Allow Waze to use your GPS

To navigate with Waze, you need to turn on your phone’s location and allow Waze to use your phone’s location.

Allow Waze to use your phone’s location

1. On your iOS device, tap Settings
2. Tap Privacy & Security
3. Tap Location Services
4. Scroll down and select Waze
5. Make sure that Always or While Using the App is selected. Learn more.
6. Turn on "Precise Location"

Got questions?

I see an error message in Waze

If you encounter an error about Waze and your phone's location settings, follow these steps:

1. On your iOS device, tap Settings
2. Tap Privacy & Security
3. Tap Location Services
4. Turn off "Location Services"
5. Restart your phone. Learn how. 
6. Repeat steps 1 and 2, then turn "Location Services" back on

If this doesn't resolve the issue, log out of your Waze account and then log in again.

Note: Before logging out, make sure you've added an email to your Waze account so you can reset your password if needed.

Waze shows that it's unable to find a GPS signal

Follow the steps in this guide.

If the problem persists, contact Apple or your local cellular provider to check the GPS function on your phone.

Need more help? Check out our Waze Community forum for more questions and answers about Direction and navigation