Waze Deep Links broken?

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On iOS, I can't make Waze navigation works when I launch the app from my app. It seems Waze Deep Links is broken. Am I the only one to have this bug? How Uber works for drivers if they don't use Deep Links?

Here is what I tried, even if I run the URL in my Safari mobile browser, Waze opened but nothing happened then (and I have Waze installed!):

waze://ul?ll=45.6906304,-120.810983&navigate=yes

I found a relative question here, but the problem was on Android and mine is on iOS. It should work.

The deep links page now says not to even use `waze:`, but instead `https://waze.com/ul`, even for app to app linking. The docs are wrong, however. The `https` scheme doesn't work on iOS. You have to use `waze://q=`, etc. — Edward Brey, May 15 '19 at 17:52

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 09 '18 at 10:15

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I fixed the problem here by removing ul from the URL.

So, this link is working:

waze://?ll=45.6906304,-120.810983&navigate=yes

answered Feb 09 '18 at 10:15

cusmar

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It doesn't seem like the "&navigate=yes" really makes a difference. Did you see a difference? – finneycanhelp Feb 22 '19 at 16:59
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When I wrote this answer it made one yes, maybe it changed today ? – cusmar Feb 22 '19 at 19:50
Thank you @cusmar. I believe the temp screen that shows up when starting a navigation / trip threw me. I didn't recognize that it was in navigate mode. :) – finneycanhelp Feb 23 '19 at 13:26
It works for me only by providing coords and not a readable address – Raz Buchnik May 11 '20 at 07:55

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 13 '18 at 03:31

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Another example that works: waze://?favorite=home&navigate=yes

edited Aug 13 '18 at 03:31

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answered Aug 13 '18 at 03:03

Tsudo

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I believe that is an Android syntax that doesn't work on iOS – MickyD Aug 13 '18 at 08:29
if UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(URL(string: "waze://")!) { //open the waze map } else { // waze not installed } – Gorib Developer May 31 '19 at 07:49

Waze Deep Links broken?

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