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User Manual-Symbian Keypad
Main screen
When you'll enter the program the following screen appears:
Icons
The Waze screen has the following main sections:
*A top status bar
GPS Connectivity - (green means connected , orange means partial coverage, gray is disconnected).
Connection Status- (gray means disconnected, when connected no icon appears).
Mood icons- (happy, sad, etc...)
The smiley shows the mood you're in at the moment. If you've chosen to be visible to other wazers (green privacy icon), your mood is also displayed to them; and if you've chosen to tweet your reports to your Twitter followers, they'll see your current mood as part of the tweet.
Groups
This icon refers to the number of reports received by the groups you’re registered to.
Reports on the road
This icon refers to the number of traffic reports and events received by the community
*The main screen where the map is displayed
On the center of the screen on the map the following icons appear:
2D
3D
Clicking on 5 will switch to 3D view. (if you'll press it again it will switch back to 2D)
This state will be added to the map in another dimension - a dimension depth which will allow wider angle of vision.
Zoom
If you want to zoom-in on the map then press the * button.
If you want to zoom-out on the map then press the # button.
*Text buttons on the bottom of the main screen:
- Me on Map (displays where you are right now).
- Menu
- Report (you will get this option when pressing me on map)
- Note - report options will appear only if there is GPS reception and network data connection.
Report
Clicking on report will open the next menu:
Note - all options will appear only if there is GPS reception and network data connection.
You can choose one of the following events:
Police
Traffic jam
Accident
Hazard
Speed cam
Chit chat
Map update
Downloading the application on the device
1.Using the internal browser, type in the address: m.waze.com
2.Press Ok
3. Wait until the download is finished.
Install the application on the device
1.Press Yes
2. Press Continue.
3. Select on which memory (device/card) that you want to install the software and click Select.
Attention- It is recommended that you install WAZE on the phone's internal memory for smoother operation of the software.
4. Wait until the installation is complete.
5. Select the server you want.
6. Read and confirm the license agreement.
7. Create a new account:
- 7.1 After confirming the license agreement wait until the get started screen will pop
- up and then press on get started.
- 7.2 Fill in the information.
- 7.2 Fill in the information.
- 7.3 Press Ok.
- 7.3 Press Ok.
Installing the application using Nokia PC Suite
Interactive guide to Nokia PC Suite
1. Download the installation file to your computer from the following link: LINK save on the desktop (you can delete the file later).
2. Press Ok.
3. After this comment, the installation will continue on your phone.
Android
Download waze
In order to download waze, make sure you have an Internet connection (3G or Wi-Fi) on your mobile.
- 1.1 Go to m.waze.com or search for waze in the Android Market: (If you download from m.waze.com, you can skip to step 1.3)
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/1/18/Android1.png)
- 1.2 Search waze
- 1.2 Search waze
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/3/3e/1_2_search_waze.png)
- 1.3 Select waze from the search results
- 1.3 Select waze from the search results
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/a/a7/1_3_search_result.png)
- 1.4 Tap Install to start the download
- 1.4 Tap Install to start the download
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/2/21/1_4_install.png)
- 1.5 Tap OK to confirm the Notifications:
- 1.5 Tap OK to confirm the Notifications:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/4/47/1_5_confirmations.png)
- 1.6 After couple of seconds you' ll see the next screen, tap waze: Community GPS to see downloading progress.
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/9/95/1_6_start_downloading.png)
- 1.7 Downloading progress:
- 1.7 Downloading progress:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/c/cb/1_7_download_progress.png)
- Note: If you want to cancel the downloading, just tap Cancel download
Installing
Getting started
- 3.1 waze splash screen:
- 3.1 waze splash screen:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/e/e0/3_1_splash_screen.png)
- 3.2 Initializations and first time running:
- 3.2 Initializations and first time running:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/8/8e/3_2_first_time_running.png)
- 3.3 Initializing:
- 3.3 Initializing:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/4/4f/3.3-initializing.png)
- 3.4 If GPS or AGPS are off on your mobile settings you'll get the next message:
- 3.4 If GPS or AGPS are off on your mobile settings you'll get the next message:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/6/62/3_4_no_gps_connection.png)
- 3.5 After the initialization you'll be required to select your location (If the GPS and AGPS are turned off):
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/f/f2/3_5_choose_a_server.png)
- 3.6 Language files will be downloaded according to the selection :
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/8/86/3_6_downloading_language1.png)
- 3.7 After that Terms of use will be presented:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/4/4a/3_7_terms_of_use.png)
- In order to proceed you need to confirm that you understand and accept those terms of use.
- Click the Accept button to continue to use waze, or the Decline button to exit the program.
- If you have accepted the terms of use, you will next get a form to create your account.
- 3.8 Select your language:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/3/36/3_8_language.png)
- 3.9 After choosing the language the Welcome screen will be displayed:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/7/76/3_9_welcome.png)
- 3.9.1 If you're a new user at waze, tap New user.
- 3.9.1.1 Fill out the details below in order to create your account:
- 3.9.1 If you're a new user at waze, tap New user.
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/3/37/3_9_1_1create_account.png)
- You'll be asked to provide a username and password, an email address, and optionally to choose a waze nickname, which is used to identify you on the map and in reports you send, should you choose to be identified.
- Select the username you'd like. The username is case dependent so Jenny is not the same as jenny.
- After you have proceeded to fill in all the form, waze will display the filled-in form (your password will be displayed as five stars no matter how long it actually is).
- If the information is the way you want it, select Create in order to create your account. If not, select the line you want to change.
- You'll be asked to provide a username and password, an email address, and optionally to choose a waze nickname, which is used to identify you on the map and in reports you send, should you choose to be identified.
- 3.9.1.2 Tap Next to confirm and to enter as a registered user or Skip if you don't want to register at this moment.
- Note that if you select “skip”, a temporary account will be created for you If you skip the registration.
- You will not be able to access waze's web site and points you get during driving will not be saved!
- 3.9.1.2 Tap Next to confirm and to enter as a registered user or Skip if you don't want to register at this moment.
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/6/6c/3_9_12_temporary_account.png)
- 3.9.2 If you already have waze account, tap Get Started
- 3.9.2.1 Enter your Username and Password and tap Log in.
- 3.9.2 If you already have waze account, tap Get Started
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/8/8e/3_9_2_1_Login.png)
- 3.9.3 You can also enter your twitter account details. Your routes and / or road reports will be tweeted automatically from your account according to your settings. (Add internal wiki link to the Settings -> Profile -> Twitter).
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/9/9d/3_9_3-twitter_details.png)
- 3.10 Way to go! Congratulation you have a new WAZE account.
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/9/91/3_10_way_to_go.png)
- 3.11 Read or skip the information about waze:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/9/9b/3_11_wazeinanutshell.png)
- 3.12 Welcome to waze's main screen:
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/9/95/3_12_mainscreen.png)
- 3.13 2D (2D and 3D should appear in the settings part)
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/d/de/3_13_2d.png)
- 3.14 3D- Depth dimension will be added to the map in this mode.
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/9/95/3_14_3d.png)
Menus
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/6/6f/4-menus.png)
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/b/ba/4_2_1_1_gps_reception.png)
Means you have good connectivity and your location is known.
Means a low-power connection, until it improves only your rough location is known.
Means your GPS connection is bad or non-existent, and your location is unknown. To improve it, try to give your phone a clear line of sight to the sky and wait a few minutes.
![](https://storage.googleapis.com/wazeopedia-stg-images/b/b6/4_2_1_2_mood_selection.png)
- you’re happy – other wazers will see your avatar on the map as
- you’re sad – and your avatar
- you’re tired – and your avatar
- you’re mad – and your avatar
- you’re bored – and your avatar
- you’re starving – and your avatar
iPhone
First Time in Waze?
The first time that you run waze, you will have to select between a few settings, with the following screens and messages:
Select Server
If waze can't pick up your current location, you will be asked to choose your general location:
- USA & Canada.
- Israel.
- International (rest of the world).
After you choose your general location, you will be requested to choose your language.
Note that you will be able to change the language later on.
Next, read and accept the waze terms & conditions
Login
After accepting the using terms, it will show up the following screen:
In this screen, you need to choose to Sign up or to Sign in
Sign Up
By clicking the button will bring up the profile menu:
In this screen, you need to fill all the fields to complete your profile. However if you do not want subscribe in that moment, then you only need to press the skip button and you will receive a temporal user name.
NOTE I: If you choose to skip this step and use a temporal user name, you will not able to use the any of functions inside the our web page and all your points and score it will not be accumulate in your account.
NOTE II: The “send me updates” box indicates the option to get or not to get update and news mails in your personal mailbox. After pressing the skip button, the following screen will show up:
In here, you have another time an option to create a user name or continue working with a temporal user name.
Next screen is:
Ping\Chit Chat
Just after you finish to subscribe to twitter, you will see the next screen:
here, you can agree or not agree to be pinged by other wazers.
The next screen will be:
In here, you can decide if you want to connect to Facebook or not. If you press the connect button, he will take you to the login to facebook manu:
The next screen that will show up, it is the following one:
This screen inform you, that you had finish to create your Waze account, so only press GO and start enjoying Waze.
Main Screen
After running the application, you will see following screen:
The top of the screen
In the top of the main screen will appear six different icons:
GPS Reception icons:
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connected |
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Partial connected |
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No GPS reception. |
Internet connection:
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Connected to Waze |
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Not connected to Waze |
Mood icon
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Here you can decide in which mood do you want to appear in Waze. |
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Groups icon
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Here you can see all the groups that you are following. |
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Events
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Here you can see all the events that have been reported by your groups, that have been reported on your route or that have been reported near to you. |
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Turn off icon
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In here, you can turn off the application. |
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The bottom of the screen
In the bottom of the screen you will fin four different buttons:
Inside the first one you will find the next expandable menu:
The center of the screen
In the center of the screen you will see the map. The map can be show in two different modes:
3D mode | 2D mode |
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To change between them, you need first to press and after that the settings
, Then, the following screen will show up:
Choose the 2D/3D to toggle between them.
Zoom
Zoom Out | Zoom In |
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Tap once on the screen to bring up the zoom in/ zoom out buttons:
Events
To report an event you need to press and then, the following screen will show up:
Note: This screen and all his options will show up only, if there is GPS reception and an Internet connection.
You can choose the following events:
Police
Pressing the police icon, it will show up the next menu:
There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction the event happened and if you want to insert a photo of the event.
Traffic Jam
Pressing the traffic icon, it will show up the next menu:
There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction the event happened and if you want to insert a photo of the event.
Accidents
Pressing the accidents icon, it will show up the next menu:
There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction the event happened and if you want to insert a photo of the event.
Hazard
Pressing the hazard icon, it will show up the next menu:
There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction the event happened and if you want to insert a photo of the event.
Speed cam
Pressing the speed cam icon, it will show up the next menu.
SCREEN
Chit Chats
Pressing the chit chat icon, it will show up the next menu:
There you will be able to describe the event, to decide in which direction the event happened and if you want to insert a photo of the event.
Updated Map
Pressing the map updated icon, it will show up the next menu:
In this menu you will be able to record new roads, update details and report map problems.
Record New Roads
If you choose you will able to record new roads.
to stop recording just click on the tractor icon
Update Details
Choose to update house numbers.
Report Map Problem
Choose to report a problem with a description:
Attention: you will not be able to report without GPS signal or 3G/ WIFI connection!
SETTINGS MENU
To access to the Settings menu please click on the button from the bottom menu of your main screen.
Then click on button from the expandable menu:
After that it will show up the Settings Menu screen:
Quick Actions
In here you will be able to turn on/off the Navigation guidance.
Display
In here, you will be able to change between 2D view or 3D view.
Light
In here you will be able to change between Day/ Night light mode Manually.
Music Player
In here you will be able to turn on the music player.
Settings
If you scroll down in the settings menu screen you will find different types of labels, between them are general, map and more.
General
Clicking on will give you access to the general settings menu:
Language
In here, you will be able to change between the interface languages.
Prompts
In here you will be able to change between the voice navigation commands.
Measurement System
In here you will be able to change between Meters/ Miles.
Clock
In here you will be able to change between 24 hours clock and 12 hours clock.
Auto Zoom
in here you will be able to turn on\off the auto zoom.
Show Points Ticker
In here, you will able to turn on\off the points ticker.
Back Light On
In here you will be able to turn on\off the back light.
Auto-Learns Routes
In here you will be able to turn on\off the auto-learn routes mode.
Events Radius
By clicking in the event radius button, it will show up the following screen:
In there you can decide which will be range of events notifications that you will get during your navigation.
Notifications
By clicking in the “Notifications” button, it will show up the following screen:
In here, you can decide which type of social notifications you will receive.
Profile
By clicking in the Profile button, it will show up the following screen:
In here you can sing in with a different user, to choose your privacy settings and sing in to different social networks.
Privacy
By clicking in the “Privacy” button, it will show up the following screen:
In this screen you can set up your full privacy settings, such as Nickname and showing your name profile and pictures to another users.
Show Facebook Details:
Show Twitter Details:
Show me as
In this screen you can set up to show your Nickname or anonymous.
My FB name
In this screen you can set up to show your Facebook profile to friends only, to everyone or don't show.
My FB picture
In this screen you can set up to show your Facebook profile picture to friends only, to everyone or don't show.
My Facebook profile link
In this screen you can set up to show your Facebook profile link to friends only, to everyone or don't show.
My Twitter link
In this screen you can set up to show your Twitter profile to friends only, to everyone or don't show.
Twitter Account
Facebook Account
Foursquare Account
Map
Clicking on “Map” will give you access to the General Map Settings menu:
In this screen you can set up all your map settings, icons and events that you want to see in you navigation map.
Maps color scheme
By clicking in the “Map color scheme” button, it will show up the following screen:
in this screen you can choose the presentation color for you map.
Spread the word
Clicking on “Spread the word” will show you the following screen:
In this screen, you can spread the word and promote the application with your friends or to give a review in Apple Store\Chomp.
Inside, the spread the word screen, you can give a review to Waze inside Apple Store or in Chomp.
NOTE: Reviewing Waze on the Apple store, will close the application and you’ll be redirected to the Apple store.
Groups
Click on the Groups icon
Create Group
Adding Icon
Group Name
Here you can choose the name of the group.
Note! once you choose a name to the group you can't change it again!
Group Twitter Account
Click on to access to Twitter login account menu:
Group Facebook Fan Page
Click on to access to Facebook fan page menu:
Joining to existing Group
You can search for a group by clicking on the icon
To join a group just click on the icon, and the this message will pop up:
To leave group, click on the red button, you’ll get the message:
Additional Info
By clicking on the name of the group, for instance
You will get additional info about the group:
- Number of members.
- New Users.
- New Reports.
- Facebook account.
- Twitter Account.
- The Owner of the group.
- When the group was created.
By clicking on the members button you will see all the members of the group:
To join the group, click the button.
Main Group
To set a group as your main group, click on MINE tab to see the groups that you are following and click on the gray star
To cancel main group, click on the yellow star
Edit Your Group
In order to edit a group that you created you need to click on tab
and click on your group
after that you will see the info about the group:
Here you can Change Icon, Description, Group Twitter Account, Group Facebook Fan Page.
By clicking save will save your changes.
In order to navigate click on from the menu
After that it will show up the Drive to Menu screen:
My Favorites
First you need to search for address, click on the search bar to search address or place
By pressing the icon will show the menu:
You can choose between Navigate to the destination, show the destination on the map, or to add the destination to favorites
After choosing Add to Favorites, You need to choose a name for it.
Recent Searches
Recent Searches shows your recent searches
by clicking the button will bring you to :
You can choose between:
Drive | drive to the location. |
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Show on map | show the location on the map. |
Delete | to delete the location from the resent searches menu. |
Add to favorites | add the location to favorite menu. |
Saved locations
To save a location on the map to your saved locations section just tap on the map for a few seconds and a pop up menu will show up:
Choose a name for your location.
Click the button to add the location to your Saved Locations.
Delete Location from Favorites/ Saved Locations
Go to Delete Location from Favorites or Saved Locations and click on the button.
Favorites | Saved Locations |
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Click on Delete to remove the location.
Contacts
Search Address
Click on the search bar to search address or place
You can choose your destination or click on more to find more results.
You can choose between Drive to Alternatives.
Alternatives
Choosing will let you choose between alternatives routs:
You can compare visually your routs by clicking the Button
Route 1 | Route 2 |
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Route 3 | All Together |
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To see a list of the route, click on button.
And pop up menu will show up:
To stop the navigation click on the button
And pup up menu will show up
Windows Mobile
Installation Guide
First, need to be sure that your cell phone is connected to the Internet (WI-FI or 3G). To download Waze, you need to go to your browser and look for the web site http://m.waze.com
Right after that, It will show up the following screen, please press yes\ save as... button and install the program.
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During this process you will need to choose in which location will be installed Waze. To optimize the performance of software, we recommended to install the software directly on your mobile device and not on your memory card.
First Time in Waze?
The first time that you run the software, it show up the following screens and messages: These screens indicates that your WM is looking for GPS signal.
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Select Server:
If your WM and Waze do not recognize your current location, Waze will ask you to select your sever.
After choose your specific server, the follow screen will show up in your WM:
Please choose your preferred language for work, and then you will see the following screens.
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Also, after choosing your preferred language the following screen will show up. Here you will find the “Waze’s Using Terms”.
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After accepting the using terms, it will show up the following screen:
In this screen, you need to choose to “Sing up” or to “Sing in”.