#Android auto: Waze intent

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simple patio
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Hi all,

Since recently my waze intent does not work anymore,
Is someone else facing the same issue?

I have a S24 Ultra and running all the latest app versions.

The intent basically works when my phone is unlocked,
When its connected to android auto it doesn't do anything anymore 🙁

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alias: Waze - Commute
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: zone
    entity_id: person.yvo
    zone: zone.home
    event: leave
    id: Leaving - Home
  - trigger: zone
    entity_id: person.yvo
    zone: zone.work
    event: leave
    id: Leaving - Work
conditions:
  - type: is_connected
    condition: device
    device_id: 596174e59cd1881c3b619bd305156abd
    entity_id: 237c432066bc557ae9d52a94ca7c6f72
    domain: binary_sensor
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - Leaving - Home
          - condition: time
            after: "07:00:00"
            before: "10:00:00"
          - condition: state
            entity_id: binary_sensor.workday_sensor
            state: "on"
        sequence:
          - alias: Navigate to Work
            action: notify.mobile_app_sm_s928b
            data:
              message: command_activity
              data:
                intent_package_name: com.waze
                intent_action: android.intent.action.VIEW
                intent_uri: https://waze.com/ul?favorite=work&navigate=yes
                car_ui: true
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - Leaving - Work
          - condition: time
            after: "16:00:00"
            before: "18:00:00"
        sequence:
          - alias: Navigate to Home
            action: notify.mobile_app_sm_s928b
            data:
              message: command_activity
              data:
                intent_package_name: com.waze
                intent_action: android.intent.action.VIEW
                intent_uri: https://waze.com/ul?favorite=home&navigate=yes
                car_ui: true
mode: single
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I have tried adding the car_ui: true bit but it does not resolve my problem 🙁

steep swan
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What does doens't work mean? Does the automation still trigger when you leave a zone? Does the condition pass? Does it fail on actions?

simple patio
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But specifically using android auto

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Haven't tested if its with the screen locked/unlocked that it no longer works

steep swan
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I'm not in the car right now, but the command itself works for me, and opens Waze with the requested route. On the phone I have to unlock before it opens Waze, so it might be the locking/unlocked status.

simple patio
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The intent works fine, just not with android auto

Maybe I worded it poorly 😅

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So, I used to hop in the car, just drive out of my street and HA would figure the fastest way to work and plop it on my andoid auto,

Up untill recently the intent no longer opens waze on the android auto screen

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Android 16 might be the actual culprit here

Screenshot_20251124_152826_ChatGPT.jpg
steep swan
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I've created a similar automation, I can let you know tomorrow if it works for me. I'm on a Pixel 10 Pro so I also run Android 16

simple patio
valid flicker
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is the device receiving the notification? is there any error in the companion app logs? and also was Waze updated recently? Waze app updates can indeed impact this

simple patio
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My phone apps and waze are fully up to date

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Whenever I am at my desk and I just click "run action" it works fine

steep swan
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Sorry, I went to work by bicycle this morning, so no update from my side

simple patio
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*however my phone HAS to be unlocked but I think that this might be the issue regarding to the intent not actually doing something once connected to android auto

simple patio
valid flicker
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Will need to see the crash logs then

simple patio
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Figured yesterday that it works perfectly fine with my phone unlocked

gaunt adder
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there is an issue with waze atm, would be fixed in next release as far as i recall.

valid flicker
simple patio
simple patio
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Ok, thats not it also

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When I have Waze already open, the intent doesn't do anything
It just switches to waze. Thats all,
It does however not turn on the navigation

valid flicker
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so waze does receive it in certain cases?

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if your phone is required to be unlocked then double check the app has background access, that could delay sending it....if you see the waze app open but nothing happens then that could indeed indicate a waze issue. You can try checking adb logcat to see if waze got any issues when it got the intent

simple patio
valid flicker
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youll need to use android studio or an app like logcat reader, both of which require a PC to get the connection going....theres no real easy way unfortunately

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you could potentially rebuild teh intent in an app like tasker to see if you see a similar issue to rule out the app

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your intent is very common though, if you send yourself a link to the waze URL in a text would the waze app open?

simple patio
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I send a scheduled text message to myself for 6 minutes,
I doubt that it will actually do something

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Oh

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Yeah it didn't do anything hahaha

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Opening the link does open the app and start the route

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When the app is already open > url also doesn't work

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Im reading that navigating to Favourites using deepurl's / intents is a known issue 🤔

valid flicker
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so they broke something lol?

simple patio
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Before getting overly excited, I'll get back here tomorrow with the result in the morning

simple patio
valid flicker
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ok that seems most likely the case becuase if our intents was broken it woudlnt be limited to waze but even google maps will have an issue etc...

simple patio
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Yeah exactly

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If only google maps had the waze features

valid flicker
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they boght them im surprised they never merged the products, only cherry picked features

simple patio
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Ok, coordinates intent also does not work 👎