Android beta 3.5.99.915 feedback thread

[perlin]

@perlin. Why the arrows for one-way streets on 3D mode are not displayed ?

These arrows actually add a lot of noise to the map and we prefer adding them as a setting that users can decide to switch on if they'd like, which is something we'll work on in the future.

[twist3r]

In 2D mode they are visible. I think they add value to the map because if i'm not in the navigation mode I still see that I can or can't enter on that street. Anyway, the option to turn on/off is a good idea, just try to implement it asap. Or perhaps you can also add it to one of the map schemes. I'm always in the editor scheme and there I would really like to see those arrows.

[foxitrot]

...every time when Waze plots my route, it would always lead me tirelessly to the major highways, which is always plagued with heavy traffic jams and accidents.

I even checked the "avoid major highways" checkbox, and yet, it still decides to lead me into major highways!

If I'm still correct, the setting only avoids freeway category segments, not the majors. (Except that it would be now country-dependent - not that I knew about.)

I would try to avoid the major highways as much as possible, and I have been travelling the same route for the past 3 weeks. [...] So, this begs the question, does Waze really learn your most frequent routes?

It does not It only learns your most frequent destinations. And off course the various roads' speeds at different daytimes. Thus, the system needs many wazers stuck in the jams, in order to learn these majors being pretty slow... compared to your much faster route you preferred to ride at the same time during the past weeks.

[davipt]

I would try to avoid the major highways as much as possible, and I have been travelling the same route for the past 3 weeks. However, every time when Waze plots my route, it would always lead me tirelessly to the major highways, which is always plagued with heavy traffic jams and accidents.

I even checked the "avoid major highways" checkbox, and yet, it still decides to lead me into major highways!

So, this begs the question, does Waze really learn your most frequent routes?

IMHO from my experience the learning of routes seems to be done on the client, and gets reset every time there is a mapdate. I assume this because when the mapdates were monthly, the client was learning my routes, and then as soon as the mapdate happened, the generic routes would pop up again.
On the other hand one of these days there was a glitch where the client was showing the preferred route heart, so I'm sure Waze is sorting that feature out. Give them some time.

Now about the highways, I've also learned from experience that any route with more than 10KM will prefer freeways and highways, so you should ensure, as an editor or ask your local AM or CM, that any viable alternative route is properly marked with the right segment types. Basically, in my country, if it's a road that connects localities (which in practice has a proper "national" number), it's a highway. In other words, don't assume a highway is a two+ lane big road or something, but instead it's whatever should be used to connect one locality into another.

[Den_in_USA]

I actually now only have one problem with this beta version. Several times throughout my 30 minute drive to work, Waze looses the GPS signal for up to 5 minutes. I never plug in my charger for my short trip. My brightness level is set to 30%. And, of course, my other navigation apps never loose the GPS signal.

[abright52]

Is it possible to adjust the menu sizes so that scrolling is not required?

I also get an issue with the GPS dropping out occasionally for no reason. I used to have that issue often, but it had gone away until the last couple releases.

Motorola Droid Razr M
Android 4.1.1

[porubcan]

Still got my own reports without my nickname (same as reported in previous beta). Suspecting issue with using special characters in nick name (mine is PistaTT@octavia)

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[aigarslv]

I changed my nickname to #ai@garslv - report still shows up fine!

However if i make a report as soon as I open app - it shows as submitted by anonymous! I described this bug some time ago. But did not know for sure how to reproduce it then!

However when I change it to PistaTT@octavia (sorry mate) I get same empty user as porubcan This is not due to special characters, this is due to length of nickname!

[porubcan]

Thanks. I just tried to change @ with blank space - this resulted in correct displaying of nickname in report. Then changed to @ again and troubles are back.

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[aigarslv]

Thanks. I just tried to change @ with blank space - this resulted in correct displaying of nickname in report. Then changed to @ again and troubles are back.

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I removed "a" form octavia (PistaTT@octavi) and now it shows up fine. I think this is due to text length of a nickname or symbol count.