Watch out, Waze fans — there's a bug that means reports of police aren't showing up for many

https://www.techradar.com/author/david-nield· Aug 12, 2026 · 12:11 PM UTC ·10 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 5 views

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Vehicle Tech Car Infotainment Watch out, Waze fans — there's a bug that means reports of police aren't showing up for many News By David Nield Published 12 August 2026 Police alerts aren't showing for some When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Everything seems fine from the submission side, but the warnings aren't being passed on.Based on some of the Reddit threads that have popped up around the problem, this is affecting some, but not all, Waze users. It doesn't seem to be related to how long users have spent using the navigation app either.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: "On my morning commute I marked several police vehicles and mobile police cameras," says one Redditor.

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▪Vehicle Tech Car Infotainment Watch out, Waze fans — there's a bug that means reports of police aren't showing up for many News By David Nield Published 12 August 2026 Police alerts aren't showing for some When you purchase through links on
▪Everything seems fine from the submission side, but the warnings aren't being passed on.Based on some of the Reddit threads that have popped up around the problem, this is affecting some, but not all, Waze users.
▪It doesn't seem to be related to how long users have spent using the navigation app either.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: "On my morning commute I marked several police vehicles and mobile police cameras," says one Reddit

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Vehicle Tech Car Infotainment Watch out, Waze fans — there's a bug that means reports of police aren't showing up for many News By David Nield Published 12 August 2026 Police alerts aren't showing for some When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Waze is misbehaving for some people (Image credit: Renault) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Police reports are missing in Waze for some usersThe report submission process still seems to be workingAs yet there's been no official acknowledgementOne of the useful features that Waze offers to drivers is indications of a…

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