Perhaps, if you’re so lucky, you might run into a celebrity with a velvety voice and ask them for a favor. Alternatively, you can record someone else’s voice and have it with you on your drives. If you happen to love your voice so much, this is a great opportunity to listen to it. Any of the app’s instructions that you don’t record will default to the regular Waze voice. You can record your voice to Waze and use it while driving. Waze only asks users to be extra clear when speaking. There’s ample opportunity for pranks, naturally what’s to stop someone from saying “turn left” when they’re supposed to be recording “turn right”? And you could use this new tool to create any celebrity voice you want if you’re willing to spend the time (and find the right audio snippets). As LifeHacker points out, this could be useful in regions where the app’s own voice commands aren’t localized.īut just imagine the other possibilities. But once that’s done, you’ll have a Waze experience that’s wholly your own. You’ll have to run through the gamut of Waze’s frequent commands. The latest version of Waze introduces what the company calls “the Waze voice recorder.” You open the app’s settings, tap “Sound & voice,” and you’ll find the new option to record a custom voice.
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But what if it was the voice of your spouse, or your kid? With the app’s new update on Android, it can be. What if the voice you heard while driving around was your own? Well, that sounds absolutely dreadfull. Waze has experimented with plenty of celebrity voices for its hugely popular navigation app, but now it’s taking the ultimate personalization step.