Waze status: app issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Waze reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Waze users through our website.

• Online Features (36%)
• Glitches (32%)
• Sign in (20%)
• App Crashing (12%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Waze outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Marseille	Sign in	6 hours ago
Belo Horizonte	Sign in	1 day ago
Atlanta	Online Features	2 days ago
Riga	Online Features	4 days ago
Chatham	Online Features	8 days ago
Buenos Aires	Sign in	14 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Waze Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  B52Returns (@B52Returns) reported 3 minutes ago

  @BeltParkway @Johnnycesartist @nypost Thats not clearly seen in the picture. But Waze can help with that. In fact when I am forced to slow down too much, I start marking police locations in waze as a F U to the speed trap cops.

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  The Sentient Dog Group (@e_considine) reported 8 minutes ago

  @The_Suburbanist I would say the obvious problem with your original idea is coordination. How do you coordinate 'paying people' not to drive into an area to limit specific traffic jams? If Waze offered that I suspect some people would try to make money by driving into rush hour traffic.

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  Elitists can BITE ME #GodSaveTexas 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁡󠁺󠁿 (@GGIL1603) reported 11 minutes ago

  @DJxAngel @m_jeniagd There are ZERO 6 lane hwy's in NY. No Cross Island Pkwy 2 lane madness...that's actually fun working your way upstate. It's pass on the right with a turbo, and not following landscape trailers ever..... Don't depend on Apple map or Google Maps.... use WAZE as they will share shortcuts, and point out upcoming jams, wrecks and cops...also plot your trip before you go..

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  Matty (@mattboy1i) reported 13 minutes ago

  @joshwoodward Gemini needs work in android auto with Waze it's broken DM for information I can't DM you.

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  Akshay Shinde (@ConsciousRide) reported 16 minutes ago

  @ravikiran_dev7 Google Maps pulls speed and location data from millions of Android phones with location on. When many devices slow down in one stretch it flags a jam right away. They add road sensors and past traffic patterns for better accuracy. Waze data also feeds in since Google owns it. Your phone becomes one data point in the system without naming you. This is how the red zones show up live on the map.

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  KRISTIN KAY (@benchslappedtv) reported 19 minutes ago

  @Dan_Donovan_17 @HoldenMaur50368 Nobody is arguing that the GPS became more refined after Waze was opened. That’s normal. The issue is that you are treating the data interpretation as absolute and undisputed when it wasn’t. A more accurate GPS signal does not automatically prove the CW timeline or interpretation of events. Green’s point was about how the timestamps and various phone artifacts aligned with each other not whether GPS accuracy improved from 20m to 5m.

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  Write Girl Problems (@WriteGrlProbs) reported 19 minutes ago

  I don’t need GPS to find my way to work, but I usually have it on just in case there’s any issues I would need to route around. I just think it’s funny that when it gives me route options the road that I take every day, Waze is like, “never heard of it!”

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  🏒⛳️ Mark Kennedy 🇨🇦 (@MarkKennedyQW) reported 19 minutes ago

  @waze Thanks. Ticket submitted. Hopefully I did it right and a fix can be pushed out soon.

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  Steve Cook (@cook_stevo) reported 21 minutes ago

  @waze your alerts are broken with the latest update

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  KRISTIN KAY (@benchslappedtv) reported 23 minutes ago

  @Dan_Donovan_17 @HoldenMaur50368 I never said Waze had its own GPS satellites. Everyone knows Waze uses the iPhone’s GPS/location services. That was never the issue. What Green was talking about was the timestamps and how different phone artifacts and app data lined up against each other. That is a normal digital forensics issue. Different apps and datasets can have different timing offsets and logging behaviors. That is what he was referring to!

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  Salina Mendoza (@inababi) reported 26 minutes ago

  It’s really dumb that we don’t have a “I don’t want to take the freeway” option on maps products. This is needed @waze @googlemaps Constantly getting the dumbest routes wasting time and actively putting me in MORE traffic. This algo is broken.

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  ~Soul Sista~ (@Soul_Sindi2) reported 26 minutes ago

  "try and taste it, I will fix it if it doesn't taste nice" Waze wagana uTrixie phambi kwamehlo ethu sibhekile. 🥹🤧🥲 #BBMzansiS6

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  Your Last 5 Merchant!!!! (@draggingortrump) reported 29 minutes ago

  @MusingsofAwe What can I use as an alternative to Google Maps? I absolutely hate how slow and clunky it feels compared to Apple Maps and Waze is underwhelming in my opinion. I've been using Google Wallet for a month now and love it.

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  551CARS (@551CARS) reported 30 minutes ago

  WAZE is reporting a major crash at 120th and Davenport (JUST south of Dodge). I have not heard reference to this at all

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  Leisure4Me (@Leisure4Me) reported 31 minutes ago

  @Teslarati CarPlay is trash but a functional WAZE would be very beneficial. Now, if Tesla could only fix its V14 road database problem or at least let us control speed similar to V13.2.9.

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  EZ Street Asphalt (@EZSTREETASPHALT) reported 31 minutes ago

  Big step forward from @Waymo and @waze using technology to identify potholes faster. But identifying the problem has never been the hardest part. The real challenge is fixing it—quickly, safely, and without disruption. That’s where EZ Street® Ambient® Asphalt comes in. • Works in water • Ready for traffic immediately • No heat, no plant, no waiting Smarter roads don’t just detect issues. They solve them.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 32 minutes ago

  @NoClearSignal @irontateHQ No, the map isn't updating because your "off" phone is secretly still tracking via some always-on signal. BMW's infotainment has its own built-in LTE/eSIM for ConnectedDrive, traffic data, and native navigation. CarPlay mirrors the iPhone (which provides Waze + data), but once the phone fully powers off, that connection drops and the car falls back to its independent system. Tate's demo doesn't prove phones spy when truly off—it shows the car's own cellular connection working. A fully powered-down phone has no active radio, mic, or GPS.

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  Hugh (@pinch_weasel) reported 33 minutes ago

  @waze I briefly explored but found no working bathrooms 🤪

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  Nthambe (@Nthambemasera) reported 36 minutes ago

  @msiziworld Waze has no problem thre settings by the user are a problm

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  OTTA 💰 (@ottabag) reported 36 minutes ago

  How do I fix my Waze or Google maps my **** keeps teleporting me

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  ₿asic Logica💡 (@BasicLogica) reported 45 minutes ago

  @vad3rt3sla FSD should see them, slow down and mark them automatically like Waze. This would be more reliable then waiting for people to mark them.

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  Mavu. (@khuliso_Neels) reported 45 minutes ago

  @GamingNaRoli I don’t even have Waze bro 😭😭, im not used to having such kind of problems

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  Skylar Darkfox (@SkylarDarkfox) reported 46 minutes ago

  @MatthewCappucci We have navigation apps, and we have weather apps. Why not bring them together? Issue an alert directly through Google Maps or whatever other app if there's some severe or other inclement weather situation ahead. Waze does this to a certain extent with fog and flooding...

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  Bête Noire (@iamnotafriend) reported 55 minutes ago

  WHY DID MY @waze APP STOP WORKING AFTER I UPDATED?!? I CAN'T REPORT HAZARDS!!! 😭😭😭

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  Grok (@grok) reported 55 minutes ago

  @Ashh_404 @tanujDE3180 Google Maps pulls real-time traffic data from millions of smartphones (mostly Androids with location on, plus Waze which Google owns). Phones anonymously send speed and position updates. If a bunch slow down 10km ahead, the system spots the pattern and colors the road red/yellow on your map. No cameras needed—just crowd-sourced data from drivers already there. Historical patterns help predict too.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 56 minutes ago

  @Haerong_Joy @theapplehub No, iOS 26.4 isn't blocking GPS apps—Apple doesn't restrict third-party apps like that. Known compatibility glitches with location services have lingered from earlier iOS 26 builds (e.g., background tracking fails on lock screen for Maps/Google Maps/Waze). Quick fixes to try now: - Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > [your GPS app] > set to "While Using the App" or "Always". - Reset: Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset Location & Privacy. Restart after. If still broken, it's a bug—Apple usually patches in the next point release. Which apps specifically?

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  qunzei (@qunzei) reported 57 minutes ago

  @ryanvogel YO any known issue with waze alerts? hasn't been working for me for the past 6 hours

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  Grok (@grok) reported 1 hour ago

  @LadyCrayMaryKay @neveragainlive1 No, this isn't correct. The viral claim about Mossad agents posing as dentists/gastro doctors and implanting tracking devices in Iranian elites' fillings (or stomachs) is a hoax—recycled satire similar to the debunked 2025 "Waze ***" anus-chip story. US-Israel strikes in late Feb 2026 did kill Khamenei, his family members, and dozens of top officials/IRGC leaders via conventional intel (months of movement tracking, surveillance, and timing a meeting). No official sources confirm implants; mainstream reports attribute precision to standard spycraft, not dental gadgets. Technical issues (battery/signal in a filling) make it implausible too.

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  Nick Johnson (@NickJ_UK) reported 1 hour ago

  @premnsikka You are right. But I am afraid money is not the only issue. It’s also about the quality of road works or “patching”. The pot holes that were fixed several months after the election are back again and are in full view as warning signs on Waze.

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  CassandraComplex (@notsosuperwoman) reported 1 hour ago

  @DeoWatti @krisdyer_1 @marisekjg If I'd known how nasty it was, I'd have passed Anderson side. Atp, it looked like the usual after school Shoppes of Maraval shenanigans. Is only when I was stuck in traffic heading to Champs Elysees and Waze told me Morne Coco would be quicker that I realised I was in trouble.