I have been using the Waze app in CarPlay because it shows all the cameras in New York City. However when I get on the highway or leave the city I still hear the Waze notifications (like car disabled) even if I switch to another app like Music even if I am no longer using Waze for directions. So aside from taking out my iPhone is there another way to get Waze to stop?
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CarPlay Anyway to shut off Waze in CarPlay?
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When I drive in NYC and have the Waze app active, whether or not I am using it for navigation, it will announce Red Light cameras automatically. The speed cameras (which it refers to as "speed traps") are announced when I am approaching them - about 1/5 mile before - and I am going over the posted speed limit. In the Voice and Sounds setting of the App itself I have Sounds set to Alerts Only. And under the Waze Settings/Map Display, there are the various settings for what you want displayed under "Reports". There is also a place in the Waze App - when it is open on the CarPlay screen - to set what type of notifications you want announced.
Unfortunately, when I leave the city (or get on the highway) I don't want any notifications from Waze - especially when using Apple or Google Maps - and there is no easy way to actually turn off the app itself.
Unfortunately, when I leave the city (or get on the highway) I don't want any notifications from Waze - especially when using Apple or Google Maps - and there is no easy way to actually turn off the app itself.
If I want out of Waze, I swipe up on the app on my phone. Kills it in carplay as well.
This.
If Waze isn’t showing up as an open app on your iPhone, launch it, count to three, and then swipe it closed. That will close it in CarPlay as well.
Yes. To close a map opened in CarPlay you need to swipe it closed on the iPhone. There is no way to force-close apps in CarPlay. You do that on the iPhone.
Furthermore, when a map is launched in CarPlay it often doesn’t show up on the iPhone after you’ve turned off the car, but it’s actually still running in the background. So to close it you need to launch it on the iPhone and then swipe it shut to prevent it from restarting the next time it connects to CarPlay. This is how Waze currently is functioning. Quite awkward.
It is rather annoying. If I want it to give me notifications, I'd have it open.
There are three tiers to Waze Audio
-Full Nav
-Alerts Only
-All Silenced
Set up a Siri shortcut to silence all Waze notifications when you dont need them, and another shortcut to give you just the driving alerts only
-Full Nav
-Alerts Only
-All Silenced
Set up a Siri shortcut to silence all Waze notifications when you dont need them, and another shortcut to give you just the driving alerts only
- End directions at any time: Say something to Siri like “Stop navigating,” or select the estimated time of arrival (ETA) display at the bottom left, then choose End Route.
- This is from an Apple forum