Today I warned that there were police ahead and I should be careful not get on the naughty list! Thanks, Waze. What to Know To choose an available voice: Tap My Waze > Settings (gear) > Voice & sound > Waze voice. Holiday Season Bonus: You can now change the voice to Santa Claus. Awesome, and a little creepy because someone could potentially hack it. Whoa - in writing this I found out that you record your own directions. English (US) - Boy Band is the option you’re looking for. To find the boy band voice in Waze, go to Search (Magnifying Glass), Settings (Gear), Voice & Sound (Speaker), Voice Directions. The rest of the trip the new voice was reminder that life can be a lot more fun if you just tweak the settings a little bit. If nothing else, it’s worth it for a laugh when the guest(s) in your car are surprised to hear it. But it’s hilarious and every time you turn you get to imagine someone at Waze/Google creating this Boy Band voice for you. The song directions don’t always have timing that makes sense either. Sure - the Boy Band voice doesn’t come with street names so it is not the most practical option. Marlo and I both were startled then started cracking up at the boy band voice. We had completely forgotten that we had changed the voice, and we were in the middle of a conversation of dinner for evening or something when we interrupted by a robotic yet melodic “Red light camera □ reported ahead □”. We first experienced the sing-songy delight of the “Boy Band” voice in Regina, Saskatchewan. Sure, lots of directions apps offer a few accents, male & female. Those are all wonderful practicalities, but they pale in comparison to one of our favorite new features: Changing voices. ![]() ![]() It also gives you a head’s up if there’s debris on the road or off to the side. It gives notifications of police reported on the road (we don’t speed that much but it’s nice to get a head’s up). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It gives great work-arounds when traffic is rough. Used to have a lot of fun with stephen colbert as my navigator, but it seems like I cant change the voice packs. Often on the trip, Waze was our directions app of choice.
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