Waze is pushing World Cup pop-ups onto your screen while driving, here's how to turn it off
Android Police 2026-06-17 22:42:48
Context: Google updated Waze with live score updates for the FIFA World Cup, allowing users to see scores at a glance when their car is stopped. However, the feature has taken the form of pop-ups that appear even while users are driving, causing distraction and frustration. The pop-ups have sparked complaints from users, who feel that they are unnecessary and distracting.
Key Facts
- Google updated Waze with live score updates for the FIFA World Cup, which were intended to surface relevant information to users, including scores at a glance whenever their car is stopped.
- The live score updates on Waze are being displayed as pop-ups that take up a significant portion of the display, with one user reporting that the pop-up takes up more space than the 'police nearby' alerts.
- According to a Reddit post by user yayoshorti, the score alerts are popping up even when users are driving, as evidenced by a screenshot showing the user traveling at 15mph.
- Users have expressed frustration with the pop-ups, with one user stating that they are annoying and distracting, and another suggesting that a popup asking if they wanted to enable the feature would have been appreciated.
- To disable the feature, users can follow specific steps, although the exact steps are not detailed in the article, but users can reportedly turn off the World Cup scores pop-ups in the app's settings.