Owned by Google, Waze is a satellite navigation software that primarily works on smartphones and other PCs with GPS support.
It also supports turn-by-turn navigation and route details. Waze is one of the few community-driven GPS navigation apps and is completely free to use. As of 2020, Waze had more than 140 million monthly active users.
That said, Waze users are now reporting that the app is down or not working in multiple regions. Many say they are getting a ‘No network connection. Try again later’ error message when trying to connect to the service.
Common solutions such as force-stopping the app, clearing app data and cache, and reinstalling the app aren’t helping either.
@waze doesn’t seem to be working today. Just says error calculating route.
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#waze No connection. Waze is down? @waze I want to go home 🥺
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Down detector – a popular service that gives information about live outages – has numerous reports indicating Waze is indeed down for some.
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Apart from those living in the UK, the problem seems to be affecting those in France, Belgium, and some other places in the European continent.
Thankfully, Waze was pretty quick to comment on the matter and said they are aware of connectivity issues. However, they did not share any ETA on when the service will be up and running again.
Hi. Yes, we’re aware of connectivity issues this morning, and have alerted @Waze HQ
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Rest assured, we will be updating this space when Waze resolves the connectivity issues ads