This article was published on March 3, 2015

Google says Waze can be preinstalled on your next Android phone


Google says Waze can be preinstalled on your next Android phone

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]

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