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iPhone No Waze in iOS 12 / Carplay
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Unless Apple change the rules Waze/Google won't be able to ship a version using iOS12 APIs until 12 is release publicly. The most a dev can do is fix bugs by altering their usage of existing APIs to prevent crashes/bugs in the iOS beta. It's always been this way. (though I have seen iOS features ship a day or two early in 3rd party apps on occasion)
I had to laugh at that one as pretty much every post in the iOS 12 forums on MacRumors violates Apple's NDA on discussing betas. I suspect Apple will never enforce because someone there is coming through these forums to check on bugs and fixes.He’s the beta police
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yeah, they all start slipping in earnest about the Friday after Labor Day here in the US.
Well here’s wishing Waze has a public beta for devs
Or there is a good “leak”
Or there is a good “leak”
Well here’s wishing Waze has a public beta for devs
Or there is a good “leak”
Not sure if this helps a lot, but for what it’s worth: https://support.google.com/waze/beta/answer/7287376?hl=en
Thanks for that. I guess they are pretty tight with betas.
But come Sept at least we should have Waze on the main screen
(He said with finger tightly crossed)
But come Sept at least we should have Waze on the main screen
(He said with finger tightly crossed)
While it seems apps can update to fix problems under iOS 12 (like Twitter apparently did yesterday), I don’t think they can introduce new features based on iOS 12 APIs yet. I really don’t expect to see Waze on CarPlay until September. If it were, the demand for the iOS public beta would likely be off the charts and I think Apple wants to manage that a bit.
Yeah, you're missing the official release, which will then be when Waze will be compatible with CarPlay (as announced in the WWDC).
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Unless Waze decides to do a beta before release. Which would be the most popular beta ever I suspect.
Hopefully the tone of this answer is a little better than the sarcasm above
It would definitely be popular! I don't know if people should hold their breath, though. I wouldn't risk it, that's for sure!
I have two routes to work, every time I leave I let Waze choose the route. Can’t tell you how many times it has rerouted me real time and saved my a lot of time sitting in a backup.
But how does it have routes that are not available to Apple or Google? Those each perform reroutes as well.
Agreed. It's the least aesthetically pleasing when compared to Apple and Google Map but its routing consistently provides the most accurate travel time estimates and optimal routes. Every time I've challenged the routes down obscure little roads to avoid delays, I've been proven wrong.
And I'm not going to lie, having crowd sourced speed trap locations has saved me on a few occasions.
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It just seems to plan routes around traffic difficulties better than Apple or Google Maps. And the traffic data seems more accurate and timely. I've been on roads that Apple or Google show as free of traffic backups yet are at a standstill and Waze consistently reflects this, at least in my city.
Really?
It’s the only app with incredibly accurate real time traffic updates and routing based on that.
And I’m sorry, but I drive over the speed limit, and the police notification feature has saved me on SO many occasions.
I prefer Apple Maps from a visual perspective WAY more than any other mapping app. And lane guidance has been spot on when I’m in a new city...didn’t realize how much I would love or actually need that feature until I’m traveling I known roads with complicated highway intersections.
I don’t think they allow apps in the App Store that use SDKs from non-released versions. They tend to relax that in the week or so before release in September, as a lot of apps start supporting the new iOS version then.
At least CarPlay is still working for you. They seem to have broke it for my 2018 Acura TLX. None of the other betas in 11 had any trouble but no matter what I try with ios12 CarPlay will not initialize. I am on a iPhone X
Waze relies on crowd sourcing accident reports, police, back ups, etc. If I remember correctly, Google Maps gets some of it's data from Waze users now, but Waze seems to be the most proactive.
CarPlay "works" for me, but pretty erratically. I get the "reverse" disconnect from time to time. Also, there are a lot of times my car does not recognize my phone. I've had to reboot the phone, restart the car, etc... to get it working. I'm ok with that, as I signed up for it. But I understand your frustration: its one thing for problems, its altogether another thing for complete non-functionality.