Heavy GPS jamming by the army, means that apps such as Waze, Google Maps and Moovit in central Israel may show the wrong location. The Pango, Red Alert and Wolt apps are also affected. There are reports that this is spreading to other parts of the country, including Jerusalem.
Please set your Red Alert apps according to locations you need, rather than relying on your device location.
After months in which the residents of the north have been coping without Waze, this is also happening in the center of the country. Residents from Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Rishon Lezion and nearby areas have found that according to Waze they are in Beirut! Location glitches have occurred in other navigation-based apps such as Google Maps and Moovit. The delivery app Wolt sent an update about severe GPS disruptions in the central region, which may cause delays in delivery times.
Until now the GPS disruptions were mainly in the north of the country, and are intended to disrupt the navigation of Hezbollah drones. The disruptions now being seen in the center stem from the increased alertness due to the current threats from Iran, in response to the assassination of their senior officials in Damascus.
The National Cyber System published recommendations for users of location-based applications who experience disruptions:
~ For navigation - Download maps for offline use on Google Maps: Settings - When there is no internet connection - Offline maps - Choose your own map - Choose the relevant map and save. (There may be different settings on different phones).
~ To travel by public transport - Plan the route using the official website of the Ministry of Transport: bus.gov.il or use the public transport service center: 8787* or the operators' service centers.
~ In location-based apps for parking and food-ordering services - you can enter the desired address in the delivery address field.
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