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Germwise

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May 2, 2009
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I live in dc and ride the metro. Over of my favorite iOS apps is transit, fort it's night shade metro widget.

Essentially, I can pull down my night shade, and the widget instantly figures out skill the train times for the metro station nearest me based on location.
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It lets me know whether I should put a pep in my step to catch the next train, or if I can take it easy. There used nothing worse than seeing your train arteriovenous at the station when you are s quarter block away ( especially if it's not rush hour and it could be 20 mind to the next train).


It would be amazing if I could add s complication to the watch that would do the same for my most used metro line. Does transit already do this? I'd there any app that does?
 
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Transit has an app for the watch (as you probably know), but it looks like they haven't added a complication yet.

Check CityMapper, though. I forgot that I have it; I may have even used it before.
 
Transit has an app for the watch (as you probably know), but it looks like they haven't added a complication yet.

Check CityMapper, though. I forgot that I have it; I may have even used it before.
CityMapper is great in NYC. And it sounds like they have a big update ready for WatchOS 3 (judging by their update over the weekend that said "This is NOT the WatchOS3 update".)
 
CityMapper is great in NYC. And it sounds like they have a big update ready for WatchOS 3 (judging by their update over the weekend that said "This is NOT the WatchOS3 update".)
When I launch Citymapper on my S2 watch it just says "Updating City - Please wait while we get city details". How long does that take?
 
The city mapper app isn't very helpful to me. You need to initiate a navigation by indicating where you are headed before you get information on public transportation.

I go to the same places. I know where I am going and I don't need directions. What I am really interested in is getting info on train/bus availability.

Am I don't something wrong?

I've also tried using the transit app. No complication, but I docked the application for easy access. The problem i'm having with it is SUPER slow refresh. When I pull down the widget on my iphone, it immediately reaches out to the server and within 2-5 seconds I have the info. On the phone, It can take 20-30 seconds. Sometimes, it never updates!

I'm hoping these issues are fixed as this is one of the primary use cases for my apple watch.
 
Some screenshots of CityMapper's complications:
Starting a trip:
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No trip set:
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