{
  "id": 597939,
  "title": "Waze’s police alerts are MIA for some",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/wazes-police-alerts-are-mia-for-some",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T20:35:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/waze-police-alerts-missing-delayed-3697365/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Waze, the Google-owned navigation app, is facing criticism from users over issues with its police alerts. Some Waze users are reporting that their police alerts are missing or not appearing on the map, while others claim that the alerts arrive too late. This comes after a recent update to the Android version of the app, which has been linked to a bug involving the back button. Despite the app's community-driven approach, which relies on users to report information while driving, the current issues seem to be affecting a larger number of users rather than isolated cases.",
  "summary": "Police warnings aren’t always reaching drivers.",
  "key_points": [
    "Some Waze users report missing police alerts",
    "Alerts arrive late for others after Android update",
    "Community-driven reporting affected by bug"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}