Drivers who rely on the popular navigation app Waze for their daily commute may soon need to consider their options.
Drivers who rely on the popular navigation app Waze for their daily commute may soon need to consider a hardware upgrade. The Google-owned company is in the process of discontinuing updates for older Android devices, particularly for loyal users who are running Android 9 Pie and older versions.
The change, already noted via in-app notifications for some users and analysis of recent beta versions, means that devices running Android 9, Android 8 Oreo, and any version before them will no longer receive new features, bug fixes, and security patches. While Waze’s existing functionality will remain operational for the time being, any app support or updates will effectively be frozen in time for those on the aforementioned OSes.
