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Current Features

This table lists all the features available on the lastest iPhone app version (2.0.1), and the availability for other families of devices. Waze has found the fastest, easiest way to improve the app is to develop and test on the iPhone and then transfer to other devices. The aim is to have the same features on every model phone.

Even though a feature may be available for your device type, there may be a problem with that feature on your specific model which should be listed here.

Warning

This table is accurate, but incomplete for the iPhone, and is in the process of being updated for the other models.

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You can sort the table by version (V.) to see what feature was added in what version. And you can sort by device family type so you can group together all the features not yet available.

V. *	Class	Feature †		‡
1	Map	2D (birdseye view) maps	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	3D maps	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Select a map location as a destination	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Select a map location as a start point (origin, departure point)	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Select and save a map location	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Select a road and edit the name, type and city for that road	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Center map on your current location and track your movements	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Zoom in and out of maps	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Rotate maps (change orientation)		✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Orient map so top is north	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Choice of day and night colours for the map	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map	Force a download of the latest map for your locations	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Spoken turn-by-turn instructions	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Display name of next road on the route	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Display distance and type of next turn	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Display of approximate current speed (speedometer)	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Rotating display of estimated remaining time to destination/estimate arrival time	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Display of driving distance to destination	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Ability to mute and unmute spoken turn-by-turn instructions	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Text and turn icon display of navigation list with distances, driving instructions and road names	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Cancel navigation to a route before arrival at your destination	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Option to automatically zoom in and out on the map based on speed and distance to next turn	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Driving	Typing is disabled while the vehicle is moving, for your safety	✔	✔	✔	✔
1.9	Routing	One text entry box to search for a destination by road name, address, place name or keywords using Google Local Search	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Shortcut favourite destinations to Home and Work	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Top listing of common and recent destinations	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	List of favourite destinations	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	List of recent searches	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	List of saved destinations	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Choose destination by address from Contact/Address Book	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Display a list comparing alternative routes with distances and estimated travel times	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Display a map comparing alternative routes and estimated travel times	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Choose whether routing based on fastest time to arrive, or shortest distance to travel	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Choose whether or not to allow routing over dirt roads, or just to avoid long dirt roads	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Choose whether to reduce the number of turns on your route	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Choose whether to avoid freeways, motorways and highways	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Routing	Option to automatically suggest a route frequently taken based on time of day and your location	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Record new roads	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Record house numbers	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Report when a turn is not allowed	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Report an incorrect junction	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Report a missing bridge or overpass	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Report wrong driving directions given by the Waze client app	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Report a missing exit	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Report a missing road	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Map Updates	Report a general map error	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	View Events	Top bar display shows number of local events	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	View Events	Display list of recent events by type	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	View Events	Display list of local events by type	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	View Events	Display list of events on your route by type	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	View Events	Top bar shows current number of your group event notifications	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	View Events	Display list of events from your groups by type, current and historic	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	View Events	Choose the distance to apply when including nearby events	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	View Events	Nearby events are rotated in full over the map when you are not moving. Removed once you start moving	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	View Events	Remove an individual event from a list of events	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Delayed reporting of events with automatic hide	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Reporting of events in current or opposite direction of travel	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Adding a message to an event report	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Adding a photo to an event report	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	Report Events	Choosing which group receives your report	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Reporting a police trap	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Reporting a traffic jam	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Reporting an accident	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Reporting a hazard	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Report Events	Reporting a speed camera in your current direction of travel	✔		✔	✔
1	Social	Other wazers are shown on the map with either nickname or anonymous, as they have chosen	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Social	Ability to ping other wazers you see on the map (a public Chit Chat directed at specific wazer), provided they choose to allow such pings	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Social	Report an abusive message sent as a Chit Chat	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Social	Checking in with Foursquare	✔	✔	✔	✔
1.9	Social	Post Facebook status messages	✔	✔	✔	✔
1.9	Social	View traffic related Twitter messages	✔	✔	✔	✔
1.9	Social	Replies to traffic related Twitter messages sent to other wazers and also tweeted	✔	✔	✔	✔
1.9	Social	Display your points and your rank (placing) compared with your Facebook friends who use Waze (weekly and for all time)	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Choose the language for the app interface from a list downloaded from the Waze server	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Display server connection status	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Display GPS reception quality	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Built in summary of what Waze does and how it works, with screenshots	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Video guided tour to using Waze	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Draft an email for you to send telling people about Waze and how to get it	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Popup to review Waze on Chop - Good or Bad with optional 60 character comment	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Popup to review the Waze app on Chomp - Love or Hate rating, with optional 60 character comment	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Link to the iTunes App store for you to rate (1-5 stars) the Waze app, and optionally write a review	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	App	Turn off app	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Send Waze your app debugging logs	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	App	Display the version of your installed app	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Gaming	Option for pop-up display of you points status as you earn points while driving	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Gaming	Setting to prefer routes over unconfirmed roads, that earn more points	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Gaming	Display your points and your rank (placing) in your state or country	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	Gaming	Display your level of waziness	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	Gaming	Display bonus point opportunities	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	Gaming	Display the top 50 point earners for the week (and last week's top 3) in your state or country, and also worldwide	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Gaming	Display the top 50 point earners of all time in your state or country, and also worldwide	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	Groups	Find groups that are nearby, popular or by searching the name	✔	✔
2.0	Groups	Join a group	✔	✔
2.0	Groups	Choose your main group	✔	✔
2.0	Groups	Create (start) a group, linking it to a Twitter account and a Facebook page	✔	✔
2.0	Groups	Quit (leave) a group	✔	✔
2.0	Groups	Choose whether pop-up reports are displayed from all groups, your main group only, or no groups	✔	✔
2.0	Groups	Choose whether the wazer icons on the map show all group icons, just the groups you have joined, or only from your main group	✔	✔
1	Moods	Select male or female version of LOL, bored, busy, cool, happy, in love, mad, sad, sleepy, speedy, starving, wondering	✔	✔	✔	✔
1.9	Moods	Select Gold, Silver or Bronze based on your place in last week's scoreboard for your country or state	✔	✔	✔	✔
2.0	Moods	Select male or female version of in a hurry, peaceful, singing	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Music	Play music and access music controls	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Music	Automatic music volume reduction when spoken turn-by-turn instructions are given	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Settings	Turn spoken turn-by-turn instructions off (navigation guidance)	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Settings	Choose meters (km) or yards (miles)	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Settings	Choose 12 hour or 24 hour clock	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Settings	Choose backlight on or off	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Settings	Option to accept pings (Chit chat directed to you personally)	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Privacy	Option to choose a nickname	✔	✔	✔	✔
1	Privacy	Option whether you are displayed on the map with your nickname or as anonymous	✔	✔	✔	✔

* Stable iPhone app version (V,) in which this feature appeared. This allows you to sort the features in (reverse) chronological order

† Listing is for features in the stable releases

‡ As there is not yet a stable release for the Blackberry, features are listed based on the current beta.

Removed Features

This table lists features previously available that are no longer in the latest iPhone version.

Removed in V.	Class	Feature	Availability in versions for other models	Comments
2.0.1	Privacy	Ability to not appear on the map to other wazers (ghost option)	Unknown	May have been accidentally removed when privacy settings changed to be part of the Profile options. Lack of this option has privacy implications