Issue: "No Network Connection"

[AlanOfTheBerg]

Ok, if that's true, that's definitely valuable information. I misunderstood the point of the app then.

You're welcome. A lot of us would love to rely on Waze for long-distance navigation, and it can work, but not as well as it could if they were to make it a focus.

FYI, on the website front page is this text which speaks to Waze's mission: "Join other drivers in your area who share real-time traffic and road info, saving everyone time and gas money on their daily commute" and "...outsmart traffic and get everyone the best route to work and back, every day."

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[AlanOfTheBerg]

There is an existing request to add caching of reports for a certain time. Even in the app, they will still have a timeout. For example, there's little point to keeping a police report for more than 30 minutes. Likely has moved on well before that. So that kind of report would not get uploaded at all.

So, in short, yes, we and Waze know we'd like this feature. When it may be implemented is uncertain. Waze still focuses on the daily commuter market. This market almost exclusively drives in data coverage areas. Also, if a feature works for 80% of drivers on a daily basis, it is likely not to be changed. So unless more than 20% of drivers are affected by lack of report caching every day... don't hold your breath.