Others complain that Waze no longer provides fast routes like it used to and some say that the app sent them into the middle of heavy traffic. Users who have used the app say that the focus should be on bug fixes and features instead of giving them the option to use “useless features like silly voices.”
Waze is getting one-star reviews in the Google Play Store
Looking at a crystal ball, the future of Waze is not clear. Some believe that merging Waze with Google Maps would create a phenomenal navigation and travel app, but autoevolution’s sources say that Google has no plans to combine the two apps. The gang out in Mountain View still wants Maps and Waze to work independently, but closely.
Google did move the two teams together and they share work space, and Google Ads took over ad sales from Waze’s own marketing team. But is Waze slowly being shown the back door? There are many users who seem to stick with Google Maps no matter what. For example, with its focus on navigation, you’d expect Waze to be favored by ride-share
drivers who don’t need to know about the accommodations or restaurants available at a destination.
