The latest update for Waze on Android Auto finally brought support for “Coolwalk,” but it also broke a few key features, including voice commands. As it turns out, those were broken intentionally.

Last year, Waze decimated voice command support on Android Auto, and now users are reporting issues with commands not working yet again. Waze for Android Auto is one of just a few mapping apps for the ...

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