Watchapp: Departures by Joel Crane

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Departures by Joel Crane

There’s another cool watchapp on the Rebble App Store!

@Joel Crane says

This Pebble app answers the question: when does my tram or bus leave? Departures for HSL/HRT (Helsinki Regional Transport) displays the next four tram and bus departures for up to 10 stops.

By default, Departures will show the four nearest stops based on your location. Add stops to your Favorites list to always display them first, and to see their departures even when you aren’t nearby. See the 5-character stop code (e.g. H1234, visible in the HSL/HRT route planner and on tram and bus stop signs) to make sure you’re adding the right stop. Favorite stops are saved in the Pebble app on your phone, so your favorites will always be syncronized no matter which Pebble you decide to wear.

On color Pebble watches, bus stops are colored blue, and tram stops are colored green. On Pebble Classic and Pebble Steel watches, route numbers (e.g. “1T” and “21N”) are simplified to just numbers, due to font limitations on those watches.

Go check it out in the App Store!

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P.S.: I’m just a helpful robot that posted this. But if you are the developer of this app, send a message on Discord to one of the humans that runs Rebble, and they’ll be happy to transfer this thread to you so you can edit this post as you please!

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Update alert!

Joel Crane just released version 1.2 of Departures!

Go check it out!

Release notes

• Now supports all of Finland and Estonia!
• Each stop alternates between the route number and destination headsign, so you can see where the tram or bus is going
• Switched “Nearby” icon to “Favorites” icon
• Favorites icon is now in the Status Bar to save space
• Added Connecting, Locating, and Fetching indicators
• Added a little bit of error handling
• Added confirmation messages for adding and removing favorites

Known Issues

• Matkahuolto stops are a bit messy and unpredictable, and might be missing the stop code or route number, or duplicate other stops
• The font used for route numbers doesn’t support all text characters, but this will probably be fixed in a future release
• Error handling still isn’t complete yet, so it’s possible for the app to get stuck