Bus Times - This is the Place

September 25, 2024

- Fixed blank widgets on the tinted Home Screen. - Display Live Activities in the Smart Stack on Apple Watch, continuously tracking bus arrival times, distance to get-off stops/destinations, and time remaining until alarm time for departure, with a button to stop tracking (available on iOS 18 and watchOS 11). - Updated bus route information.

September 20, 2024

- Bug fixes - Updated bus route information

September 18, 2024

- Minor optimizations - Updated bus route information

September 17, 2024

Updates for iOS 18: iOS 18 Dark and Tinted Home Screen Icons Apple Maps Place Details: In iOS 18, place IDs can now be saved, allowing users to tap the Apple Maps button on a place card to view a detailed page (including ratings, hours of operation, and photos). This applies to favorite places as well. However, previously saved places don’t have place IDs, so this option isn’t available. But if you search for the same location again or reopen the point of interest from the map, it will automatically retrieve and save the place ID. (Not all locations in iOS 18 return a place ID. If there’s no place ID, you’ll need to use the More menu to open Apple Maps without detailed information. Of course, Google Maps still provides more ratings, and you can jump to it with one tap.) Tracking Hong Kong/Singapore Buses - In iOS 18, Home Screen icons can be long-pressed and converted into widgets of various sizes. Previously, the app’s widget for multiple saved stops didn’t support the smallest size. This version now adds support for it. To maintain compatibility with the old widget that shows only one bus stop, the app now has two small widgets with the same appearance, but the first one can be long-pressed to change its size, while the second one cannot. - iOS 18 limits the refresh frequency for Live Activities on the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen, preventing continuous updates. The app has been optimized accordingly by merging updates for arrival times and bus stop distances to minimize the impact of this limitation and conserve battery life. And - You can now toggle Show Traffic directly from the top-left menu, applicable to both the Standard and Hybrid map types. - Optimizations and bug fixes - Updated bus route information

September 16, 2024

- Added support for iOS 18 - Optimizations and bug fixes - Updated bus route information

September 15, 2024

- Added support for iOS 18 - Optimizations and bug fixes - Updated bus route information

September 6, 2024

The bus routes can now switch directions, and joint KMB/Citybus routes are now recognizable. The cool animations and haptic feedback are something you really have to experience for yourself! (Tap the three dots in the top right corner of the route card to open). - Minor optimizations and bug fixes - Updated bus route information

August 29, 2024

- The “Early Childhood Education” category has been improved: It should now find almost all nearby kindergartens. - Bug fixes. - Updated bus route information

August 26, 2024

- Updated offline location data for Hong Kong (libraries, cinemas, toilets, children's playrooms) - Updated bus route information

August 24, 2024

- New Bus Interface Design: Faster and more power-efficient. Initially, only nearby bus stops are displayed, and all locations that can be reached without transfers will only be loaded when you tap "Direct Destinations." (You can choose whether to "Preload Direct Destinations" in the settings. If enabled, it works as it did before.) In addition to finding direct destinations on the map, you can now also browse them in a list. - Added card opening and closing animations. - New Place Search Interface: When no search is active, the top 8 favorite places are displayed. These typically include your frequently used places, like home or office. The second section shows recent items, listing recently added places, both favorited and non-favorited. You can tap the edit button in the top right corner to reorder your places, or in "My Places" mode, move a place to the top by using the menu that appears when you long-press a place in the list or by tapping the star button in the top right corner of the place card. - In Weather Mode, when viewing the weather forecast for a city, you can tap a button to flip the card and view location details or add notes. (Flipping provides haptic feedback! For regular place cards, tapping "Weather" will also flip the card to show the weather and local time.) - The Hong Kong weather source can be changed (subscription users only), with the default remaining the Hong Kong Observatory. - Current location's weather interface: A pointer will appear before the region name. - Added Starting Point card: This allows you to save a starting point (e.g., save your current location). - Directions Interface: Displays the straight-line distance between the start and end points. - Reduced app size. - Other optimizations and bug fixes. - Updated bus route information.