Quick holiday tips from Waze

‘Tis the season for gift shopping and giving, all kinds of festivities, and traffic, tons of it. Waze has a couple of tips to help you avoid the extra stress the season brings. According to the traffic and navigation app, the busiest time and day for Canadian roads across the country last year was December 22 between three and five in the afternoon. For those in smaller metros like Collingwood, Ontario and Canmore, Alberta, they see a significant rise in traffic this time of the year with double the number of Waze users on the road.

Now, if you want to get yourself in the spirit of the season, Waze and Spotify has some interesting nuggets to share about this. The most requested song unsurprisingly is Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You. But the three other extremely popular tracks are It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas by Michael Bublé, What Child Is This by Lindsey Stirling, and Noel – Live by Chris Tomlin.

Spotify and Waze integration now available on Android and iOS

It's a beautiful thing when two killer apps or services work well together. With navigation app Waze and eminent streaming service Spotify, the integration has been available on Android for some time. Starting today, however, iOS users can access Sportify directly from Waze and have the two apps work in lockstep without missing a beat. Here's how it works/

• Start navigating with Waze from within Spotify
• Access your Spotify playlists from within Waze and easily change tracks
• When your car is at a complete stop, easily switch between apps with one tap for an uninterrupted listening experience.

This feature makes Waze and Spotify even better since it makes them capable of interoperability while maintaining passenger safety.