Social traffic app Waze, which was snapped up by Google for $1.1 billion in 2013, could come preinstalled on your next Android phone.
Google’s announced that the app is now officially a Google Mobile Service, which opens up the option for manufacturers and carriers to preinstall it on their devices.
No one wants their phone stuffed with bloatware but Waze is a handy service and one that’s well worth having straight out of the box, despite what some US sheriffs might tell you.
➤ Waze [via Android Central]
Read next: Built by you: Google-owned Waze’s biggest asset is its community
Get the TNW newsletter
Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week.
Also tagged with
