How to get radar warnings on Android Auto using Waze and Google Maps

¿How to get radar warnings on Android Auto using Waze and Google MapsRaise your hand if you haven't had a speeding ticket! That's why you need to know.. But you don't just need it for the sake of getting fines and hurting your wallet, you also need it to drive safely. And for that, having applications like Android Auto to use Waze and Google Maps will be very beneficial for the driver. 

If you have reached Tecnobits because you wonder cow to have radar warnings on Android Auto using Waze and Google Maps and above all how to configure them, you have come to the right place. Because we are not only expert drivers of our own vehicles, We also master Waze or Google Maps and we have all dodged one or another radar.. Don't worry, we'll go step by step so that you don't get lost in the configuration. And thanks to that, you won't get lost with your vehicle, you'll drive better and you'll finally avoid radars. 

How to use Waze on Android Auto to receive radar alerts?

 

If you haven't used Waze, it's quite strange, since today it is one of the most used and fun applications to control road traffic or guide you anywhere. But this article is about how to have radar warnings on Android Auto using Waze and Google Maps and that is what we are going to help you configure. Because you already know how to see roadworks and have fun emojis. Oh, although you shouldn't have to worry about it, it also warns about police controls, mobile cameras and of course fixed radars. But let's get on with the configuration:

• To start you have to download Waze, If you are an Android user as we deduce, you can go to the Google Play Store and download the app on your mobile phone or Android Auto
• Now you will have to Connect with Android AutoYou can do this in different ways, including via USB cable or wirelessly if your car is modern enough to allow this connectivity.
• Now you will have to select Waze as the default navigation app that you want to use every time you start the car. To do this, you will have to go to Android Auto settings and configure it. If it does not appear, you should reinstall it.

After this first part, which is based on the installation, download and configuration of Waze according to your tastes and preferences, after starting up Android Auto, we will move on to what matters to us, what this article is about, that is, how to have radar warnings on Android Auto using Waze and Google Maps.

• Open Waze and go to the settings. Within the settings menu you will have to go to the “Notifications” section and there, of course, Activate all available notifications and alerts, because if not, you wouldn't be reading this article on how to have radar warnings on Android Auto using Waze and Google Maps

How to use Google Maps on Android Auto to receive radar warnings?

 

And if we said in previous paragraphs that Waze was known for traffic and circulation control, you can't even imagine how many downloads Google Maps has then. It is the most used app by farOf course, the fact that it comes installed on each mobile phone also has something to do with it.

But it does the trick and is useful for drivers, pedestrians and anyone who wants to get where they want to go. Now, let's get to the point, which is how to get radar alerts on Android Auto using Waze and Google Maps.

• To start with Google Maps you will have to keep the app updated, for this you can check it in the Play store. Once you do this you will have to have the mobile phone connected wirelessly or by USB cable to the car to connect it to Android Auto.
• As we have done with the previous app, Waze, you will have to select Google Maps within Android Auto as your default navigation app inside your car. Keep in mind that you can't have both, it's like selecting your favorite and that's the one you'll have running.
• Same process as with Waze, you will have to check that you have All radar notifications activatedBy default, Google Maps gives you these notifications, but just in case we recommend that you go into its settings to activate them in case you don't have any active.

From that moment on, both Google Maps and Waze will teach you what you asked us at the beginning of the article: how to have radar warnings on Android Auto using Waze and Google Maps. If you are a Google Maps user, we also have a tutorial on How to Find ATMs Using Google MapsIf you are a Waze user we advise you to read How to use Waze on Android.