▲ 109 ▼ Google Maps for Wear OS adds public transit directions (9to5google.com) submitted 2 years ago by cole@lemdro.id to c/android@lemdro.id 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments Google today announced a handful of wearable and navigation updates, starting with public transit directions in Google Maps for Wear OS.
[–] joewilliams007@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) it's such an easy thing to code. They take ages for basic features. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] xuniL@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joewilliams007@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago okay. if they had never done it maybe. but its in Google maps already. So they already have all the data available. Making the code to show transit, with having access to their internal API's is probably very easy. Just look up a local bus provider API. Very easy to just make a request. Google probably has their own API already that bundles all transits from over the world. permalink fedilink source parent [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Offi works quite well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fossphi@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Crap, I forgot we were on a thread about smart watches. I wouldn't know how it works on one, since I don't own any. But turk by turn works as good as it can for any public transport service. It tells me when and where I need to change. How long the change is and things like that. I assume a lot of it depends on the data provided by the transport company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Except the hard part was already done - the directions are calculated on the server anyway, so only the UI needed to be coded up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Your last sentence is the only valid complication, all the other issues exist just the same on phones and Google has already solved them in their existing apps. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] xuniL@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joewilliams007@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago okay. if they had never done it maybe. but its in Google maps already. So they already have all the data available. Making the code to show transit, with having access to their internal API's is probably very easy. Just look up a local bus provider API. Very easy to just make a request. Google probably has their own API already that bundles all transits from over the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joewilliams007@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 years ago okay. if they had never done it maybe. but its in Google maps already. So they already have all the data available. Making the code to show transit, with having access to their internal API's is probably very easy. Just look up a local bus provider API. Very easy to just make a request. Google probably has their own API already that bundles all transits from over the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Offi works quite well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fossphi@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Crap, I forgot we were on a thread about smart watches. I wouldn't know how it works on one, since I don't own any. But turk by turn works as good as it can for any public transport service. It tells me when and where I need to change. How long the change is and things like that. I assume a lot of it depends on the data provided by the transport company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Except the hard part was already done - the directions are calculated on the server anyway, so only the UI needed to be coded up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Your last sentence is the only valid complication, all the other issues exist just the same on phones and Google has already solved them in their existing apps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Offi works quite well permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fossphi@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Crap, I forgot we were on a thread about smart watches. I wouldn't know how it works on one, since I don't own any. But turk by turn works as good as it can for any public transport service. It tells me when and where I need to change. How long the change is and things like that. I assume a lot of it depends on the data provided by the transport company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fossphi@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Crap, I forgot we were on a thread about smart watches. I wouldn't know how it works on one, since I don't own any. But turk by turn works as good as it can for any public transport service. It tells me when and where I need to change. How long the change is and things like that. I assume a lot of it depends on the data provided by the transport company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Crap, I forgot we were on a thread about smart watches. I wouldn't know how it works on one, since I don't own any. But turk by turn works as good as it can for any public transport service. It tells me when and where I need to change. How long the change is and things like that. I assume a lot of it depends on the data provided by the transport company permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Except the hard part was already done - the directions are calculated on the server anyway, so only the UI needed to be coded up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Your last sentence is the only valid complication, all the other issues exist just the same on phones and Google has already solved them in their existing apps. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Your last sentence is the only valid complication, all the other issues exist just the same on phones and Google has already solved them in their existing apps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unique_hemp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 2 years ago Your last sentence is the only valid complication, all the other issues exist just the same on phones and Google has already solved them in their existing apps. permalink fedilink source parent