Has anyone found this issue with Waze?

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I tried switching to Waze from Apple/Google maps on Carplay. Several times the app failed to find the car's position at startup, like it's not getting GPS signal, even after several minutes. After the third time I just gave up and returned to Apple Maps. Has anybody else seen this? I remember using Waze a few years ago when I first got the car, but this didn't happen yet. Just want to find out if someone else has had this problem so I can rule out a problem with my phone.
 
coutinpe said:
I tried switching to Waze from Apple/Google maps on Carplay. Several times the app failed to find the car's position at startup, like it's not getting GPS signal, even after several minutes. After the third time I just gave up and returned to Apple Maps. Has anybody else seen this? I remember using Waze a few years ago when I first got the car, but this didn't happen yet. Just want to find out if someone else has had this problem so I can rule out a problem with my phone.
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To simply the diagnostic process, does Waze work when you try it on your iPhone without using CarPlay?
 
insightman said:
To simply the diagnostic process, does Waze work when you try it on your iPhone without using CarPlay?
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Tried with direct USB connection, same thing. Not happening in the phone alone. Curiously, it never happens when I first use it (i.e. leaving home) but when using it again. Definitely a CarPlay issue. I looks the Honda Clarity programmers did the CarPlay thing more clumsily than the Android Auto counterpart, like leaving out the displaying of directions on the driver info screen. Sad.
 
coutinpe said:
I tried switching to Waze from Apple/Google maps on Carplay. Several times the app failed to find the car's position at startup, like it's not getting GPS signal, even after several minutes. After the third time I just gave up and returned to Apple Maps. Has anybody else seen this? I remember using Waze a few years ago when I first got the car, but this didn't happen yet. Just want to find out if someone else has had this problem so I can rule out a problem with my phone.
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Yeah, happens to me quite frequently. I usually disconnect / reconnect the phone when it happens. I like Waze, but the app absolutely has bugs. Also, probably not much of a future for it - I understand Google is combining the G-Maps and Waze teams in a cost-cutting move. If I had to guess, I would imagine some of the Waze features migrate to G-maps and Waze slowly disappears...
 
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