Waze 4.0 offers new layout, less battery consumption

Waze announces its new app version that is redesigned for faster navigating, takes less from your precious battery life, and other improvements to further help users on the road.

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Version 4.0 presents a neater look while still maintaining its cartoony feel — icons are now rounder and the alert button is more visible. Catch the video to see more of it:

Above, it shows its one-tap navigation feature, a real-time distance meter when there are any obstructions on the road, and a faster way to send an ETA to a contact. Basically, the new update just made things simpler and faster to accomplish.

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As a kicker, they also mentioned on their update log that they “significantly reduced battery consumption” which is definitely good news.

The new version is available for iOS (97.3MB in size) with an Android release coming soon.

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Waze 4.0 offers new layout, less battery consumption

Waze announces its new app version that is redesigned for faster navigating, takes less from your precious battery life, and other improvements to further help users on the road.

new-waze

Version 4.0 presents a neater look while still maintaining its cartoony feel — icons are now rounder and the alert button is more visible. Catch the video to see more of it:

Above, it shows its one-tap navigation feature, a real-time distance meter when there are any obstructions on the road, and a faster way to send an ETA to a contact. Basically, the new update just made things simpler and faster to accomplish.

waze-new-update

As a kicker, they also mentioned on their update log that they “significantly reduced battery consumption” which is definitely good news.

The new version is available for iOS (97.3MB in size) with an Android release coming soon.

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Metro Manila — one of the worst cities for drivers around the world

It’s no surprise that traffic in Metro Manila and neighboring cities is getting worse day by day and statistics from Waze is a proof of a driver’s pain on the road.

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The Philippines rank differently on each. It varies being one of the worst, and also one of the best. Interestingly, our country managed to grab a top spot.

Here are the factors Waze used to rank Global Driver Satisfaction Index:

    Traffic – Density and driving conditions
    Safety – Risk of driving
    Driver Services – Car services (e.g. gas stations, parking)
    Road Quality – Infrastructure
    Socio-economic – Access to cars and gas price impact (data by World Bank)
    Wazeyness – helpfulness within the Waze community

Higher score is better.

Index FactorScoreRank
Most Satisfied3.99th of the Worst
Traffic0.4The Worst
Safety9.34th of the Best
Driver Services10.0The Best
Road Quality5.813th of the Worst
Socio-Economic0.0The Worst
Wazeyness3.46th of the Worst

As for the Ranked list of satisfaction for our largest metros by population – a score of
3.9 for Manila, Quezon City , Makati, Dasmariñas, Bacoor, Taguig, Valenzuela, San Jose del Monte.

Overall, the Philippines ranked 9th of the Worst with a score of 3.9.

The safety and services ranking may raise a few eyebrows. While services of sprawling gas stations and their competitive offerings are great, parking services are still not worthy to be the best. And ranking 4th best in terms of safety? We would like to know more about that.

On a city level, Manila reported the worst traffic, with Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Jakarta not far behind.

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Here are the indexes in PDF:
Index by Metro
Index by Big Metro
Index by Country

Data from 50 million users in 32 countries and 167 metro areas are used to complete this index. To know more, head over to the Waze Blog.

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Motorists watch out: List of roads closed today for earthquake drill

Navigation app Waze gave out notifications to its users in the Philippines reminding them that today is the day that MMDA will conduct the Shakedrill 2015 in preparation for the expected earthquake in the country. They listed down the places as well as the time that specific roads will be closed.

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Below are the planned closures for today, July 30, 2015, and their corresponding times:

  • Apolinario Mabini – 09:00-11:59
  • Roxas Blvd Service Rd – 09:00-11:59
  • Exchange Rd – 18:00-23:59
  • San Miguel Ave – 18:00-23:59
  • Pearl Dr – 18:00-23:59
  • North – 10:30-11:30
  • Parkway Dr – 10:30-11:30
  • East – 10:30-11:30
  • West – 10:30-11:30
  • Marcelo H del Pilar – 09:00-11:59
  • Jade Dr – 18:00-23:59
  • Dona Julia Vargas Ave – 18:00-23:59
  • Lourdes – 18:00-23:59

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In addition, using the app will guide motorists to their destinations and evade these blocked roads.

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Motorists watch out: List of roads closed today for earthquake drill

Navigation app Waze gave out notifications to its users in the Philippines reminding them that today is the day that MMDA will conduct the Shakedrill 2015 in preparation for the expected earthquake in the country. They listed down the places as well as the time that specific roads will be closed.

waze-earthquake-drill-manila

Below are the planned closures for today, July 30, 2015, and their corresponding times:

  • Apolinario Mabini – 09:00-11:59
  • Roxas Blvd Service Rd – 09:00-11:59
  • Exchange Rd – 18:00-23:59
  • San Miguel Ave – 18:00-23:59
  • Pearl Dr – 18:00-23:59
  • North – 10:30-11:30
  • Parkway Dr – 10:30-11:30
  • East – 10:30-11:30
  • West – 10:30-11:30
  • Marcelo H del Pilar – 09:00-11:59
  • Jade Dr – 18:00-23:59
  • Dona Julia Vargas Ave – 18:00-23:59
  • Lourdes – 18:00-23:59

waze-earthquake-drill-manila-road-block

In addition, using the app will guide motorists to their destinations and evade these blocked roads.

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