LA Metro announces TAP transit cards will gain Apple Pay support later this year
Your TAP card is coming to iPhone and Apple Watch this year, the Los Angeles Metro announced yesterday.
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Apple Maps real time transit directions now available in Hong Kong
Residents of Hong Kong can now use Apple Maps to search and get transit directions for metro trains, buses and ferries. However, indoor station mapping is currently unsupported,
Apple Maps expands its transit directions coverage across Europe
You can now access departure times and transit routes for various modes of public transport in major cities across France, Germany, Spain and other European countries.
How to use Express Transit to quickly pay for rides via Apple Pay on iPhone and Apple Watch
Follow the steps in this comprehensive tutorial to learn how you can set up and enable Express Transit mode on your iPhone and Apple Watch in order to pay for transit rides with Apple Pay without having to use Face ID, Touch ID or passcode verification at all.
Transit app returns to Apple Watch after a 2-year hiatus
In a renewed vote of confidence in Apple’s smartwatch, the popular Transit software for Apple Watch has returned to the App Store after a two-year hiatus.
Apple Pay’s Express Transit mode has officially launched for the London Underground network
The iPhone maker has streamlined using Apple Pay on the London Underground by launching support for the handy Express Transit mode feature.
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 contactless transit cards. Launching this fall, the system will let people tap their device on an NFC processor and be on their way, no need to authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID whatsoever.
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
The Cupertino tech giant has refreshed the Maps service backend with all-new transit directions in Switzerland and indoor maps for the city of Zurich’s busiest airport.
How to stop seeing Maps when using Apple Watch stepping directions in watchOS 5
Aside from other new features, the watchOS 5 software gives you a new option to show navigation with the Maps on your wrist when walking or using public transportation, here’s how.
Apple Maps transit directions expand to areas of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine & Michigan
The iPhone maker has expanded availability of transit directions on Apple Maps, which now includes select areas of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Michigan.
Google Maps now provides wheelchair options when searching for transit routes
For the 3 million+ wheelchair users in the United States, this handy feature is trying to help with handy accessibility information when searching for transit routes.
