When you like utilizing voice instructions by means of Waze with Android Auto, you might have observed lately that they not work. There’s an excellent purpose for that. In accordance with a brand new report from 9To5Google, Waze broke the voice instructions for Android Auto after sending out the latest replace. This replace added assist for Coolwalk amongst different issues, however it additionally disabled most Google Assistant voice instructions.
That is stated to be an intentional choice to disable the instructions in Android Auto. However Waze hasn’t but talked about why it selected to take action. Presumably, issues needed to be disabled to repair different points. Maybe the voice instructions have been inflicting different bugs with this new replace. And Waze determined to disable them till it was capable of finding an implement a repair. As this looks like the one logical purpose to show off a function that isn’t being eliminated for good.
There are nonetheless two voice instructions that work by means of. In accordance with Waze, who confirmed that disabling most voice instructions was intentional, you’ll be able to nonetheless use the voice instructions for “drive to house” and “drive to work.”
Full Android Auto voice performance is coming again in some unspecified time in the future
Waze lately instructed customers who reported the problem that issues have been functioning as meant. Particularly stating that “builders are engaged on implementing full Google Assistant performance.”
The corporate doesn’t nevertheless point out any kind of timeline for the instructions coming again. Simply that builders are engaged on it. That being stated, you don’t essentially have to sit down round and anticipate the performance to come back again. When you actually entry to the voice instructions once more, you’ll be able to all the time revert again to the earlier model of the app earlier than the replace. The place voice instructions are nonetheless practical.
It’s a brief repair in fact, because you lose out on the brand new app replace. Nevertheless it’s possible the one possibility for now.