Re: Many users with names like world_xxxxxxxx
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:48 pm
Thank you! That other user name was driving me crazy!
Waze: outsmarting traffic together
https://www.waze.com/forum/
Hey!davipt wrote:If you used facebook, try the following:world_b85zy5cs wrote:Hi
I can confirm that it's, at the moment, impossible for me to change my username to a proper one without loosing my current points.
I'm now on world_b85zy5cs, I would like Sweo, which I use as nick.
When I first installed the app, I connected via Facebook which caused Waze to create this temporary username for me.
- remove the app
- reinstall the app
- on start, click on login and then login with Facebook
- double check it's your account on wazer->my wazer -> age of your account for example
- follow the faq instructions: settings->waze account-> register -> enter new username, pass, nickname and the email address, which can be the one from Facebook, of if you get an error, any other email.
- login into the client with that username
- on the forum, click on the footer on the "clear all cookies" and login with the new account.
The trick is to start from scratch, login with Facebook to regain the world_account, and *then* create the real account.
A section other than the "Settings - Acount & Login - Username & Password" method?AndyPoms wrote: There is a little section with a link specifically for world_ & usa_ username changes, that I'm betting you didn't see.
Just wanted to add that this finally worked for me. I have tried all the other suggestions.davipt wrote:If you used facebook, try the following:world_b85zy5cs wrote:Hi
I can confirm that it's, at the moment, impossible for me to change my username to a proper one without loosing my current points.
I'm now on world_b85zy5cs, I would like Sweo, which I use as nick.
When I first installed the app, I connected via Facebook which caused Waze to create this temporary username for me.
- remove the app
- reinstall the app
- on start, click on login and then login with Facebook
- double check it's your account on wazer->my wazer -> age of your account for example
- follow the faq instructions: settings->waze account-> register -> enter new username, pass, nickname and the email address, which can be the one from Facebook, of if you get an error, any other email.
- login into the client with that username
- on the forum, click on the footer on the "clear all cookies" and login with the new account.
The trick is to start from scratch, login with Facebook to regain the world_account, and *then* create the real account.
I can confirm this action for the NA server. My father doesn't know a thing about the editor but he is listed as both "Created By" and "Updated By" on road segments near his home where he was the first to drive on a base-mapped road.mssusa wrote:I believe that the last updated date on the editor does not necessarily mean that someone has actually logged on and edited the segment. Somehow the system has made a change to the segment because of an action by that user. It *could be * cookies munched, drives causing geometry changes, drives causing a node to be created on an intersection, confirming a client paved road,... Anything!
Disclaimer : how the system behaves in your server/country is different from how it behaves in other servers/countries.
Well, see my quote!AndyPoms wrote:world_b85zy5cs wrote:Hi
The instruction on the support site on how to create a username under settings - account & login - username & password isn't working for me since my world_**** username and password are already there.
Best regards.
Sverker.
Sweden
Go to http://world.waze.com/support and search "username" (without the quotes) and you should get instructions to change your temporary account to a full one. We've had a few reports of those instructions not working, but it is still worth trying.