To navigate with Waze, you need to turn on your phone’s location and allow Waze to use your phone’s location.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 12 and above. Learn how to check your Android version.
Turn on your phone's location
- Swipe down from the top of the screen.
- Touch and hold Location
.
- If you don't find Location
- Tap Edit
or Settings
.
- Drag Location
- Tap Edit
- If you don't find Location
.
or Settings 
.Note: These steps may vary depending on your device.
Allow Waze to use your phone’s location
- Open Settings
- Tap Location
- Tap App location permissions.
- Under 'Allowed all the time,' 'Allowed only while in use,' 'Ask every time,' and 'Not allowed,' find the apps that can use your device's location.
- To change the app's permissions, tap it. Then, choose the location access for the app. Learn about app permissions.
Note: These steps may vary depending on your device.
Turn your phone's location accuracy on or off
Android 12 & higher and Fitbit Ace LTE
- Open Settings
- Tap Location
Location Services
- Turn Improve Location Accuracy on or off.
Location Services Android 11 & lower
- Open Settings
- Tap Location
- Turn Improve Location Accuracy on or off.
For more instructions about Android location management, click here.
Additional steps for Xiaomi devices:
- Open your phone's Security app
- Tap Manage Apps
- Tap Permissions
- Tap Auto start
- Turn on "Waze"
Note: These steps may vary depending on your device.
If you followed these steps and are unable to navigate with Waze, or are receiving a GPS error message, refer to this article for instructions to fix the issue.
Need more help? Check out our Waze Community forum for more questions and answers about Direction and navigation