Waze App for iOS Gains Audible Streaming Integration

[MacRumors]

Google-owned mapping app Waze has been updated with support for Audible audiobook streaming, according to a press release on the Audible website.

The integration with Waze means drivers with an Audible membership can access its catalog of more than 600,000 Audible Originals, audiobooks, podcasts, and other audio programs.

"We are very excited to kick off 2021 by welcoming Audible into the Audio Player family," said Adam Fried, Head of Global Partnerships at Waze. "Audible is such a beloved brand with a huge catalogue of content and we're thrilled to be able to bring it straight to their drives. Our users have already driven over 100 billion kilometers while listening to content from streaming services on our Audio Player, and we can't wait to bring this experience to even more users thanks to our collaboration with Audible."

Audible members can listen on Waze by launching the Waze app and tapping the music note icon to select Audible as their audio player. Audible members will also receive next turn directions from Waze inside the Audible app.

"We're delighted to be able to offer our members around the world a new way to access Audible," said Derek Murphy, VP, Business Development at Audible. "Whether you're listening to the latest Audible Original or catching up on a recent best-seller, Audible on Waze allows you to seamlessly enjoy audio content that entertains, inspires and informs you."

Audible is the latest streaming service to integrate its audio experience into Waze by using the Waze Audio Kit. Other streaming services that feature as part of Waze's Audio Player Program include Pandora, Deezer, iHeartRadio, NPR One, and TuneIn Radio.

Waze can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

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[Le0M]

Omg, even Waze belongs to google??
I'll delete it right away.

 

[tom.humphrey]

Can’t quite understand the point of this. It’s almost as if they’re trying to turn Waze into the front screen of CarPlay?

 

[ekko20six]

It’s so google knows what you listen to so they can d it to your profile and target ads at you

 

[emdub]

I don't get this. They've done the same with spotify and after testing it I just realized it's better to hop back and forth between apps. I want waze for navigation, spotify for music and audible for audiobooks. Don't want a 3 in 1. Another feature to turn off and keep off.

 

[Kylo83]

There CarPlay is plagued with bugs it’s unusable

 

[mw360]

This kind of thing is why Apple is making that car. Its going to be a mess of hungry competing tech firms trying to own your car experience and tie it to your Google/Amazon/Facebook/Whatever life.

 

[falkon-engine]

So waze gets updated but not other Google apps?

 

[luvbug]

Yet another Google app I won't use. Why don't these tech companies get: It's NONE of their freaking business what I do!

 

[alexandr]

yea, but apple maps is getting waze features

 

[GeoStructural]

Yet another Google app I won't use. Why don't these tech companies get: It's NONE of their freaking business what I do!

Actually it IS their BUSINESS what you do.

 

[4487549]

Can’t quite understand the point of this. It’s almost as if they’re trying to turn Waze into the front screen of CarPlay?

Exactly. If you don’t have CarPlay, this would be useful. As soon as I was able to use CarPlay, I started disabling all of these integrations. So this would be for folks that have cars without CarPlay enabled.

 

[nutmac]

Google app using device identifier to track activities across apps is to be expected, but why the heck does it need to link my health & fitness data?

 

[avatar77]

C'mon Waze, do PocketCasts next

 

[WaltCD]

Omg, even Waze belongs to google??
I'll delete it right away.

I've been using Waze since 2015. It's been a part of Google since at least that long.
Still works great.

 

[Td1970]

I don't get this. They've done the same with spotify and after testing it I just realized it's better to hop back and forth between apps. I want waze for navigation, spotify for music and audible for audiobooks. Don't want a 3 in 1. Another feature to turn off and keep off.

Luckily you can turn it off.

 

[Td1970]

I don't get this. They've done the same with spotify and after testing it I just realized it's better to hop back and forth between apps. I want waze for navigation, spotify for music and audible for audiobooks. Don't want a 3 in 1. Another feature to turn off and keep off.

Luckily you can turn it off

There CarPlay is plagued with bugs it’s unusable

waze? Works perfect with my CarPlay