Navigation with Waze is very similar to many other Global Positioning System (GPS) applications. You either enter an address directly, pick a location from a list of point in a list, or point to a location on the visual map. The information below covers these methods of selecting your destination.
From Waze main screen - click on the Menu button and choose Navigate:
TIP: You can slide the Menu icon to the right to open the search menu directly:
From the main navigation screen you can navigate 5 different ways:
- Search for an address
- Select a point of interest
- Select a prior destination
- Select a previously saved favorite
- Pick Up a friend on Waze
Search for an address
In the search bar at the top of the screen you can enter an address, a place name, or one of your contact names and press Search.
Waze will display a list of possible matches sorted by distance from you now:
Select the location you want from the list to start the navigation.
If the list is not displaying what you want, you can press the Other search engines button at the bottom of the screen and slide the icons left or right to select a different database.
Skip to the preview step next.
Select a point of interest
From the main navigation screen select the Categories button to bring up a list of categories from which you can select your point of interest.
- Gas Station
- Parking
- Bank / ATM
- Pharmacy
- Convenience Store
- Coffee
- Restaurant
- Fast Food
- Nightlife
- Mall
- Mani-Pedi
- Attractions & Great Outdoors
- Hotel / Motel
- Car Wash
- Car Repair
- Hospital
- Police Station
Click the category of your choice to see a list of businesses and points of interest sorted by distance from you now:
To view the results on the map you can click the Map button on the top right of the screen:
You can move the map around and zoom in or out using your mobile devices standard viewing controls. If you select one of the icons on the map, it will display the business name and initial address. If you press the blue > symbol you will select that location for the next step, or press the List button on the top right of the screen to go back to the list of locations.
Preview
The search bar and categories / point of interest options bring you to a preview screen where you have 3 possible tabs to view for this location:
- Location - the default window.
- Info - information about the location like phone number, prices, etc.
- Specials - coupons and discounts.
Location
The default screen provides a number of options:
View large preview map; scan or zoom in and out
Add this destination to favorites (read more about favorites here).
Go - navigate to destination
More - view more options:
- Add a stop on the way - Lets you add a stop on your current route.
- Set as start point - Set this location as a start point.
- Show on map - Show the location on the map.
- Share location - Choose to send via text message or send via email.
Info
Information about the place: Phone number, prices, photos, etc..
Specials
Here you can view coupons and discounts.
Select a prior destination
Select a previously saved favorite
Pick Up a friend on Waze
3) To start navigating to a selected address or point - click the Go button.
Other search engines
You can find more search results by changing the search database. From most screens showing a list of search result locations you can press the Other search engines button at the bottom of the screen. Simply slide the bar of icons left or right to change the search database between the following:
Waze
Yelp
Google
Yellow Pages
Foursquare
Bing
Contact list
Alternative routes, Favourite route
To start the navigation click Go, now you will see this window:
Here you can see the events on the selected route, to choose a different route click on Routes:
To view the routes on the map, click on the map button:
After selecting a route you will start the navigation (your favorite route should appear here too):
