Waze and Sync3

[Blackbr]

Waze is allegedly integrated. I have Version 3 and can see Waze as an available app. Yet when I click it endlessly spools Waiting for Device. The Waze app on my phone is locked for my safety when plugged into usb. What do I do?

[fusionff]

These may help.

 

https://support.google.com/waze/answer/6090013?hl=en

 

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/03/16/android-auto-now-allows-swipe-up-to-unlock-while-connected/

[Blackbr]

Thanks, finally got it working, but followed the above directions after my trip.

 

Drove from Ohio to Wisconsin using Waze in my MKZ. It routed us creatively through Chicago and saved our bacon in Janesville WI where there had been a big accident.

 

The app crashed once, had to restart.

 

Adding alerts (police, etc.) didn’t work. The system kept telling me I was creating too many alerts when in reality I only pushed the button once. It was as if I had pressed it six times because I had to push close on the alert details screen six times to get it to close. I just gave up.

 

I’m not an experienced Waze user but it did a great job for me. I’ve had great success with Sync 3 XM traffic and Apple CarPlay maps though too.

[Blackbr]

Another strange thing that happened, don’t know if it’s connected.

 

Drove car last night without my phone plugged in. Wasn’t using sync 3 navigation, but the system was not able to accurately pinpoint my location. Rebooting the system (press and hold audio power and fast forward buttons until system restarts) fixed the problem.