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Waze Will End Updates for Older Android Devices Soon

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Waze will soon be ending updates for older Android devices running on Android 9.0 or earlier, following other popular apps.

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Being probably the most used app by drivers, many depend on Waze every day. This app, purchased by Google several years ago, now has an important news for all. Who has a...

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Waze is a free GPS navigation application that uses the information provided by its users to offer maps and routes in real time, including data on accidents, works, traffic and other incidents on the road. That platform is owned by Google and works on both mobile devices and smartphones, however, Waze will stop offering app updates for older Android devices.

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Waze will soon no longer be compatible with Android 9: many concerned users, if they don't update their device. Yet very popular as a GPS guidance solution, Waze finds himself forced to abandon its support of old versions of Android. The community navigation application will now require Android 10 at least for [...] The Android article: Waze will stop running on many devices has been published on Universe Freebox

At some point, it's time for older Android models that don't receive any updates, and now Waze has reached a new conclusion. The Google Maps navigation alternative in-house will soon require "newer" Android versions for support, the developers have announced. But you don't go along with other apps, because in the future Android 10 will be at least required. Devices with Android 9 or older Android versions will no longer receive Waze updates and …

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Android Authority broke the news in on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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