Apple Maps continues to expand its Transit feature, giving more people in more places the ability to keep tabs on public transit options in their region.
Apple Maps Transit directions are now live in Austria
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Apple Pay’s Express Transit feature launches for the Washington Metro
According to an official announcement, the Washington Metro now officially supports the Express Transit feature of Apple Pay after announcing upcoming support last December.
LA Metro announces TAP transit cards will gain Apple Pay support later this year
The Los Angeles Metro yesterday confirmed that the TAP card system for public transport will be picking up support for the Apple Pay mobile payment feature from Apple later this year.
Apple Maps real time transit directions now available in Hong Kong
Residents of Hong Kong can now use Apple Maps to get transit directions via the built-in Maps app on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Apple Watch.
Apple Maps expands its transit directions coverage across Europe
Apple Maps now offers transit directions in major cities across France, Spain, Germany and possibly a few other European countries.
How to use Express Transit to quickly pay for rides via Apple Pay on iPhone and Apple Watch
Thanks to the Express Transit feature that's available through Apple Pay, you can hop on the tube, buses, trams, light rail and overground rail in major cities and pay for your public transit journeys just by holding your iPhone or Apple Watch close to the contactless NFC terminal, no need to press any buttons or verify with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode whatsoever.
Transit app returns to Apple Watch after a 2-year hiatus
In a renewed vote of confidence in Apple's smartwatch, the popular Transit app is back on the Cupertino company's wearable platform. It also brings with it a few new features such as expanded trip information that now includes wheelchair accessibility information.
Apple Pay’s Express Transit mode has officially launched for the London Underground network
You no longer have to use Touch ID, Face ID or passcode authentication at the turnstile when traveling the London Underground because the handy Express Transit feature is now officially enabled and available to Apple Pay customers in London.
Apple Pay is coming soon to Hong Kong’s Octopus transit card system
Apple's mobile payment service is coming to Hong Kong's popular Octopus cash transit cards.
Apple Maps launches transit directions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway & Finland
Apple has expanded availability of transit directions in its Maps app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch to four European markets: Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Apple Maps adds transit directions in Switzerland, indoor maps for the Zurich airport
Apple Maps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch now serves transit information in Switzerland. Additionally, indoor maps are now available for the city of Zurich's airport.
How to stop seeing Maps when using Apple Watch stepping directions in watchOS 5
watchOS 5 brings some tweaks to the Maps app on your wrist, like choosing to show or optionally hide Maps when using Apple Watch stepping directions. For those times when you might want to toggle off this feature, follow the instructions in this step-by-step tutorial.