Waze is quietly getting a refined map shade refresh, only some months after Google launched an analogous makeover for Google Maps.
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The identical interface replace ought to ultimately debut on Android Auto, although the main target is solely on the darkish mode. The sunshine theme also needs to obtain new colours later this 12 months.
The brand new colours confirmed up in Waze model 4.101.2 on my iPhone, although they’re solely dwell on CarPlay and never on the smartphone. The refined interface blends seamlessly into the general CarPlay darkish mode, making it simpler to see the highlighted route with a look on the infotainment display.
In comparison with Google Maps’ up to date darkish mode, Waze additionally elevated the colour distinction, although you may typically mistake the route with close by water, particularly in the event you drive alongside a river, for instance. This is a earlier than and after comparability to higher perceive how Waze refined the map colours.
That is the previous model of Waze on CarPlay when the darkish mode is activated:
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And this is the brand new darkish mode with the up to date colours (discover the highlighted route and the close by river, which use comparable shades of blue).
Picture: Bogdan Popa/autoevolution
Waze hasn’t introduced the brand new colours publicly, however I anticipate extra info to change into accessible when the corporate completes the rollout. The up to date UI remains to be in its early days, and I would not be stunned to see the corporate additional sharpening it earlier than it reaches the final availability part.
Waze is getting extra enhancements as of late, together with assist for pace bumps and sharp curve warnings. The pace bump notifications debuted a number of weeks in the past, although they’re nonetheless nowhere to be seen on the map, seemingly as a result of the Waze map editors want extra time so as to add the required info in sure areas.
The pace bump assist has lengthy been a high function request, with Waze confirming final 12 months that it was engaged on including it to all supported platforms.
In the meantime, all people has seemingly gotten used to Google Maps’ new colours regardless of a controversial launch a number of months in the past. Google has by no means launched an announcement relating to the brand new colours, however customers did not obtain the replace very effectively, calling for a strategy to undo the interface facelift and return to the earlier model.
Time will inform if Waze encounters comparable issues. Nonetheless, the brand new map with the up to date colours appears to be like crisp and clear, so I do not anticipate individuals to expertise any wrestle throughout navigation. I’ve reached out to the corporate to ask for extra particulars relating to this interface makeover and can replace the article when and if I get a solution.
