller to the right where it says “Show on map” and also on "Warn while I drive." Repeat the same steps for the “Semaphore speed cameras” section.
How to search for cheap gas stations in Waze
In addition to everything we have explained to you previously about what the Waze application is for and why drivers use it, there is another very interesting function in Waze, that of locating gas stations with low-priced fuel. Here's how to find cheap gas stations in Waze.
To search for cheap gas stations in Waze open the application and in the search box where it says "Where are you going?".Type "Gas Stations." Then click on the map that appears. The gas stations in the area of your location will be displayed. The cheap ones will be shown with the fuel price in green. The moderately priced gas stations will be shown in orange and the red gas stations are the ones with the fuel at a higher price.
