

Creativity is great, but not at the cost of safety.Īny other tips you have for us on how to create or change Waze voices? Sound off in the comments. As a safety warning will remind you, these recordings are used to guide you, so making them accurate is important. Keep in mind that there are also time limits set for each phrase, so you can’t get too crazy with what is being said. You don't have to be logged in to an account to change the voice of the navigation. If a phrase hasn’t been recorded, it will go back to the default voice. Open Waze Open the Waze app on your phone.

To have Hart as your co-pilot on the app, go to Settings > Sound, and select “English – Ride Along” as your language.Don’t care for the sometimes robotic monotony of the default navigation Waze voices? Add your spin to things by recording the voice of a friend, family member, or significant other. To add the celebrity voice of your choice, open Google Maps, tap on the hamburger icon, then tap on Settings, followed by Navigation Settings, and then Voice. JAs a publicity stunt, things don't get much cooler than having a big-name actor give an in-character performance in your car. This feature provides another money-making channel for Waze (and now for Google). Waze is free and already has advertising opportunities available for businesses, who could pay to have their business shown to drivers approaching their location or searching nearby. The app also navigates drivers to the cheapest gas stations and shows you where your friends are on the road if you are caravanning somewhere together. They can report traffic jams, speed and police traps, hazards, accidents update maps with roads and landmarks and contribute driving routes. Unlike other GPS navigation software, Waze combines map data with information from people on the road. Waze first started as an open source project called FreeMap Israel. Providing voice navigation commands is a way to promote Ride Along to Waze’s community of 50 million users. Hart acted on Real Husbands of Hollywood, a comedy-improv parody show on BET and is in an upcoming movie with Ice Cube called Ride Along, which opens in January. It was the largest payout to employees in the history of Israeli high tech. Its community grew like crazy and Waze sold to Google for a rumored $1.3 billion earlier this year.

Friends and travelers around you post updates to create an accurate, real-time picture of road conditions. Waze is a popular app that crowdsources traffic and navigation data.
