Waze police alerts vanishing or arriving too late, users report

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Waze users are reporting missing police alerts, with some saying their reports earn points but never appear on the map or reach other drivers.

Some warnings are also arriving too late, with users reporting speed-camera and police alerts just seconds — or even feet — before the hazard.

Waze has separately acknowledged an Android back-button bug following a recent update.

Waze ’s police alerts seem a little off right now. The Google-owned navigation app isn’t outright broken for all, but the issues that users are reporting aren’t entirely isolated either. Within the last week, disgruntled Waze users have taken to Reddit and the Google support forum to raise the alarm about issues with police reporting , disappearing alerts, and reports that don’t reach other drivers .

Waze’s whole appeal is its community-first approach. Waze relies on its users to feed data into the app as they drive. See a crash? Quickly report it. Spot a hidden police cruiser? You can report it hands-free with your voice. However, as soon as that community-driven reporting approach starts acting up, the app’s whole appeal begins to fall apart.