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Post by Toby_ha
On my phone I use the voice command to activate google, which on my phone is 'hey google', in the past when I've tried using it to report a hazard, it says something along the lines of 'sorry I can't do this'. The 'hey google' voice command isn't activating google on my phone right now, so just tried by pressing the microphone command, in the search bar when not driving and it seems to report: a hazard; an accident; it did say it reported police but nothing showed on the map. However when I asked it to report traffic, it says 'sorry I can't do that with waze'. So maybe try a few different commands, annoyingly if you spam it with commands and a few of them successful it does warn you that you might be blocked from reporting, but if none of them are successful I think you can keep doing it.
 
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Post by tserBK
is this voice command function still available in iOS app?
I don't see it......
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Post by turbomkt
Goodtimes2019 wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:37 pm I live in the USA using a iPhone and have not been able to report hazards, police, etc. using voice commands for over one year now.  I have tried "Hey Goggle", "Okay Goggle", "Hey Waze" and "Okay Waze" and nothing works.  I have no intention of tapping a phone screen to make hazard reports while I am driving because that is dangerous.  I contacted Waze support (sent them a video showing problem) and after several days they said it was Goggles fault.  I contacted Goggle with the same information and video showing that Goggle three dots appear on the bottom of the Waze screen when I say "Hey Goggle" or "Okay Goggle" but do not move when I speak.  After several days of trying Goggle said it was Waze's fault.  My understanding is the Goggle bought Waze so as far as I am concerned it appears that the Goggle Maps people want to destroy Waze by not addressing this problem.  This is sad because Waze was a really great app even when you had to swipe the screen with three fingers to activate voice reporting.  I still use Waze but I can only listen and not contribute unless my wife is driving which permits me to tap the screen to make hazard reports.  My only hope is that someone will buy Waze from Goggle and turn the voice reporting back on so that I can use Waze to its full potential again.
 

 
I just want to confirm...this is your iPhone and not while hooked up to CarPlay?  The dots not moving (not hearing your voice) sounds like a Waze to iPhone issue more than anything.

Regarding your last comment, I would not expect Google to ever sell Waze after the last year or so where they have tried hard to improve data flow between the apps.
 
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Post by twctracker
LewisBriskin wrote:When I enabled the new feature by talking to Waze with "ok Waze". My audio system in the 2017 Forester freezes. Nothing works. I have to shut down Waze, turn off radio, go back into Waze and disable the feature of "ok Waze" and then all is normal. I tried to use it a number of times and the same thing happens. It did not matter whether I was using bluetooth or USB.

Any suggestions? Anyone else have this problem?

Thanks
I am having the exact same issue :(
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Post by TxWendy
I have been struggling with initiating the voice commands. Sometimes it would come on at seemingly random times. I could never get the three finger tap or wave to work when driving and actually wanting to make a report. I just figured out the cause and wanted to share with others.

The phone must be in the portrait position for the wave and tap to work. If the phone is positioned landscape, it will not start the voice commands. I am using an iPhone 5S.
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Post by vince1612
Oranges13 wrote:
AlanOfTheBerg wrote: Alert Commands
  • Thanks
  • Not there, gone, false
  • Hide, close, dismiss
I have never been able to get these to work. Is there a keyword you have to say to get waze to listen to you when an alert has appeared? Waving does not work until the alert has been dismissed manually, and then the voice commands do not refer to the previous alert.
I have to say I've never tried to use those myself so I don't even know if they work for me, I should give it a try someday ;)

I am not aware of any keyword, there are different activation methods however, maybe something from this link can help you:
https://support.google.com/waze/answer/6081262?hl=en
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Post by vince1612
In general consider most information which is older than 6 month to probably be outdated. Since 2012 the app has changed a lot.

Where are you located? Have you looked at the Waze help page on voice commands?
https://support.google.com/waze/answer/6268717?hl=en
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Post by vince1612
Annie-Od wrote:I have tried saying "reporting vehicle stopped on shoulder". It still doesn't work.
Have you tried saying it like the help page illustrates?
  1. App listens, say: "Report Hazard"
    wait, app asks you to specify between several choices
  2. App listens again, say: "Shoulder"
    wait, app asks you to specify between several choices
  3. App listens again, say: "Car stopped"
I've never had any problems with it, nowhere is it written that you can make a full sentence directly and that it will understand.
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Post by vince1612
Ok so it seems that it could work (no bugs to fix) but that there is a problem with the app understanding you. Have you got music on or anything while you're trying? Does your phone's integrated vocal assistant understand you well in the same conditions?
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Post by vince1612
BillDavisMeow28 wrote:I've seen references to reporting incidents in the opposing traffic lanes but have not found the commands in the wiki or in this forum. Am I mistaken? Is there a way to report issues for people traveling in the opposite direction?
This was available in Waze 3.x but was removed with Waze 4.x

There is a pinned thread about this:
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