Edinburgh Bus Tracker
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About Edinburgh Bus Tracker
IMPORTANT! It may take up to a day for update of bus stops to happen. You can make it early with Menu>Settings>Update bus data.
A real time bus tracker for LRT Lothian buses and trams written by Andrew de Quincey and Colin Paton, using data from the CEC My Bus Tracker website. Please visit http://code.google.com/p/redbus/ for more information.
Notes:
* If something isn't working right and you have the time to spare, could you please send an email as well as commenting. It greatly speeds up fixing things if we can ask for more detail on the problem than Market comments allow (although we do appreciate those too).
* If the app "goes missing" after a recent update, I'm informed that uninstalling+reinstalling it using "Settings>Applications>Manage Applications" should restore it.
* If you have a homescreen icon on an HTC Sense phone, the picture will not be updated until you reboot. However, it should function just as before without a reboot. We can't do anything about this issue as it appears to be an HTC bug.
* We are unable to use the new pre-caching or vector maps support as seen in the most recent Google Maps versions. These features are only available internally within the Google Maps application itself, and Google have made no way to use them from an external application. Therefore, we are stuck with the basic bitmap-based maps with no pre-caching until Google decide to support this. If they ever do, we would definitely want to use it.
A real time bus tracker for LRT Lothian buses and trams written by Andrew de Quincey and Colin Paton, using data from the CEC My Bus Tracker website. Please visit http://code.google.com/p/redbus/ for more information.
Notes:
* If something isn't working right and you have the time to spare, could you please send an email as well as commenting. It greatly speeds up fixing things if we can ask for more detail on the problem than Market comments allow (although we do appreciate those too).
* If the app "goes missing" after a recent update, I'm informed that uninstalling+reinstalling it using "Settings>Applications>Manage Applications" should restore it.
* If you have a homescreen icon on an HTC Sense phone, the picture will not be updated until you reboot. However, it should function just as before without a reboot. We can't do anything about this issue as it appears to be an HTC bug.
* We are unable to use the new pre-caching or vector maps support as seen in the most recent Google Maps versions. These features are only available internally within the Google Maps application itself, and Google have made no way to use them from an external application. Therefore, we are stuck with the basic bitmap-based maps with no pre-caching until Google decide to support this. If they ever do, we would definitely want to use it.
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What's Changed
IMPORTANT: It may take up to a day for the update of bus stops to happen. You can make it early with Menu>Settings>Update bus data.
* Switch to using dropbox for Bus Stop Database updates, so places like the Royal Infirmary should have the correct stops now.
* Add new services, including the tram.
IMPORTANT: It may take up to a day for the update of bus stops to happen. You can make it early with Menu>Settings>Update bus data.
* Switch to using dropbox for Bus Stop Database updates, so places like the Royal Infirmary should have the correct stops now.
* Add new services, including the tram.
Version update Edinburgh Bus Tracker was updated to version 1.0.47
More downloads Edinburgh Bus Tracker reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
More downloads Edinburgh Bus Tracker reached 50 000 - 250 000 downloads
Version update Edinburgh Bus Tracker was updated to version 1.0.46
What are users saying about Edinburgh Bus Tracker
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Used to be a great app but since switching to android i cant pull down to refresh the bus tracker. This means you have to exit the app, reload the map and re-select the bus stop before being sure the bus tracker is up to date. This wastes vital time and as a result i'v missed many buses! PLEASE FIX THIS!
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I lived by this app, but it's latest reincarnation has lost the 'more options' button and is missing quite a few buses. Can't search by bus or view specific routes anymore.
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Bring back the option to sort departures. Just installed on a new phone and times are sorted by Departure time, on my old phone they were sorted by service number.. can be a bit confusing if you only need one number from a stop that has lots of buses.. also bring back the option to refresh times rather than having to come out and find the stop again.
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The map now shows recent route changes and is useful once again
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Recurring problem. Also scrolling is horrific, did you test it? And you can't bookmark the stop for the no 4 Bus near Haymarket
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When it works it's great, however won't let me delete old bookmarks, when I keep finger on bookmark menu bar appears but no scroll down option to access delete bookmark option
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Very good helps me plan my journey as I often have to get up to three buses home especially at the weekend .
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When will the bus changes be updsted
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Map has been needing update for over a year.
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Used to be a great app but since switching to android i cant pull down to refresh the bus tracker. This means you have to exit the app, reload the map and re-select the bus stop before being sure the bus tracker is up to date. This wastes vital time and as a result i'v missed many buses! PLEASE FIX THIS!
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I lived by this app, but it's latest reincarnation has lost the 'more options' button and is missing quite a few buses. Can't search by bus or view specific routes anymore.
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Never heard Of The saying if it ain't broke don't fix it!! No refresh, can't have the setting to sort by bus number, this WAS 5
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Recurring problem. Also scrolling is horrific, did you test it?
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All of a sudden why can't i call up any bus stop information???
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For the last two days no bus times are coming up. Please fix
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Brilliant
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Please note: not even satellites can account for the mystery that is the Number 35 to Edinburgh Airport. Aka "The Phantom". Where shall it strike next?!?
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Crashes on a regular basis and can not track buses. When it does work its brilliant though. Could do with being able to check further in advance for timetables at stops though so that we can plan journeys further ahead. As a family that doesn't drive at all its a good app
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I use local buses to go to work every day. This app is very slow and very often there is an error. There are moments I am getting so frustrated like now.
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Used to be great, but now comes up with "no bus times available". Please fix it! The official transport for Edinburgh app is beyond useless.
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Quick easy and responsive. Far better than the official app!
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it doesnt show the new route for bus 12
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Works when it wants to otherwise I get unable to download
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Only down side is I can see Lothian County bus stops but can't select them, e.g. 104 service. Should I be able to do this?
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Very handy if you travel in and out the city centre on a daily basis. Great app.
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Awesome app for getting around Edinburgh. Can't do without it.
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Works good so far, and doesn't take up too much memory on my phone. Thanks!
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Recurring problem
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This is the best app for Edinburgh buses
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Great
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Top of the pops
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I don't use local buses too much (I'm a cyclist) but this app is virtually indispensable on some occasions
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Used to love this. New phone (Ace3) doesn't allow me to search by bus stop number
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I wouldn't recommend this app to other Galaxy Ace users, as I can only access the estimated arrival times, and only via wifi.
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Does what I need it to do without the fluff.
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Keeps coming up error all the time
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Stopped showing me bus times tried connected to my wifi and my 4G wich is faster than my wifi and still an error
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Very handy if you travel in and out the city centre on a daily basis. Great app.
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Works good so far, and doesn't take up too much memory on my phone. Thanks!
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Crashes whenever trying to access Map. Nearby does not show anything. Attempted to update, and go back a version but no fix for crashing. GPS enabled still crashing. Crashes on Wileyfox Swift on latest version