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showing route is very useful - one improvement suggestion
suggest to remove when you tab on “yourself” and a human balloon pops up which is useless IMO.Yusof3
Developer Response
Thank you for your review and suggestion! Good news — this improvement will be in the next release!90% of the way to great, but you should still use it
I use Radar every day, have for over two years, and I can’t say enough about how it fills a real gap in the information I need to plan my day. However, there are four functions I wish it had:
- The ability to pin, say, three favourite routes to the lower header where the “Welcome to Radar” text currently is (saving a click and a search through the bookmarks list, which does not differentiate between routes & stops)
- A map overlay of the route that a user has selected (preferably something like a similarly dual-coloured line for the N/W & S/E routes like the icons already show, but static)
- Selection of multiple routes at a time to surface the interchanges that both service, if any (although I can guess a few reasons why this hasn’t been implemented)
- A surfaced option for the zoom level setting when a user clicks the current location button (I have never once clicked that button to see where I am and not immediately zoomed out to see more context & incoming transit vehicle icons, which changes the interaction from a one-handed click to a two-handed pinch; my guess is that the default was selected as a trade-off for screen sizes and resolution, but that could easily be a choice that’s given to users)
It doesn’t look like there’s a GitHub page for the app, otherwise I would have made these changes for myself & submitted a PR. Nonetheless, the app is immensely valuable to myself and I’m sure thousands of other people, and I’m very grateful that the dev keeps it updated for new versions!Show lessrexynexus
A solid app
I’ve been using Radar for so long now. This is just a solid app. It does exactly what I need it to do. Should I run to the stop? Can I stroll? Should I just walk from the station to where Om going? Radar answers all those difficult life questions without ads or unnecessary fluff.
Thanks for the app!Show lessArthurBradgate
No longer useful
Used to be a great app but now out of reate and shows busses that are not really there. Better off with googleLateraland
Developer Response
I’m sorry to hear that. Radar uses real-time information directly from TransLink, just like any other transit app. Sometimes when their system goes down, Radar will automatically switch to static bus schedules. That could have been what you experienced. Most users seem to prefer seeing that than nothing at all.My go to for buses, BUT …
For showing bus times, delays or early buses, this is THE app. It’s far superior to Translink or texting for bus times. A map helps and you can change between minutes the bus is due and actual time.
That said, it fails a lot. In fact, for every few times I use it, it fails at least twice as much. Loading buses fails. At the top it says update failed or timed out. Annoying as heck. Mist of the time I close it and text bus info. If I need accuracy, I shut down my phone and open the app again. However, this is tedious and annoying. I wish they would just fix that glitch. It’s been there since the app came out. I’ve seen it through multiple phones as have others I’ve recommended it to.Show lessLadyWrites
Developer Response
Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback. The issue you described is quite tricky and it partly has to do with TransLink’s servers not responding in time, which is beyond my control. That being said, I’ve been working on a different approach and there may finally be a solution on the horizon. Stay tuned!Change this
For the most part, the app works well. I feel it would be easier to use if every time I open it, it defaults only to the area I am in and not see the whole lower mainland. Every time I open it to look for a stop, I need to shrink down to my location before I can find a bus stop. When a user opens the app, you either are using a saved stop or route so no problem there. Or, you are looking for stops near by. Change this and the user can save a lot of time when searching.
Thanks for your follow up Andrew. I was not aware of the feature you described of one tap and the app will zoom into my current location. Thanks for that.Show lesslizard walk
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback! It’s a helpful improvement to have Radar start off zoomed in at your current location. I’ll look into making that the default setting. In the meantime, did you know you can quickly zoom to your location with one single tap? Just tap the location button at the bottom-left. Radar will ask for your precise location for all this to work, but rest assured that it is not logged specifically.Has become annoying
This was my go to app, but for months now it doesn't show you real-time information and has a warning that it was because the transit network was hacked. Surely it must be over now. Other apps don't have this issuejohn_3127
Developer Response
Actually none of the transit apps currently have official real-time info in Vancouver, and that’s because TransLink still hasn’t restored their information systems. (Yes, it has been over 2 months.) Radar is not affiliated with TransLink and we have no control over their systems. If you have questions or concerns about how long this is taking to fix, please feel free to get in touch with TransLink. Update: Just released an update to make the outage alerts less annoying for everyone. Thank you for your feedback!Not updated
For some reason this app keeps saying it in not updated. Annoying!Maestro Tono
Developer Response
If you’re referring to the alert about real-time info, that’s because TransLink’s system has been down since December 2020. We are all frustrated and want this fixed as well, but Radar is not affiliated with TransLink and we have no control over how quickly they restore their system. Update: Just released an update to make the outage alerts less annoying for everyone. Thank you for your feedback!System error
Recently has been showing an error when tracking the buses. Please get it fixed ASAP
ThanksChickyfunfun
Developer Response
The current outage at TransLink was caused by last month’s cyberattack, and it affects all 3rd party transit apps alike. In case you weren’t aware, Radar is not affiliated with TransLink and has zero control over their systems. The most we could do was to ensure Radar continues to function with limited scheduled information — that’s the message you saw in the app. Ultimately, TransLink needs to fix their systems to restore real-time information for everyone. I hope you understand that this is completely out of our hands. Update: Just released an update to make the outage alerts less annoying for everyone. Even though this doesn’t fix the real-time info outage itself (we can’t), this will at least make Radar easier to use. Thank you for your feedback!Where’s the bus? Siri, open Radar
Simple, practical, with whole loads of awesomeness! I rely on Radar every day. Thank you for developing such a great app.Ashbrooke 33333
Developer Response
And thank you for sharing your experience with everyone! That’s exactly why Radar was created :)
