Malaysians caught off-guard as navigation app Waze switches default language to Hebrew overnight, company pins blame on internal bug

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Malaysians using the navigation app, Waze, were caught off-guard when it automatically switched it's default language setting to Hebrew last...

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Malaysians took to social media to express their surprise and confusion over the sudden change on the app from Waze Mobile Ltd, formerly known as FreeMap Israel.Some users on X speculated it could be related to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's announcement that Malaysia is preparing for draft resolution for the UN General Assembly to expel Israel from the United Nations.

Reports of Israeli-made Waze app for users in Malaysia unknowingly changed its language to Hebrew, just days after news reports emerging of Malaysia’s plans to propose a resolution to expel Israel from UN?your app is out of control today... first it switches into Hebrew itself, then warnings are sounding all the time and also speed limits and speed are completely random...On social media, some users tried to guide others on how to change the language settings back to that of their choice.

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