Waze tells everyone where you are all the time. If you don’t mind, perfect, if not you can always activate invisible mode on your mobile and Android Auto

In the pre-iPhone era, TomTom swept the world by democratizing access to GPS devices, and cars were filled with these devices, which suddenly replaced the old printed guides and travel maps. But the mobile phone became smart, the GPS chips that the manufacturers installed were more precise, and Today any mobile phone with Google Maps is more accurate than an old TomTom.

From there to apps like Waze was just one step. In fact, the idea of ​​Waze was great, because it was about combine the usual effective but boring mapping and GPS positioning application with a social network like Twitter or Instagram. The result was as expected, and Waze today has more than 151 million active users per month.

Very few people know what Waze points are for and what we get with them, these are all the advantages you can redeem

Waze in invisible Ninja mode, it can be done

Founded in 2007, by 2013 Waze was so successful thanks to its novel user community concept that Google acquired it for almost a billion dollars and did the smart thing: fully integrate it into its services. Waze continues to be more successful than Google Maps because of the social network component it has, which allows anyone to upload data on the traffic status on that road or the alert of a new radar in such another.

Unnamed
Unnamed

You can use Waze just like Google Maps, without having to create an account. But you get more out of their services if you get one. And now as a user, the socialization component of the application appears when Other drivers can see you on the map, showing your avatar and name.

And even more so, since the so-called ‘Wazers’ can share data such as license points and even speed to which they are circulating, which includes you too. So let’s say that you want to go in ‘ninja mode’have a Waze account but do not share your profile with anyone and, above all, do not share your location. The app allows you to do it this easy:

New Project
New Project

How to activate invisible mode in Waze

  1. When you open Waze on your mobile – or on the screen of your car, the map of the area you are in appears. Look for an icon with three horizontal dots in the upper left corner
  2. When you press it you go to a menu with several options. Seeks Settings
  3. On the car screen the list is shorter, in the mobile app you have more sections. Look for the Privacy option
  4. Activate the option Invisible / Go Invisible Mode, and you will hide all your data including position.

Via | techopiniones Android

In Xiaomi World |

The secrets of Waze | There are a series of secret codes that I did not know and that unlock all these hidden functions. Sorry Google Maps