Request an option to "turn off" certain notifications.

[Elgirts]

First off, great application.

I like the potential, and the interaction I can have with it. However, there are a couple of things that continue to annoy me. I'll list each one in it's own individual post in the future. However, the one that has me really annoyed right now is the fact that I will at times get pop-up notification of "traffic conditions, hazards, chats.. ect.". Though this is a great idea, some of them are just useless. (For example traffic reports in another county or state.) Others however, I find vitally important. For example reports of police traps, or traffic cameras. (Provided they are in my area, or planned route.)

What I am requesting, is in two parts.

First, I would like to see the ability to turn off and on specific on pop-up notifications. (Yes, I know I can turn off the graphical displays on the maps individually in settings, but I like those. I just want the same kind of choices for the pop-up notifications.)

Second, I would like to be able to choose the distance from me that those selected items pop-up.

Thanks for listening. I'll post more wishes as I come across them. I am all about making this app develop to it's potential.

[zzyzxuk]

Perhaps it's just coincidence, but it seems to me that pop-ups are more likely to appear if I'm stationary, and not when I'm moving? If this is the case, I think that's a brilliant idea, as it's less distracting to the driver, but when I'm at a traffic light, or stuck in traffic, that's exactly the kind of information I want.

As for getting alerts that don't affect you geographically, it's good to remember that as the user-base grows, the alerts will become more tailored, as I'm fairly sure that it will just be giving you the 10 closest alerts, or something like that. At the moment, if there aren't other people near you, you'd get alerts from further away, but as more and more people are Wazing, the 10 closest will (hopefully) end up being folks who are just a few streets away from you.

[sketch]

Yeah, the pop-ups only display when you are stopped. When waze notices that you are moving, they vanish again.

I think, if something is reported on your route specifically, waze will show a pop-up stating this. I once reported a police trap, took a couple U-turns, and saw a warning accompanied by a sound (I think). It's the only time I ever noticed that, but that will change when we have more users.

And what zzyzx said is true: it displays only the nearest things to you. As the userbase grows, the alerts will become more relevant.

[dbev79]

I agree with this request. I assume that all red lights in my area have cameras, and most do. So I don't want or need notifications about that. Since my iphone is connected to my radio via bluetooth, these notifications are continually interrupting what I'm listening to.
Thanks. Love Waze!

[AlanOfTheBerg]

I assume that all red lights in my area have cameras, and most do.

A "camera" is not a red light camera, which is what Waze alerts about. The vast majority of intersections, in the US at least, do not have red light cameras. Many traffic light controlled intersections do have video cameras for traffic control, but not for law enforcement. See the Cameras page for more details.

[BEJ08]

Another possibility is to be able to limit the radius you'd like to be notified about (e.g., only notify me of events within 1 mile of my current location, 5 miles, 10 miles, etc.)

[AlanOfTheBerg]

Another possibility is to be able to limit the radius you'd like to be notified about (e.g., only notify me of events within 1 mile of my current location, 5 miles, 10 miles, etc.)

5 miles is the current lower limit, unfortunately. "On route" is supposed to be available some day.

[SuperHeats]

Well, I'm new to using this app and is nice to see some of my issues listed from other users 3 years ago have not been addressed. I'm in agreement with being able to choose a smaller radius for events that occur. I have had mine set to 5 miles and get all these pop-ups when I stop regarding events that are no where even close to me. As well as there needs to be more information listed in the event. All I see is, for example, major accident, Preston Rd., Dallas. Well, Preston Rd. runs for miles and the accident reported could be anywhere. In rush hour traffic, every time I stop, my phone blows up with notifications and change to fast to see the map. The closest cross street should be included on the report, like Preston Rd. @ Frankford Rd.

I also agree that the user should be allowed to turn off notifications for traffic cams. I drive the same way to work and back home every day. I know where the cameras are and don't need to see the pop ups every time I drive by them. They already show up on the map so what's the need?

Do the folks from Waze even read these posts? Just seems to me that people are posting and no one takes notice.

[mtlgab]

I also agree to have the option of disabling popup notifications all together, I can't use them.

I would not mind having an option so see a fully grayed out high view of the map with reports simply being highlighted (not grayed out) so I can avoid hot spots. Or have them color the map in a transparent shade that would indicate how bad the traffic jam is (yellow, orange, red).

[daknife]

Well, I'm new to using this app and is nice to see some of my issues listed from other users 3 years ago have not been addressed. I'm in agreement with being able to choose a smaller radius for events that occur. I have had mine set to 5 miles and get all these pop-ups when I stop regarding events that are no where even close to me. As well as there needs to be more information listed in the event. All I see is, for example, major accident, Preston Rd., Dallas. Well, Preston Rd. runs for miles and the accident reported could be anywhere. In rush hour traffic, every time I stop, my phone blows up with notifications and change to fast to see the map. The closest cross street should be included on the report, like Preston Rd. @ Frankford Rd.

I also agree that the user should be allowed to turn off notifications for traffic cams. I drive the same way to work and back home every day. I know where the cameras are and don't need to see the pop ups every time I drive by them. They already show up on the map so what's the need?

Do the folks from Waze even read these posts? Just seems to me that people are posting and no one takes notice.

First Waze staff really don't spend a lot of time in here, a couple of them do spend some time, but not a lot, it seems they have a job to do or something.

Second the pop-ups you get from far outside your set five mile are ones from a group or groups you are a member of. Not sure why those get an exception to the radius setting but they do and it can get annoying. But one way is to drop extra groups. I originally signed onto several groups, then I realized that the groups are actually worthless and have zero social aspect and trimmed it to all but one. That really cut down on the extra pop-ups.

The rest of your suggestions are all good ones. Maybe someday they'll be added.